Computers used in training can be easily and quickly reset by the course administrator back to the status they require to commence a new course. Use of the computer by students does not need to be controlled. All software, configuration settings and disk activity a student has actioned can be simply and quickly restored or deleted back to the status in the 'saved state'. The option to protect and recover specified partitions can also be useful. For example, all the operating system, configuration settings and software can be protected in C: with student user files being unprotected in D:.Many training organisation facility managers are using RecoveryMagic as a basic disk utility tool to assist in the administration of their computers.If the AUTOMATIC RECOVERY MODE is used, then resetting the computer disk only requires close down and reboot to restore the 'saved state1 disk status. There are two options, automatic recovery each time the PC is booted, and periodic recovery after a specified number of days.
Examples of situations where RecoveryMagic can be useful are:
- computer training environments
- school classrooms
- libraries
- Internet cafes
- Internet kiosks
- games rooms
- public use terminals
Public use of computers in can lead to unexpected or undesired PC conditions. One of the more common problems is that the PC is not functioning correctly, for any of a number of reasons. RecoveryMagic installed with a known system condition saved as a 'saved state' enables the PCs to be quickly and easily reset back to the desired system and disk status If the AUTOMATIC RECOVERY MODE is used, then resetting the computer disk only requires close down or power off, then power on and reboot of PC to restore the disk status to the 'saved state' status. NO USER INTERVENTION IS REQUIRED. This is particularly useful for Internet kiosks at remote locations, as it can save a call to the site by a technician. Despite software that restricts certain activities public users may do things that are undesired. Unrecognised viruses can be encountered causing problems. Users may even be able to change operating system settings to ones that they know of which are not the settings that the administrator desires, or even is aware of. Some users may even make unwanted changes to application programs. The facilities administrator may wish to be able to quickly and simply delete all the public users files. Whatever changes or activity the public user may have made can quickly and easily be removed or reset by using the restore 'saved state' function to recover the system and all the disk data back to a known "safe" status, i.e. the state that the facilities manager wishes to have, as saved in the 'saved state' details.
Installing a new software program is dangerous. Every time you put another program onto your system there is a risk. You could disturb something that is already there. And if you decide immediately after installing that do not want the application, uninstalling it does not always fix a troublesome installation, tin-install routines seldom do their job completely. There may be unwanted changes made to the operating system settings that you may not even be aware of. So how do you install new software without risking an unexpected problem or disaster? If a new software application installation messes things up, you need to be able to roll your hard drive back to an earlier condition. When recoveryMagic is installed and a fresh 'save state1 is actioned prior to any install of new software, this provides a safe 'go-back* disk data option should you need it. If you encounter installation difficulties, or the software install malfunctions, or the software is not what you expected, then your computer disk data can be quickly and easily reset back to the disk status in the 'saved state' that existed prior to installing the new software.
RecoveryMagic software does not detect virus activity. However, if you encounter a virus RecoveryMagic can provide virus recovery capability, and is a very quick and satisfactory way of recovering from the virus. Your operating system and programs and valuable data can be recovered even if they have become virus infected or corrupted.
The way that RecoveryMagic operates and enables you to recover from a virus or virus corruption damage is:
1. recovery can only be effective if there was no virus contamination in your computer disk when the last 'saved state' was actioned.
2. the virus was encountered after the 'saved state' was saved
3. provided that points 1 and 2 above are valid, then you can take action to eliminate the virus contamination simply by actioning a restore of the disk state from the saved disk archive back to the state that your disk was when the disk archive was saved.
Because new viruses are so frequently being encountered, even if you use virus detection software it can only detect viruses it recognises. Your virus list may not be fully up to date, and a new virus may infiltrate your computer undetected- In view of this, in addition to your virus detection software you need a disk data protection and recovery facility. This can be provided by RecoveryMagic disk recovery utility.
