Rollback Rx v91 released today! Rollback Rx v9.1 Build 2694553610

[Nick10]

RollBack Rx V9.1 has been released today, Friday November 20th. The main changes have to do with Windows 7 compatibility. So if you are running Windows 7 here it is...

The download of RollBack Rx V9.1 should be on our website in the afternoon.

[Nick10]

An email will be going out to all GOLD support customers on Monday; once the build is made officially available.

We are also having a one day "Black Friday" promotion on the new build of RollBack Rx. You will be able to purchase a copy for only $29.95 (regular price is $ 69). To get the purchase link or be notified of the promotion visit the following thread: Black Friday - November 27 - RollBack Rx for $29.95

[Nick10]

I've got the release note for the V9.1 that will be officially released on Monday:

RollBack Rx V9.1 Build 2694553610 - updated November 20th, 2009
Release Info:

Rollback Rx v9.1 is an update release of the instant PC recovery software, Rollback Rx v9.0, from Horizon Datasys, it contains some minor updates and small bug fixes. For those who have Rollback Rx v9.0 setup on a Windows XP or Windows Vista system, there is no need to update. To install Rollback Rx v9.1, users should first uninstall any previous version of RollBack Rx.

What’s New:

The following are new features and updates in Rollback Rx v9.1:

•Windows 7 compatibility

•Updated device drivers to support Windows 7 power management

•New Windows 7 theme subsystem interface graphics

•New Windows 7 theme application console interface graphics

•Product activation during setup, one reboot for both setup and activation

•Added a command line switch to disable/enable hourly snapshot defrag

•Added a progress bar for take snapshot

•Removed “Disable direct disk IO” from system security

•Added a setup.ini configuration option for setup Rollback Rx beyond 128GB of hard disk.

•Added a setup.ini configuration option for setup Rollback Rx on a Windows based server

•Added a setup.ini configuration option for setup Rollback Rx without hooking system page file

•Disabled application console Windows resizing



What’s Fixed:

The following are problems and bugs fixed in Rollback Rx v9.1:

•Rollback fails to reset hard disk "dirty bit" after rebooting the workstation during update baseline, which caused (on occasion) a spike in CPU usage. This was caused by PC's being restarted accidently, before RollBack Rx was able to completely reset the hard disk during snapshot defragging and/or Baseline update.

•Setup XML auto-detection failure on some systems

•Memory leak caused by subsystem mouse driver, which may cause BSOD if PC is left on with the subconsole (mini OS) open for extended period (over 10 hours).

Product Limitations:

The following limitations still exist in Rollback Rx v9.1:

•Hard Disk Support – Rollback Rx can only protect one IDE/SATA/PATA hard drive. If a system has more than one hard disk, Rollback Rx will protect the drive designated as the “Primary.” Rollback Rx does not support SCSI, RAID or MIRROR hard drive configurations.

•Server Support – Rollback Rx is a Windows workstation (PC) based product, it is not designed to support Windows servers.

•Booting From an External Media (OS) – Rollback Rx cannot protect the hard drive when changes are made to the hard drive from an external or foreign (non-Windows) operating system bypassing Windows and/or Rollback Rx protection drivers. For example, booting from a CD-ROM will start a different OS before Rollback Rx is loaded, that could change the hard drive without acknowledging the existence of Rollback Rx snapshots on the hard drive and produce unpredictable results.

•Disk Encryption Programs that Intercept Low-Level Disk I/O – Rollback Rx may conflict with some applications that proxy low-level disk I/O.

•Dual Boot of Windows and Linux OS on the Same Hard Drive – Rollback Rx support MULTI windows based OS's. Rollback Rx does NOT support systems that have multiple Windows Operating Systems with non-Windows Operating System (like Linux) loaded on the same hard drive.

•Use of Defragmenter Programs – Once installed, Rollback Rx blocks the use of defragmentation programs. The reason for this is that Rollback Rx tracks sector change activity, relocates some sectors, and maintains its own map of all sector locations on the hard drive. Defragmentation is the process of locating the noncontiguous sectors of a file and rearranging the sectors and restoring them into fewer sectors. As a result, once Rollback Rx is installed, the work done by a defragmentation program would not provide the desired result without knowing the sectors used by other snapshots. Thus, defragmentation programs are blocked. The need for a defragmenter varies according to file system and the amount of file creation and update activity on a hard drive. Horizon Datasys recommends that defragmentation be done before installing Rollback Rx. In addition, Rollback Rx has a build-in defragmenter as the alternative.


The above release details are already posted on the Horizon DataSys site at: Horizon DataSys Inc. - Release Notes

The download will be available over the weekend.

[Baldrick]

Originally Posted by Nick10

...For those who have Rollback Rx v9.0 setup on a Windows XP or Windows Vista system, there is no need to update. To install Rollback Rx v9.1, users should first uninstall any previous version of RollBack Rx...

Hi Nick

Thanks for the comprehensive update. Having stated the above I assume that there is no problem if XP or Vista users want to install then update anyway?

Thanks in advance

[Nick10]

Absoutely no problem with installing on XP or Vista. I just meant that most of the updates etc. are related to Windows 7.

Because of the requirement to uninstall any previous version of RollBack prior to installing V9.1, some users don't like to lose their existing snapshots. I myself, went ahead and installed this latest build on my XP and Vista machines without any problems thus far.

[Baldrick]

Originally Posted by Nick10

Absoutely no problem with installing on XP or Vista. I just meant that most of the updates etc. are related to Windows 7.

Because of the requirement to uninstall any previous version of RollBack prior to installing V9.1, some users don't like to lose their existing snapshots. I myself, went ahead and installed this latest build on my XP and Vista machines without any problems thus far.

Hi Nick

Many thanks for the prompt clarification. I thought so but thought it best to check. I feel an uninstall/defrag/new install coming on very soon.

Baldrick

[carfal]

Hi Nick10. I also would like to thank you for the detailed description and prompt notification of this latest release.

[carfal]

Originally Posted by Nick10

I've got the release note for the V9.1 that will be officially released on Monday:

RollBack Rx V9.1 Build 2694553610 - updated November 20th, 2009
Release Info:

Rollback Rx v9.1 is an update release of the instant PC recovery software, Rollback Rx v9.0, from Horizon Datasys, it contains some minor updates and small bug fixes. For those who have Rollback Rx v9.0 setup on a Windows XP or Windows Vista system, there is no need to update. To install Rollback Rx v9.1, users should first uninstall any previous version of RollBack Rx.

What’s New:

The following are new features and updates in Rollback Rx v9.1:

1•Windows 7 compatibility

2•Updated device drivers to support Windows 7 power management

3•New Windows 7 theme subsystem interface graphics

4•New Windows 7 theme application console interface graphics

5•Product activation during setup, one reboot for both setup and activation

6•Added a command line switch to disable/enable hourly snapshot defrag

7•Added a progress bar for take snapshot

8•Removed “Disable direct disk IO” from system security

9•Added a setup.ini configuration option for setup Rollback Rx beyond 128GB of hard disk.

10•Added a setup.ini configuration option for setup Rollback Rx on a Windows based server

11•Added a setup.ini configuration option for setup Rollback Rx without hooking system page file

12•Disabled application console Windows resizing

Hi Nick10. I've installed the new v9.1 and there seem to be some major discrepancies with your release notes and what i see on my installed version.

Note 5 talks about improvement to activation process. In my installation on my W7x64 system the installation and activation occured exactly as it always has. I noticed no change to this process as is described. I entered my product key during install. At the end it prompted to reboot. At reboot it installed the console. Continued to boot. Configuration window appeared and i made my usual changes. Right clicked on icon and selected "About". Clicked on "Activate". Selected to activate over the internet. Prompted me to reboot. Subconsole said thanks for activating. Continued to boot. Rollback now activated. Prey tell.....whats the improvement??? Like i said, exactly the same as its always been.

Note 8. Mine is still there??

Note 9,10 &11. I cant find this setup.ini configuration anywhere. Perhaps i dont understand its purpose or usage. Please explain.

Note 12. If by disabling you mean the console window is not resizable then this has always been the case much to my dismay. I have made numerous complaints about the console window being fixed in size. This has always baffled me as to why it is so difficult to have the console window scalable. This has been the case since at least v7 when i first started using Rollback.

In light of all these discrepancies, I'm wondering if i have the wrong version but a redownload and quick comparison proved otherwise.

[Masterblaster]

You commented:
"Note 5 talks about improvement to activation process. In my installation on my W7x64 system the installation and activation occured exactly as it always has. I noticed no change to this process as is described. I entered my product key during install. At the end it prompted to reboot. At reboot it installed the console. Continued to boot. Configuration window appeared and i made my usual changes. Right clicked on icon and selected "About". Clicked on "Activate". Selected to activate over the internet. Prompted me to reboot. Subconsole said thanks for activating. Continued to boot. Rollback now activated. Prey tell.....whats the improvement??? Like i said, exactly the same as its always been."

I also installed 9.1 on W7-64 and the activation was improved. I only entered the activation in the beginning and was never asked for it again.
Worked as advertised.

I do wish you would dull down the colors of the interface. That yellow and light blue isn't to my liking. How about skin options?

[Nick10]

Originally Posted by Baldrick

... I feel an uninstall/defrag/new install coming on very soon.

Baldrick

Great minds think alike. I too, always run the file level defragger before installing a new copy of Rollback.