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Microsoft made a few quiet but great changes to its kid-proofing SteadyState tool for Windows 7, changing the name to Guest Mode and trimming it into a dead-simple way to protect your PC from anyone's error-prone fingers.

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In the past, we've used SteadyState for this. Microsoft has decided not to continue to support SteadyState in Win7. Microsoft has decided not to continue to support SteadyState in Win7. Initially they had Guest Mode, but for some reason decided to remove this feature just before windows 7 RTM. Windows SteadyState is a useful tool for shared-computer access; however, it supports 32-bit versions of Windows XP and Windows Vista only. It does not support Windows 7.

Java Project For Beginners Step By Step Using NetBeans And MySQL Database In One Video [ With Code ] - Duration: 2:30:28. 1BestCsharp blog 2,198,781 views. Returnil Virtual System is similar to Windows SteadyState. It caches all changes made to the system on a virtual storage disk instead of the actual partition. Wondershare Time Freeze Free is a software that essentially freezes your computer in time by allowing you to install. If you're using the Windows 7 beta and want to enable Guest Mode now, however, take heed. Microsoft has issued a warning for the beta saying that doing any of the following while in Guest Mode could kill that account: Change any HomeGroup settings. Use CardSpace to create a personal InfoCard. Install Adobe Flash Player.

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Guest Mode isn't the same as the 'Guest Account' sometimes enabled on your system. In early builds of Windows 7, it was dubbed PC Safeguard, but someone at Microsoft—probably not in the Windows Live division—caught on that it was a pretty wonky name, and sounded like circa-1999 boxed fakeware. Now it's just a feature of the User Accounts setup that an administrator can enable or disable, with one sub-option to control drive access.

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In the simplest terms, Guest Mode takes a snapshot of how a PC was working before the kid, friend, coffeeshop customer, or whoever else is using the Guest Mode account logs on. That user can't do much to alter the system, and whatever they can do, like dropping files on the desktop, is discarded when they log off. In specifics, Paul Thurrott's SuperSite breaks down Guest Mode's features, and we'll thumbnail it further:

• Prevents system setting changes. Any attempts to change the system while running under a safeguarded account are prevented.
• Prevents the installation of applications and other software. Once you've enabled Guest Mode, it is impossible to install or permanently configure already installed software applications.
• Prevents the user from writing to the disk outside of their user profile.
• Data saved inside of the user profile is deleted when the user logs off.

Want to set up a bomb-proof space for your nephews or friends who don't quite respect an optimized system? Head to the Control Panel, then User Accounts and Family Safety, click User Accounts, choose Manage another account, then either create a new account, or select an existing one. Now hit Set up Guest Mode, and you'll get a basic on/off switch, with some explainers:

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After turning on Guest Mode, you can head back to that 'Set up Guest Mode' screen from the account manager and click the 'Lock Drives (Advanced)' link just below the on/off options. The drive Windows 7 sits on is locked by default, but you can go further to prevent users from writing to any of your USB or other connected drives:

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While Guest Mode didn't let me choose a removable USB drive to lock down, the user in Guest Mode can't really get at any of your crucial files, so it's probably safe to let them copy their own stuff on and off that thumb drive—assuming Guest Mode's installer/system protections hold steady.

If you're using the Windows 7 beta and want to enable Guest Mode now, however, take heed. Microsoft has issued a warning for the beta saying that doing any of the following while in Guest Mode could kill that account:

• Change any HomeGroup settings.
• Use CardSpace to create a personal InfoCard.
• Install Adobe Flash Player.

In addition, Windows® Media Center will stop responding if you attempt to run it from an account in Guest Mode.

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Let's assume (okay, and hope) that those bugs will get worked out before the final release. Otherwise, we're digging the streamlining of a pretty great tool for letting someone else onto your system without having to worry about how they're going to nuke your registry this time.

You may have read earlier that Microsoft has decided to discontinue downloads of the very useful Windows SteadyState after this year. While one can always achieve a Steady State in Windows 7 using Group Policy, native Windows 7 features, and the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, there are some nice free software which can act as alternatives to Windows SteadyState.

Windows SteadyState alternatives

1] Toolwiz Time Freeze is a free restore software that allows you to start and terminate freezing of your system with a click. Let’s say you want to try out a new tweak or software. Simply access TimeFreeze from the notification area, right-click its icon and select Start TimeFreeze.
2] Returnil System Safe uses an advanced anti-malware and virtualization technology. It clones (copies) your operating system and creates a virtual environment for your PC. Instead of loading the native operating system, a clone is loaded that allows you to run your applications and perform your online activities in an entirely isolated environment.

In this manner, your actual operating system is never affected by viruses, Trojans, malware and other malicious threats. To return to the actual operating system environment, you just need to restart your PC. While working in the virtual environment, you have the option of saving documents and files so that your data will not be lost when the system is restarted.

Returnil System Safe for free is intended only for non-commercial, personal home use.

3] Reboot Restore Rx. It maintains the system according to its pre-defined baseline settings, so no matter whatever a user may do to the computer, whether he deletes system files, install or uninstalls software or even hacks into the registry, the computer is going to be back to its original state after reboot, for the next user. You can update the baseline of the software by simply disabling it once and then again enabling it. Reboot Restore Rx is a very simple-to-use freeware and requires minimal configuration.

4] Time Freeze Free. (Update: This software is no longer free) is an easy and effective virtual system freeware to keep your computer safe from viruses, spyware, Trojans and other malicious threats. It puts the actual system under protection and creates a virtual environment for the system partition, on which you run applications and surf the internet. All traces and malicious threats will disappear after reboot. You can also save changes to the actual system.

Features:

• Prevent threats of any viruses, malware, spyware and Trojans
• Eliminate cost for regular system maintenance
• Surf internet safely, and play around with computer with NO trace left
• Protect your privacy effectively
• Reboot to restore your system to its original state.

Time Freeze is no longer free – so you may check out the others instead.

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