virtualization software

Discussion in 'sandboxing & virtualization' started by hyatt69, Dec 4, 2008.

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  1. hyatt69

    hyatt69 Registered Member

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    is there any program that you have the option of saving the changes after a reboot instead of all changes lost?i dont think returnil free has this?
     
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    As far as i know, Returnil Premium and Shadow Defender can both commit changes on the hard disk, so that they will stay after the reboot. Both are paid though.
     
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    ok thanks thought maybe there might be a freebie out there.
     
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    I hope in near future something come around that make it possible,with current techn. its not possible,except for full virt. app. like VMWare,Virt.Box and the like.

    I get it that OP meant to keep changes in a virt. environment after reboot....nice with software installs that require a reboot,only i can think of are the full virt. environments.
     
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    Shadow Defender doesn't allow installed programs that requires a re-boot to carry over after re-boot as far as I understand it, it just allows you to "commit" files and/or folders which will carry over onto the "real" drive after re-boot.

    Shadow Defender runs on Windows 2000, Returnil doesn't.
     
  7. farmerlee

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    Don't forget comodo diskshield. It free and can do what you want. Its still in beta but has worked fine on my system.
     
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    ShadowUser from Storagecraft can do a reboot for programs that require it in what they call 'persistent mode'. I do have the program on my XP laptop, and I have been recommending it as it is really set it and forget it.

    I don't recommend it anymore for the following reasons: It hasn't been updated for Vista, it is still fairly expensive (69 $), and most importantly it seems to have bugs related to NEW hardware (core 2 + CPUs) which Storagecraft should really address as it is still on sale.

    A real pity as this was the original and the most complete of all virtualizers, probably killed by piracy.
     
  9. hyatt69

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    i tried comodo disk shield but get bsod but thats what i was lookin for to be able to save after a reboot because almost all software requires a reboot.thanks Matern for the steadystate link trying it out and does what i was lookin for,ill use it until comodo fixes there program.
     
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  10. farmerlee

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    Another option you can try is AYRECOVERY which is currently offering it free for a year. It allows you to save or revert changes even after multiple reboots.
    Check it out at https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=225692
     
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