COMODO Time Machine 2.4.125818.154 FINAL Released!

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  1. Victek

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    I just installed CTM on Windows 7 x64. I would agree this is amazing software for an amazing price. FYI "System Protection" (as it's called in Windows 7) remained On after installing CTM. I decided to turn it off since I've never had any use for shadow copies. I wonder if it will be a problem for Windows Update though, since it sometimes creates restore points before installing updates? I can't think of any other situations where System Protection would still be needed. Can you think of any aspects of System Protection that are not duplicated by CTM?

    Is there a FAQ and/or in-depth manual for CTM?

    Edit: FAQ and manual are both available at:

    http://www.comodo.com/home/data-storage-encryption/data-recovery.php
     
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  2. Greg S

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    Does it work with dual boot? Min requirement says at least 10 gig. Is that drive space total or individual partition within the single drive?
     
  3. Victek

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    The manual says yes, dual boot is supported. It's not clear though if the 10 gig snapshot space has to be multiplied by the number of partitions.

    The manual goes into quite a lot of detail - check my link in the previous message.
     
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    Yes it works on dual boot machines you just have to make sure you choose the coorect option at installation and you have to install it onto both operating systems.

    No it has no effect on windows update whatsoever. when it is installed it disables system restore.
     
  5. Victek

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    Actually when I installed CTM on Windows 7 32 bit today it did not disable System Protection. The manual says that CTM is compatible with System Protection (System Restore in XP). I feel it's redundant though and I turned it off manually.
     
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    First of all, let me stress I was in no way encouraging you to try it. A good way to make an enemy for life! However, having said that, I'm very happy you like it. As I've previously mentioned, AyR got me out of some bad situations in during past year and it is really convenient for just trying software. My only suggestion would be go slow and easy until you are very familiar with it.
     
  7. Victek

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    I officially absolve you of any responsibility :) I'm finding my way around CTM easily enough. The boot time console alone makes the software worth having. I still have painful memories of a failed Vista Service Pack 2 installation last year, which required falling back on an image which wasn't as current as I would have liked. CTM could have saved me a lot of grief then.
     
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    Does CTM have any problems with Windows 7 System Image/Backup or vice versa?
     
  9. overangry

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    I installed CTM (build 2.4.125818.154) today, all was good until I received a warning that my windows copy is not genuine.
    I could do nothing to get my windows copy validated.
    Uninstalled CTM and my windows copy was being validated.
    Is this a known issue?

    Win 7 64-bit, Win version 6.1.7600 build 7600 Home Premium
     
  10. Victek

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    Did it seem like the installation was successful? Were you seeing the Comodo Console notification when you booted? The first time I installed CTM it failed (though I didn't have the Windows Validation error). I had to uninstall and then reinstall using the Run As Admin option. Now it works fine. I checked on the Comodo forum and didn't see a thread about Windows Validation so it must not be common. I'm also using Win 7 x64.
     
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    Yes it was working as it should have been, I was moving between snapshots.
    I'll reinstall CMT again tomorrow, it may have been just a dodgy install.
     
  12. Greg S

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    Well I'm giving this a test run and all seems to work well. Previously mentioned 10 gig of space is for total free space and not individual partitions. Also, what is Comodo's fetish with this color of Red. Any way to get rid of their skin and just use system default?
     
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    Yeah, the red UI is a bit loud. I posted on the Comodo CTM forum asking about being able to change the color. We'll see what they say.
     
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    I hope so! I know some apps do alot of this Candy Coated Office look skinning and can be made to use the system look by deleting there skin files. Don't know if this is the case with CTM or not, haven't looked.

    Ah, I just looked, it does have a .theme file, hmm
     
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    Where's the defrag option within CTM GUI? Or does this use windows defrag? Sorry to be a burden, I'm used to EF.
     
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    Advanced Settings/Settings/Protection Settings/compact/delete snapshots (be careful not to unintentionally make selections here!)/Next (defrag begins).
     
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    So the boxes don't have to be checked for defrag? Just click "next"?
     
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    That's correct. Do NOT check the boxes as this deletes the selected snapshots. Bad place to put this feature IMHO.
     
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    Thanks V
     
  20. Victek

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    Your welcome! Now I'd like to get more information about CTM and defraggers. In particular I use PerfectDisk which has a boot time defrag option. I'd like to know if this is compatible with CTM before I use it again. Any thoughts on this?
     
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    Given up with this! Wish I'd stopped with Rollback! Went through the stages of installing a multiboot system and when it got to installing the boot console, I got some error about free space or memory and now it just won't work. Even got a BSOD trying to uninstall/reinstall. Not good!
     
  22. Victek

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    Sorry you're having a bad experience. What OS's are you multi-booting? I don't have a dual-boot setup at the moment so haven't tried to get CTM working in that environment. The order CTM is installed on the various operating systems may be important. The general rule for Windows is the oldest OS must be installed first and the newest OS last. I would try installing CTM on the oldest OS first, etc, since I believe the console alters the MBR.
     
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    When defragging (with PD) the snapshops are protected by CTM and won't be moved/defragged. I also use PD and don't use it very frequently, but when I do I will uninstall CTM and after defrag reinstall. A bit more work, but not radical.
     
  24. rendez2k

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    XP, Win 7 32 and Win 7 64 (which is my main operating system). I managed to install it to Win 7 64bit today by setting it as a single OS system but the other OS's now won't boot.
     
  25. Victek

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    Here are a couple of links to threads from the comodo forum about multi-boot issues. Hopefully it will help. Good luck and let us know how it goes.


    https://forums.comodo.com/empty-t45672.0.html

    https://forums.comodo.com/empty-t49975.0.html
     
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