Rollback Software with a twist

[hellnoire]

I'm looking for a peice of software like Comodo Time Machine that allows for a dual boot between Windows 7 and Salix Linux. Does anyone know of any? or am I forced to be Windows only?

[Alboguy]

Dunno any other free alternative but there's Rollback Fx. Dunno if it supports dualboot neither...

[johnshaw1917]

I don't know of any system restore software that will do what you want, but I've used Easus Todo Backup to create a system image, from which I restored both the Windows and Linux partitions, along with the MBR on my PC.

[hellnoire]

@Johnshaw, I was hoping more for a rollback software so I don't have to worry about storing the images.

@Alboguy, I can check and see if it will work.

[safeguy]

Why not take a look at virtualization apps such as Returnil, Shadow Defender, etc? They are not typical rollback software but allows you tests software with less worry and also allows you to dual-boot Windows 7 and Linux...

In any case, Comodo Time Machine is not recommended...I've seen comments by others how buggy the program is...haven't tried it for myself but that's me (I'm a bit wary of Comodo products after having bad experiences with them personally)

And seriously hellnoire, there's still System Restore in Win7...it may not be as powerful as other programs but it's still there and read this (MUST-READ):
The Complete Guide to Windows System Restore (It's Better than You Remember)

System Restore in Windows 7 Is Better than XP

If you've ever tried the XP variety of System Restore, the uselessness of it probably left a bad taste in your mouth. Setting a system restore point was often agonizingly slow, and when it came time to actually attempt a system restore, it rarely did what you wanted it to do. But if you've upgraded to Vista or Windows 7, you should really give System Restore another chance.

Back in the XP days, system restore simply used a file filter and copied files around, but since Vista, it uses the Shadow Copy features built into Windows—essentially, Windows can create a snapshot of your drive as of a certain point in time, which can then be used later to restore your PC should anything go wrong. The Shadow Copy feature is also used by backup software to take snapshots of files even while they are in use, and it powers the Previous Versions feature built into the Professional and Ultimate version of Windows. Using Shadow Copy instead of simple file copying makes System Restore much more effective and comprehensive—while the XP version could only really roll back from certain Windows changes and generally didn't work that well, System Restore in Vista or Windows 7 can actually roll back to a previous version of an installed application.

Seriously guys, it's time to forget your vengeance against Windows System Restore if you had bad experiences with it on XP...

[hellnoire]

Nah, I know all about System Restore, it's saved my behind a number of times. I'm just looking for something, I dunno... that feels more fully featured. Though I am using the Pro version of Windows 7, so I might just leave it alone... I usually don't have to worry about restoring anything.

[jelson]

Nah, I know all about System Restore, it's saved my behind a number of times. I'm just looking for something, I dunno... that feels more fully featured. Though I am using the Pro version of Windows 7, so I might just leave it alone... I usually don't have to worry about restoring anything.

I think what you might be looking for is FirstDefense-ISR, but they stopped selling licenses about 2 years ago when they sold it to Horizon Data who used the tech to create RollbackRx. (There's tons of info about in the Leapfrog Software forum on wilderssecurity -- as well as discussions on what to use now.) They've now back with a new offering called FirstDefense-Rescue that works with Windows 7 but it doesn't let you save and archive numerous snapshots like the classic version did. Major bummer. I don't know of anything that does what the classic version did.

[JayCub]

Just wondering

[hellnoire]

That's not Rollback software, JayCub. And no, it wouldn't still be a dual boot because if I remove the external hard drive (and seeing as it's a laptop, I'd have to), I wouldn't have GRUB or LILO so I couldn't load either OS.

Most recovery software I've seen has needed a custom bootloader, hence why a lack of dual boot support. I'm just going to give up on looking.

[JayCub]

That's not Rollback software, JayCub. And no, it wouldn't still be a dual boot because if I remove the external hard drive (and seeing as it's a laptop, I'd have to), I wouldn't have GRUB or LILO so I couldn't load either OS.

Most recovery software I've seen has needed a custom bootloader, hence why a lack of dual boot support. I'm just going to give up on looking.

When the USB disk is removed Grub disappers and so Windows can be booted by its own boot loader. Without the USB disk the Bios should default to the only internal disk as the first bootable hard disk.

I didn't know it was a laptop you where using but i do know i can disconect my external harddrive with Ubuntu on it and still log into windows seven
I was only trying to help...