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By: irha

irha — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:25:42 +0000

steadystate requires the system partition to be ntfs, where as returnil supports fat32 as well.

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6 Things You should Download after Getting Vista | MakeUseOf.com — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:42:03 +0000

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By: AskTheAdmin | Karl Gechlik

AskTheAdmin | Karl Gechlik — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:46:15 +0000

That is a whole different story! The market share of 32 vs 64 is such a huge upset in favor of the 32 bit – so are you really surprised that all the MS free software is pointed towards 32 bit machines? People that shell out more money for a 64bit OS surely can throw some more money out for virtualization!

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thak’s cool links » SteadyState — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:49:13 +0000

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By: squalo

squalo — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:48:12 +0000

Yes, nice. New software from MS! And guess what, it doesn’t support 64 bit OSes (XP or Vista).

No wonder there’s no 64 bit support. Not even M$ cares about it, they just code stuff for 32 bit.

That and the lack of multi-core support in Applications makes me wonder why did I sell my P4.

By: Karl L. Gechlik

Karl L. Gechlik — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:07:45 +0000

Agreed less options are great for the inexperienced user… But most of MakeUseOf’s reader base wants more options to tweak more stuff. And for just testing apps Sandboxie is excellent as well as VirtualPC or VMware.

As I always say – “The right tool for the right job!”

By: iheart

iheart — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:02:32 +0000

@Karl L. Gechlik : so yes, steadystate has lots of customization.
but what about,if you dont have to secure your computer, but just then and there, want to try out some new freeware or demoware, without using restoring point or such, and otherwise, you are the only person using your comp?
Isnt returnil, with less options, better for the unexperienced user, who doesnt need too many customization?

By: Karl L. Gechlik

Karl L. Gechlik — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:09:25 +0000

I figured this was going to be one of the first comments! But no this does not make Windows more “Steady” or “Sturdy” it just gives you a method to control other users modifying your system.

I am a Microsoft hater and lover in the same breathe.. But for shit sure this is a wonderful product that is free. Most other programs that do this are costly. As mentioned above Returnil has a free option and a ($25) option but neither comes close to the amount of customization you can really do with SteadyState.

/Rant

By: Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:42:16 +0000

Seems like a tacit admission that Windows (including Vista) can’t be controlled, contained or configured without additional software. In other words, out of the box it’s *unsteady*. So add this software, and now there’s more potential exposure surface in which security holes will be found that will need to be patched. Wouldn’t it be nice if Microsoft could design something well the first time? And I mean without doubling the disk footprint and tripling the hardware requirements…

By: Karl L. Gechlik

Karl L. Gechlik — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:39:33 +0000

How does it compare with all these settings MS offers with their free version Nyne?

By: nyne

nyne — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:58:46 +0000

returnil has a free personal edition that i have been using for quite sometime with satisfaction

http://www.returnilvirtualsystem.com/index_files/rvspersonal.htm

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SteadyState - Mess up, Reboot & Everything Is Fixed! | Sinlung News — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:51:44 +0000

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By: I

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:13:50 +0000

It’s like Sandboxie for the entire computer instead of for just trying out one new app!

By: Karl L. Gechlik

Karl L. Gechlik — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:51:10 +0000

Heart this is totally free and has tons of options to lock down everythig. Returnil I believe is a retail app.

By: heart

heart — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:33:00 +0000

and this software is different from what I am currently using, returnil , how ?
or do they both do the same?

By: Tina

Tina — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:05:56 +0000

Awesome application, thanks for the review Karl!

By: Ken Burkes

Ken Burkes — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:37:53 +0000

I have used SteadyState before and I really like reverting back to my original settings. This way, I can let others use my PC without having to worry about weird things popping up all over the place. It really is a great tool to use, especially if you’re paranoid about going on the wrong sites.

I’m also pretty sure that a lot of students out there will be frustrated by this. When I was in high school, our Computer Admin has SteadyState wired to every computer at the school, which meant that there wasn’t much people could do to screw up the computer. Sure, you could download creepy things but as soon as the computer was restarted, all that work was for nothing. As you can guess, high school was a bit quiet for me. Darn you SteadyState…

This is for all those Podcast lovers out there. Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson have done a great podcast on SteadyState for Security Now! You can check it out here.