Grandchild proofing with Returnil

I've been investigating Returnil in another thread, and the Retunil site, and the thought occurred to me that it might be just the thing to use when I allow my Grandchildren to surf with my computer. Often after they use my computer I find a new toolbar on my browser or something has been downloaded. Am I right in assuming that I can turn Returnil on just prior to the kid sitting down at my computer, and then turn it off and re-boot right after she gets off the computer, and it will be like she was never on line?

 

For all intents and purposes, yes.

Blue

 

Yep, but just remember that it only protects your system partition or in other words the partition where you have Windows installed, normally C:. Returnil would be perfect for child proofing a computer.

edit for accuracy

 

You could also try powershadow. It allows you to protect all drives so nothing important will be lost.

 

Hello,
You could create a limited account specially for the kid.
Plus, if you wish, you could play with security policies, disallowing installations, locking the desktop etc.
Mrk

 

This function is a weak point for Shadowdefender. It can only cheat the "expert" who do not know how to develop program.

when your system partition(say it is c:\) enters the shadow mode.

Any program that access the files in the system partition(eg. "c:\windows\a.txt") will be re-direct in the blank space in the harddisk. after reboot, it will clean all the changes.(same as the Powershadow).

but you can make a simple program that acess the system partition in this way : "\device\dpshadow\windows\a.txt", all the changes in that file will be saved in the shadow mode.

 

Not only will it Grandchild proof the computer. It will protect your system when you use it.

 

Thanks to all for varifying that for me. I suddenly feel a new power.

 

sorry, I can not find the similar issue with Powershadow, Returnil, Deepfreeze.