Windows SteadyState

[anandk]

guess this one now shud appear under this topic...b4 it goes on to reviews

Windows SteadyState (Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit) is the easy alternative to reformatng your PC. It can also be used to lock down the user interface and create various user profile. The softeware prevents permanent changes to the hard disk. SteadyState returns the computer and hard disk to its exact condition before the user touched it. Simply by rebooting!

it will help ur computer stay the way u want to.. no matter who all who use it !

windows steadystate is designed to specifically help pc administrators in schools, internet cafes, ets to keep their computers running smoothly in the state which it was originally in. it is now in the beta stage and is expected to b avlbl as a free download in early summer. since it prevents permanent changes to the hard disk, it returns the pc to the exact condition b4 the user touched it, simply by rebooting. when the comp restarts, all changes, inclu malware infections if any, deletion of system files accidenantally, etc are cleared, and the comp restored to its pristine condition.

it thus is an easy alternative to reformatting the pc. shud be a great help !

more on it later ... for now see here.

[hemant_mathur]

How different is it from other drive image tools like acronis ?

[anandk]

^it creates no backup.

Windows SteadyState for XP is NOW AVLBL !!!

Download Windows SteadyState http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...URuABfLg%3d%3d

HomePage
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...s/default.mspx

Download SteadyState HandBook
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...playlang=en&tm

[prateek_san]

thanks for the info mate....

damn it needs a NTFS system partition to install .... ......

[aryayush]

WOW! This is just great. If it works as advertised, it is going to be a lot of help to people who experiment a lot with their systems.

I have a doubt though, how is it launched? Do you have to boot into this SteadyState mode when you boot up or can it be started anytime from within the operating system? Also, is it necessary to reboot to clear the changes made while in SteadyState mode? Isn't there some setting for reverting from SteadyState without rebooting?

Suppose you tried out a software in SteadyState mode and it had no problems and you liked it, is there any way to commit the changes and have them affect the main operating system? Or will you have to reboot, discard the changes and reinstall the software?

[~Phenom~]

is it something like deepfeeze ???

[goobimama]

Kinda like a LiveCD with added performance....

[gxsaurav]

Originally Posted by aryayush

Suppose you tried out a software in SteadyState mode and it had no problems and you liked it, is there any way to commit the changes and have them affect the main operating system? Or will you have to reboot, discard the changes and reinstall the software?

If you like an application then you can simply make a new SteadyState with that application installed.

This actually reminds me of IBM Rapid Restore PC, just without the backup partition part.

[Zeeshan Quireshi]

Originally Posted by hemant_mathur

How different is it from other drive image tools like acronis ?

in the fact that SteadyState is automatic and will revert changes with a simple reboot .

in cas eof drive imaging , u'll have to make image urself , burn it to disk or something , then boot from ur cd n restore everythin . a lott cumbersome than steadystate

[anandk]

The Windows SteadyState supporting Windows Vista is now available. Whether you manage computers in a school computer lab or an Internet cafe, a library, or even in your home, Windows SteadyState helps make it easy for you to keep your computers running the way you want them to.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

[Sykora]

This will be very good especially for public computers with lots of people coming and going and leaving traces behind. And, of course, for people who tinker with their system a lot.

[blueshift]

Great news.

[Gigacore]

^ yeah, thanks anand bro

[Third Eye]

Thanks anandk

[fun2sh]

damn i m seein this news for this software now.i was in college 1hr ago (my college hai wifi) and i had brought my Lappy there. i could hav Dwnld it then.
but now i think i will hav to wait for i think march coz now my college is closed (for exam preparation) and then after exam we wil hav 1 month holiday and it wil open in march.

REAL BAD LUCK

[goobimama]

Has anyone tried this yet? Does it work as they say?

[Abhishek Dwivedi]

its gud 1...but i prefer to use our selfmade formating disk with all our personalized data....

[goobimama]

@fun2sh: Isn't this download like 5MB?

[narangz]

WOW! Amazing application! Thanks anandk for sharing.

MS Rocks

[Krazy_About_Technology]

Ya, i got the link for it in the Micrsoft Downloads newsletter too. Downloading it right away. Now thats something really useful. Reminds me of Virtual PC actually, just choose not to save changes to a virtual machine and Violla!

[anandk]

downloaded, tried it, its good ! its 5.5 MB.

[chesss]

Originally Posted by anandk

^it creates no backup.

how will revert the hard-disk to a previous state without having the backup of the previous state??

How Windows Disk Protection works

When disk protection is turned on, it creates a cache file to retain all the modifications to the operating system or program directories. Histories, saved files, and logs are all stored in the cache file which is created on the system partition. At intervals you designate, Windows SteadyState deletes the contents of the cache and restores the system to the state in which disk protection was first turned on.

So its basically norton ghost plus system locking features(for places like cafes)

[fun2sh]

Originally Posted by goobimama

@fun2sh: Isn't this download like 5MB?

i use airtel nop so cant dwnld it!!

[New]

I am downloading it through MO

[mavihs]

WOW!!! I'm seeing it now.

[naveen_reloaded]

A must have for net cafe owners...

[bugsome]

good news for cafe owners..