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  1. Thanks, development is setting up specific testing. And yes, if Protection is ON then updates to the SuperFetch would be lost. If you are happy with what is in the SF now, and it has useful performance, then I would suggest keeping it... Mike
  2. Hello Humpty, What model Wireless? Also, did you recieve any error messages? Thanks and we will look into this ASAP. Mike
  3. Hello JDPower, Not that you would expect someone to do this in a normal use of their system, but the answer is yes if you have System Protection/Session Lock ON when you did it. Just reboot and the changes are gone. Just be aware that this also works in reverse, so make sure your system is clean before using the System Protection feature. Mike
  4. Dennis, I never thought of looking at it this way but your comments helped me to see what you mean. The Virtual Partition is a file with special properties. When it is mounted, Windows will see it the same way it sees a real logical partition or alternate drive (logical HDD partition, USB stick, etc), but when it is dismounted, Windows will see it as just another large file on your system. When you create the Virtual Partition it is empty. IOW, When Windows sees it as a file, it sees a large file with allot of empty space, so interprets this as fragmented space. This is really an issue in how the information is presented to the user and the fact that there will be a necessary period of adjustment required for developers of defragmentation solutions to catch up with new technologies. HTH Mike
  5. Hello Dennis, Please forgive the late reply. Thank you for the warm welcome and the feedback is welcomed. First, use of the Virtual Partition is an option and was included as a convenience for those without an alternate partition or knowledge sufficient to create one on their own. We strongly recommend that users create and use an alternate partition for data storage. Next we recommend a complete defrag of your HDD before installing Returnil. This is for two important reasons: 1) Your system runs best with a defragmented HDD 2) RVS runs best when the HDD has been defragmented Why? Returnil clones your System Partition "on-the-fly". This means that only the content which is required for the user to do whatever they are doing is cloned in memory. If the content that is required to create this content is unfragmented, then RVS will perform that much more efficiently... You can defragment the Virtual Partition when it is mounted as you would any other partition. What is more inportant is that Returnil's System Protection will work whether you use the Virtual Partition or not. The System Protection/Session Lock feature is the main mission for Returnil and the Virtual Partition is a convenience and/or practice tool for those who are not yet ready to create a real logical partition on their HDD. Mike
  6. Hello hazelnut, We have been having a lively discussion about these questions and more at Wilder's Security. We have been extremely appreciative of their feedback during the Beta and continue to have an on-going conversation that Piriform members may find a useful resource: "Returnil": http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=174636 "Returnil - Keeping Good Changes": http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=178162 "[Official Release] Returnil Virtual System 2007": http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=178081 I look forward to everyone's questions and will do my best to reply as quickly as possible. Mike
  7. Hi, Thanks for the interest in Returnil. Please feel free to ask any questions you have and I will be more than happy to provide answers as quickly as possible. Please send us your feedback as well. This is true, but you can delete the VP, back it up, transport it, etc. Please be sure to dismount it before attempting to delete it however as well as make sure you have backed up any data you stored in the VP. We are currently working on a new program that will make a more robust use of the VP technology and will not be limited to the %s as is the case in RVS itself. hazelnut said: I totally agree, though we have done our best to include as much information as possible, there is always room for more if it helps the user. We did not know all the questions before creating the User's manual during the public beta and are still looking for more questions we can help provide answers for. Our first step has been to update our FAQ page with some basic questions from our discussions at Wilder's. If you have commentary and/or suggestions for making the manual better, please do not hesitate to contact me directly, post to this thread, by PM, etc. Our goal is for simple and targeted solutions, so voice your opinions... We can't fix it if we don't know about it... hazelnut also had this poiniant observation: We cannot know how every user will try to use the software, so cannot give detailed examples without knowing what is important to you, and more importantly, what is important to the majority of users. This is why the manual is not as comprehensive as it could be. But as said above, we want to improve it, so let us know what you want... The other side of the coin is to know what ways you think are best for presenting this information... ---- With Kind Regards Mike
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