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    Anyone use Microsofts SteadyState?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Kyle, Aug 2, 2010.

  1. Kyle

    Kyle JVC SZ2000 Dual-Driver Headphones

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    Kyle, Aug 2, 2010
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    Joel coffeecoffeecoffeecoffee

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    I've never used it, but I'm now considering it now to put on the family computer... I wouldn't imagine there would be any slow down. But hey, I've never used it. Yeah, I'm in the same boat as OP, anyone used it?
     
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    Kuu That Quiet Person

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    ...I'll be honest and say I've never even heard of the program...then again, there's a lot of small tools MS makes I don't know about. I'd try it but I don't have much use for it... :p
     
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    timtravel42 Notebook Virtuoso

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    I heard about this a while ago, but forgot about it since then...

    It seems like it would be good for keeping relatives' computers operational :p
     
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    SS has been around for quite a while. I think it started out as one of those premium power toys promised for Vista then was back ported to XP as an admin tool. No indications that it works effectively on Win7 though.

    Also, no updates to the tool or documentation since 2008.
     
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    This program was available probably since the beginning of XP. It's similar to deep freeze. I use it on school workstations and a family computer.

    Of course, like all "restore upon restart" software, there will be performance penalties because the programs writes all changes to the hdd. Steadystate also have many features that might be useful for family/public computers.
     
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  7. Kyle

    Kyle JVC SZ2000 Dual-Driver Headphones

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    SteadyState does NOT work in Win 7.

    The "restore upon restart" penalty should be negligible; if the C: drive is protected, then whatever you write during a session may well be directed by steadystate to C:\tmp, with links to their supposed locations (I'm guessing). AFAIK, there were some performance penalties during boot in earlier versions of steadystate when user switched from "protect C:" to "not protect C:"; but there was anecdotal evidence that it was switched.

    It would make a great security tool, no malware would get a permanent foothold on the hard drive.
     
    Kyle, Aug 2, 2010
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    thundernet Notebook Deity

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    That would be a great tool for internet cafes.I bet a lot of them use it....
     
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