FD-ISR and Powershadow Master

Today after installing FD I tried to create a second snapshot but was greeted with "No files copied or deleted; Errors3; 3 seconds. Has anyone had this happen and is it a result of have powershadow?

 

What is the exact name of your primary snapshot ?

 

Primary Snapshot

 

try looking at your log to start- its a good starting position

 

I think it maybe a conflict with Shadow protect desktop not powershadow. I was looking at a post in the beta and found that leapfrog "Fixed problem with VSS and ShadowProtect". Since I purchased FD at Raxco I must wait for the update which I hope comes sooner rather than later.

 

you could always test, and uninstall shadowprotect and then see if your snapshots copy properly- its not as though itd kill you to do so

 

Where is Vss located?

 

pull up a command prompt, and enter:



cd \$ISR\$APP\Setup --press enter

ISRSetup -install -rss --press enter

re-boot

 

Will report back after reboot

 

good call pete, i was drunk

 

I understand, FD-ISR can do this to people sometimes.

 

Actually, FirstDefense has saved me from having to GET drunk a bunch of times!

Acadia

 

FDISR gives you at least TIME to get drunk, while other users are still working on their computer to make it work after a BSOD, legitimate software attack or malware attack.

 

PLUS, FirstDefense will save you from all the accidental wrong clicks and other stupid things that you did make WHILE you were drunk.

Acadia

 

Thanks chrome_sturmen and Peter2150 everthing running smoothly. The only thing that really burns me is that you loose so much harddrive space (26GB) with secondary snapshot.

 

That is normal because each snapshot is INDEPENDENT and has its own Operating System. That's why you can use FDISR as a multi-boot system, with in each snapshot another Operating System, like win2000pro, winXPhome, winXPpro and winVISTA (only in beta version).

If you don't want that, you have to go for another rollback software with only one snapshot, like ShadowUser, DeepFreeze, etc.
The only alternative for multiple snapshots is Rollback Rx, which is faster and less space, but its reliability is an adventure.

 

Thanks ErikAlbert, I trial Rollback Rx with no success on another pc. System would freeze up after 30-40 minutes of use, I'd rather not head down that path again. I am currently testing shadowuser and powershadow.

 

PowerShadow = frozen snapshot in FDISR.
PowerShadow is virtual and FDISR is real.
ShadowUser is also virtual.

However PowerShadow, doesn't allow you to install softwares, that require a reboot during its installation. This is possible in a frozen snapshot of FDISR.

 

So you can copy a snapshot to another drive, say W: and Freeze it. Then boot into it, test software then boot back into primary and all is right with the frozen snapshot because nothing can change that snap. If this correct there is no need for either powershadow or poweruser.

 

FirstDefense works only on the system partition [C:]

You create a work snapshot and freeze it.
Whatever you do in a frozen snapshot and everything is allowed, after reboot EVERYTHING is gone, even the infections are gone.

 

I hope in the future we will beable to have the primary snapshot/secondary shapshots located on other drives, besides just C:.

 

That would expand the possibilities of FDISR significantly.