In the multi-OS environment.....

[rickykwlau]

Dear all,

I have installed Chinese OS and English OS in a computer, and the Rollback RX has been installed in both OS, I would like to ask if Rollback Rx can support

1. Recover Only one OS, for example, if I run rollback on English OS, i would like to only rollbackup system on Eng OS but keep Chinese OS unchange, does it support? and vice versa

Thanks for your help.

[Owl]

We have not so far explored the idea of installing RBRx in two operating systems on the same computer. We need to know more about your configuration.

Can I assume you have two completely seperate Windows installed in seperate partitions on the disc, with an initial menu at boot time to select which you wish to boot?

Also, where is your user data - in the same partition as the operating systems or in a seperate partition accessible to both OSs?

[carfal]

rickykwlau, unfortunately in a multi boot environment you are unable to have separate snapshots per OS. Rollbacks MBR code is shared between the 2 OS's therefore so are the snapshots that you see in each OS.

Also, i believe that Rollback (in a multiboot environment) can only be installed on 1 HD with 2 or more partitions but not on 2 separate HD's (even if each HD only contains 1 partition).

I'd gladly like to be wrong but i dont think i am.

[Owl]

I concur. If RBRx installed in the volume boot record rather than the master, there would be a chance. But it doesn't (according to what the guys have found out).

An alternative to software multiboot is hardware multiboot - you have your OSs installed on completely seperate hard drives (possibly with another common hard drive for user data), the drives are typically fitted in caddies for easy swapping. Then all you do is fit the drive (OS) you want before powering up. That would keep RBRx happy because there would by physically independent MBRs.