A Golden Reboot

ErikAlbert

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Many users have a reboot, that doesn't do anything, except launching Windows (with or without problems).
My reboot (cold or warm) is totally different.

1. Any change in Windows (+ Registry) or Third Party software installed on my computer is removed/undone during each reboot.
Which means my system is always working properly, like it was installed the very first day.

2. Any software, I installed for testing is removed completely after reboot without any trace.
Most users use Windows Add/Remove Programs, which uses the uninstall program of that software. The final result is always an incomplete uninstall, which means that your harddisk has leftovers in folders and Windows Registry or somewhere else. The more you install/uninstall softwares, the more garbage you get on your harddisk.
Most users try to remove these leftovers by using all kinds of cleaning softwares, but they don't do a very good job.

3. Any change or any mistake by myself is gone during each reboot.
I can remove any software by deleting its folder or change its settings on my computer. This can happen accidently or intentionally by myself or an angry malware or another person.
I only have to reboot and my deleted software is back and settings are restored.

4. Any discovered and undiscovered malware is removed during reboot.
I use 3 non-security software to accomplish this : FirstDefense-ISR + Anti-Executable + Sandboxie, but FirstDefense-ISR is the most important one.
None of these 3 softwares know what malware is or don't even recognize it, nevertheless they remove any installed malware on my computer during each reboot.
Most users remove malware with a bunch of AV/AS/AT-scanners, but none of these scanners do a very good job and they certainly don't remove undiscovered malware.
That's why most users still get in trouble with all kinds of problems caused by malware. I don't need to prove this, each computer-forum contains posts of malware-victims, including this forum.

Wouldn't you like to have such a computer, that works properly everyday, year in, year out ?
I'm not even a computer-expert and used forums to ask questions like "How do I do this and that." They didn't even know why I asked these questions.
I just used the right softwares and used them in a good way and combined them well.
The rest was nothing but logical theoretical reasoning and it works during the last 5 years.
I don't know much about computer, that's true, but that doesn't mean I'm stupid. :)
 
What do you use to accomplish this? Deepfreeze? Something similar?
FirstDefense-ISR, but you can't buy it anymore, at least not officially. As you probably already know, a software is never dead on the internet.
The development has been stopped, because it wasn't a commercial success.
The maintenance however continues for everyone, who ever bought it.

Most users aren't ready for this, they stick to the old-fashioned way of installing and protecting a computer, the easy way.
Installing an AV-scanner is much easier, any child can do this.
FirstDefense-ISR requires too much reasoning and you can use it in different ways and average users couldn't handle that.

There are several other "Immediate System Recovery (ISR)" softwares available.
- DeepFreeze, the one you mentioned
- Returnil Virtual System
- ShadowDefender
- ShadowUser
- RollbackRx with a long history of troubles
There must be more of them, but I don't remember them and I don't have any practical experience with them.
FirstDefense-ISR is totally different and had alot more other very interesting functions and is very STABLE, which is absolutely necessary for an ISR-software, otherwise it becomes a nightmare like RollbackRx.
FirstDefense-ISR was for me the king of all ISR-softwares, years ahead compared with other ISR-softwares and I will keep on using it as long as possible. I never met a software, that changed my computer in such a sensational and good way, than this one. You have no idea, how much time I save : no troubles anymore, no deep knowledge required, no searching for solutions to solve problems, no need for experts to solve problems, ...

The other ISR-softwares are much simpeler and usually faster, but I don't have any practical experience with them and I don't know them in detail.
If I had to replace FirstDefense-ISR, I would hesitate between DeepFreeze, Returnil Virtual System and ShadowDefender and I know in advance that it would be a huge step back for me.

It's upto you, to make a final choice, because you can only use one ISR-software or not using them at all.
 
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I won't be going this route as I go the Disk Image via Acronis route, but was just curious and good to know for other folks looking to do the same as you. Thanks for the updated post w/extra explanation.
 
I won't be going this route as I go the Disk Image via Acronis route, but was just curious and good to know for other folks looking to do the same as you. Thanks for the updated post w/extra explanation.
I thought that Acronis Disk Image was an Image Backup software, that's not the same as Immediate System Recovery.
 
Exactly, I don't like the ISR route. :/
I fully understand. What ISR does, can be done by Image Backup also.
(I only wonder how ATI makes it possible to act like an ISR with the same convenience and speed.)
When a disk-crash occurs, ISR won't be of much help, but Image Backup will save your skin.
ISR doesn't take care of your data either, it only takes care of your system, while Image Backup takes care of both.

That's why I have both : ISR for daily usage and Image Backup for serious problems like disk-crashes or a very destructive malware attack, which never happened until now, but my computer is getting older, so the risk of getting a disk-crash increases every day.

I also used Acronis True Image for a year, but I replaced it with ShadowProtect Desktop.
 
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