RollBack Rx Professional Edition
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1. Cancel 1 Upon the purchase of RollBack Rx you will receive an authorized Product ID from Horizon Datasys You can install RollBack Rx with the authorized Product ID and then activate it or if you already have a demo version of RollBack Rx installed you can activate the demo or trial version with your authorized Product ID without having to uninstall and reinstall the program 2 To activate RollBack Rx over an Internet connection right click the RollBack Rx system tray icon and select the About option from the popup menu Click on the Activate button and select Activate RollBack Rx over Internet connection Click Next 3 Ifyou have installed RollBack Rx with an authorized Product ID that you received from Horizon Datasys simply click on the Activate button 4 Ifyou have installed a trial version of RollBack Rx you need to first copy and paste the authorized Product ID that you received from Horizon Datasys into the product ID field Replace the demo product ID in the Product Activation Window and click on the Activate button That s it You will not need to supply any other information for the activation You can only activate the number of installations licensed by the authorized Product ID TO ACTIVATE ROLLBACK RX WITHOUT AN INTERNET CONNECTION If the computer on which RollBack Rx is installed doesn t have an Internet connection you ll need to manually activate RollBack Rx with an activation code Produc2. Set new password E Confirm password OK Cancel Enabling RollBack Rx s Access Control activates the build in administrator account The administrator account has full access rights to all the program features RollBack Rx also allows you to define additional users and grant them unlimited privileges or restrict them to only certain features of the program 1 Right click the RollBack Rx icon in the system tray select Open RollBack Rx from the popup menu You will need a user name and password to login to RollBack Rx Application Console if the access control is enabled 2 Inthe Application Console under Tools amp Settings click on Access Control Once the Enable Access Control checkbox is checked click on Add to create a new user account You can define the specific privileges granted to this new user Click on Add to create the new user 3 The new user will be listed in the Access Control window As the new user logs into the Application Console he will only have access to the features he was granted rights to Remove delete snapshots righst from a user will also deny him from locking or unlocking snapshots 28 System Security RollBack Rx system security prevents unauthorized access to the system and data by password protecting Windows startup and by encrypting snapshots It secures your system and data from data theft To enable RollBack Rx system security y
3. ShdCmd exe AddUser n username d description right hexvalue pwd password disable u administrator p password Delete User ShdCmd exe DelUser i userid n username u administrator p password List Users ShdCmd exe ListUser u administrator p password ChangePwd ShdCmd exe ChangePwd i userid n username pwd password u administrator p password Userid can be retrievd by runing ShdCmd exe ListUser Snapshots Create New Snapshots ShdCmd exe Snapshot n snapname c comment lock u administrator p password Delete Snapshots ShdCmd exe Delete i snapid n snapname t createtime u administrator p password Snapid can be retrieved by running ShdCmd exe list Lock Snapshot ShdCmd exe Lock all baseline current isnapid n snapname t createtime u administrator p password Snapid can be retrieved by running ShdCmd exe list 41 Unlock Snapshots ShdCmd exe Unlock all baseline current i snapid n snapname t createtime u administrator p password Snapid can be retrieved by running ShdCmd exe list Mount Snapshots ShdCmd exe Mount baseline current i snapid n snapname t createtime u administrator p password Snapid can be retrieved by running ShdCmd exe list Dismount Snapshots ShdCmd exe Unmount u administrator p password List All Snapshots ShdCmd exe List u administrator p password 42 Rollback Restore a Sn
4. Console choose the Snapshots option in the lefthand navigation pane The righthand side panel shows all the available snapshots The current snapshot you are in is indicated by a big green arrow 3 Right click a snapshot and select either Lock or Unlock from the popup menu To lock unlock multiple snapshots hold down the Ctrl key while selecting snapshots 4 You can also use the Lock All or Unlock All buttons to lock unlock all the snapshots from the Tools menu Rename Snapshots To rename a snapshot 1 Right click the RollBack Rx icon in the system tray select Open RollBack Rx from the popup menu You will need a user name and password to login to RollBack Rx Application Console if the access control is enabled 2 Inthe Application Console choose the Snapshots option in the lefthand navigation pane The righthand side panel shows all the available snapshots The current snapshot you are in is indicated by a big green arrow 3 Right click a snapshot and select Properties and on the Snapshot Properties windows type the new name in the Name field Or highlight the snapshot you wish to change the name of and from the Tools menu select Properties 25 Defrag Snapshots If you have taken or deleted many snapshots you may need to defrag snapshots to reclaim free disk space and improve system performance 1 Right click the RollBack Rx icon in the system tray select Open RollBack Rx from the p
5. Rx gt Uninstall Uninstaller will prompt you to select a snapshot to uninstall the system to You can choose to keep the current system and data or return the computer to another snapshot during uninstall The snapshot selected here will be the final state of the PC after uninstalling RollBack Rx If you are experiencing problems with your computer DO NOT attempt to uninstall RollBack Rx first Rolling back the system to a prior snapshot might fix the problem If you have problems accessing either the RollBack Rx Application Console or the Subsystem Console to perform a rollback contact Horizon Datasys technical support before attempting to uninstall RollBack Rx Uninstalling RollBack Rx When Windows Fails to Boot If you cannot boot into Windows and you need to uninstall RollBack Rx you can uninstall the program from the Subsystem Console Restart the computer and press the HOME key when you see the RollBack Rx splash screen to enter the Subsystem Console You will need to provide a user name and password if RollBack Rx access control is enabled Restore System Take snapshot Advanced options i Uninstall Exit Select Uninstall from the Subsystem Console menu Uninstall will prompt you to select a snapshot to uninstall to The snapshot you select will be the final state of the PC Click on Next to continue Assuming the PC is not booting up into Windows When you uninstall RollBack R
6. Schedule RollBack Rx for monthly system rollback G RollBack Rix Professional lela _ J Common Tasks g Tools amp Settings Help v Home Task Scheduler BN Instant Recovery Snapshots Task Name Task Type Rollback System M Schedule Type Event Logs it 3 12 2015 11 08 Rollback system to the most current snapshot Rollback system to snapshot Installation What about other snapshots Keep all the other snapshots after rollback Remove all the other unlocked snapshots after rollback 32 1 Right click RollBack Rx icon in the system tray select Open RollBack Rx from the popup menu You will need a user name and password to logon the Application Console if the access control is enabled In the Application Console on the left hand side navigation pane click on the Task Scheduler option Click on Add in the Task Scheduler sub menu to bring up the new schedule settings window Type in a new name for this task Select Rollback system as the task type In the schedule task drop down list select a schedule type For the Rollback Settings you can either to rollback the system to the most recent snapshot or to some specific snapshot In the What about other snapshots option you can also choose what to do with other snapshots after rolling back either keep all the other snapshots or remove all the other unlocked snapshots Click on OK to sa
7. close all running applications before taking a new snapshot 21 cheduling Snapshots RollBack Rx Professional ole x J S Common Tasks j Tools amp Settings Help Home Task Scheduler EN Instant Rect I Add New Task Task Name Task Type Rollback System a e Schedule Type EventLogs One time 3 12 2015 11 05 I r Rollback Settings Rollback system to the most current snapshot Rollback system to snapshot Installation e What about other snapshots Keep all the other snapshots after rollback Remove all the other unlocked snapshots after rollback You can schedule RollBack Rx to automatically take new snapshots with one of the following seven schedule settings e Schedule RollBack Rx to take new snapshots on restart e Schedule RollBack Rx to take a one time new snapshot e Schedule RollBack Rx to take hourly new snapshots e Schedule RollBack Rx to take daily new snapshots e Schedule RollBack Rx to take weekly new snapshots e Schedule RollBack Rx to take monthly new snapshots e Schedule RollBack Rx to take event based snapshots 22 1 Right click the RollBack Rx icon in the system tray select Open RollBack Rx from the popup menu You will need a user name and password to login to the RollBack Rx Application Console if Access Control is enabled 2 Inthe Application Console under the Control Panel Tasks click on the Task Schedul
8. hard drive from an external or foreign non Windows operating system bypassing the RollBack Rx protection drivers For example booting from a CD ROM or USB that starts a different OS that may be able to change 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 Compressed Drives RollBack Rx cannot be installed on compressed NTFS drives The workaround is to uncompress the drive install RollBack Rx and then re compress the drive Disk Repartitioning The disk with RollBack Rx installed cannot be re partitioned without uninstalling RollBack Rx Dual Boot of Windows and Linux OS on the Same Hard Drive 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 stored files and folders and rearranging them into fewer sectors As a result once RollBack Rx is installed the work done by a third party defragmentation program won t provi
9. option Choose one of the three search options provided and then input the search string Click on Next to continue From the Snapshot list select the snapshot you want to recover the files from If you are not sure which snapshot to recover the files from use the calendar and clock to approximate your time On the search results window select and right click the file you want to recover You can choose to recover the files to a new location or to its original location If you choose to recover the file to the original location the existing files with the same name will be overwritten Alternatively if you have a specific file you would like to recover from another snapshot other than the one your currently in right click on that document and select Restore from snapshot Explore Snapshots to Recover Files To explore snapshots to recover files or folders 1 Right click the RollBack Rx icon in the system tray Select Open RollBack Rx from the popup menu You will need a user name and password to access the Application Console if the RollBack Rx s Access Control is enabled 2 In the Application Console under the Common Tasks click on Explore Snapshot Or select Instant Recovery from the left hand navigation pane and then Explore Snapshot 3 From the snapshot list select the snapshot you want to recover the files from If you are not sure which snapshot to recover the files from use the calendar and cloc
10. options 1 Default Setup gt Install RollBack Rx with some default program setting such as e Copy Program files to the default C Program Files Shield folder e Protect all available partitions on the primary hard drive e Disable RollBack Rx access control Do not require a password to access RollBack Rx program consoles e Disable Windows System Restore 2 Custom Setup gt Let s you customize program settings during setup such as e Location to copy program files to e What specific partition to protect e Enable Disable RollBack Rx access control and enter password e Enable Disable Windows System Restore e Setup RollBack Rx on multi boot systems 3 Advanced Setup gt Used to deploy RollBack Rx to a network of computers with pre configured program settings Advanced setup reads in the program settings from a setup configuration file setup cfg You can create a setup cfg configuration file using Advanced Setup Configuration Wizard ASCW provided in the support folder on the program CD or download zip file With ASCW you can configure all RollBack Rx program settings Unattended Deployment To mass deploy RollBack Rx with Windows active directory SMS software deployment tools Network logon scripts or system images refer to the RollBack Rx Deployment whitepaper included in the Documents folder on the program CD Once you have choose your installation option you will be prompted to input your user company name and your product ID
11. License Information Enter your licensed product ID or click on Demo button to genereate a trial product ID User Name Horizon DataSys Company Name H orizon DataSys Product ID Click Next Once all files have been installed a window will display notifying you that setup is complete Click Finish to restart your computer at this point to complete installation RollBack Rx PC Edition Licence Activation Horizon Datasys committed to the protection of intellectual property rights and the reduction of software piracy Everyone in the economic chain not just the software developer is hurt by piracy including the reseller the support provider and you the end user RollBack Rx contains a software based product activation technology which means you must activate your RollBack Rx installations in order to authenticate your license key ACTIVATE ROLLBACK RX OVER INTERNET CONNECTION If the computer has RollBack Rx installed is connected to the Internet you can easily activate RollBack Rx over the Internet connection gt Product Activation RollBack Rx Professional contains a software based product activation technology for license management which means you must activate your copy of RollBack Rx Professional in order to authenticate the license Activate RollBack Rx Professional over Internet connection Activate RollBack Rx Professional without Internet connection Next
12. apshot ShdCmd exe Restore baseline current i snapid n snapname t createtime take u administrator p password Snapid can be retrieved by running hdCmd exe list Restore Individual Partitions or Drives Not open in v10 2 Only restore specific partition or drive ShdCmd exe RestoreDrive driveletter partindex baseline current i snapid n snapname t createtime take driveletter partindex can be retrieve by running ShdCmd exe Part Snapid can be retrieved by running ShdCmd exe list Exclude Files from Restore ShdCmd exe SyncFile add filename del filename clear u administrator p password Exclude Registry from Restore ShdCmd exe SyncReg add keyname1 del keyname1 clear export filename backup u administrator p password add Add registry keys to be excluded from restore del Deleted registry keys added to the exclusion clear Delete ALL registry keys added to the exclusion export Export the registry keys added to the exclusion to afile for debug only Baseline Manager ShdCmd exe Baseline reset update u administrator p password reset reset to baseline update update baseline Scheduled Tasks Add Scheduled Snapshot ShdCmd exe AddSnapTask schtype restart onetime monthly weekly daily hourly t schtime n taskname lock u administrator p password 43 Add Scheduled Restore ShdCmd exe AddResetTask schtyp
13. d Tasks ciscsicciiecsssccdcccsnaied sec cosaace cedsusaeansieetananaesa bavaeeaauddedsaueacd lacnanseucencennsuwaeney 34 Rollback System with Scheduled Tasks ccccccccccsssseececessseececeecssaaeceecsscaeeeecesseeeeeceeeeseaaeeeenss 34 Take Snapshots with Scheduled Tasks cccccccccsssseccecssessececeecsennaeceecseuaeeeeceeeeneeeeeeesenaeeseeses 36 Chapter 9 Program Settings ccccccceccsssseccecssseneeeeceseseeeeceeeesesaeeeeceseaueeecseseeaeeeeseeeaaeeeeenees 37 Introduction This User s Guide is designed to familiarize you with features and benefits of RollBack Rx You can find the complete list of all the product s features and a brief description of each feature in this document It is highly recommended that you read this User s Guide thoroughly before installing setup The information contained in this User s Guide is subject to change without notice Horizon Datasys assumes no responsibility nor obligation of any kind for any errors contained herein nor in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this document RollBack Rx has revolutionized the way PC users recover from common computing disasters RollBack Rx offers instant PC rollback file recovery system and PC disaster recovery all in one RollBack Rx can instantly undo any common PC issue by reverting the PC back to any saved earlier state With RollBack Rx you can easily restore your PC to how it was an hour ago last year yesterday las
14. de desired result Thus defragmentation programs are blocked The need for a defragmenter varies according to the file allocation system used and the amount of file creation and update activity on the hard drive Horizon DataSys recommends that defragmentation be done before installing RollBack Rx And to uninstall RollBack if a third party defragmentation utility is required and to then reinstall RollBack Rx afterwards RollBack Rx has a build in defragmenter as the prefered alternative 45 Support Options Horizon DataSys is committed to providing exceptional customer support and exemplary technical service to all our customers Our goal is to provide you with professional assistance in the use of our software through a variety of methods including user documentation online and personal contacts According to our experience with customers the most common questions usually be answered by using our Frequently Asked Question FAQ or other various technical white papers Please check your questions in the FAQ and knowledge base before proceeding with other support options Click here to access the FAQ Click here to access the Community Forum If you re still not able to find answers to your questions in the RollBack Rx FAQ and the Community Forum you can go to Horizon Datasys web site support page for more product related documents white papers and other information You can also submit an online support ticket with the Horizon Datasy
15. e restart logoff onetime monthly weekly daily hourly t schtime n taskname u administrator p password List Scheduled Tasks ShdCmd exe ListTask u administrator p password Delete Scheduled Tasks ShdCmd exe DelTask i taskid n taskname type snap reset u administrator p password i taskid n taskname delete a specific scheduled task type snap Delete all scheduled tasks for snapshots type reset Delete all scheduled tasks for restore Defragment Snapshot Defragment ShdCmd exe Maintenance u administrator p password Set Subsystem to Defrag on Every Restart ShdCmd exe TsrOpt yesdor nodor u administrator p password Enable Disable Background Defrag ShdCmd exe WinOpt Enable Disable Event Logs ShdCmd exe Event add appnamet del appnamet clear u administrator p password Export Logs ShdCmd exe Log export filename clear u administrator p password 44 Product Support Product Limitations The following limitations still exist in RollBack Rx v10 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 Disk 0 or the primary hard drive RollBack Rx does not support SCSI RAID or mirroring hard drive configurations Booting From an External Media OS RollBack Rx cannot protect the hard drive when changes are made to the
16. er The righthand side panel shows the currently scheduled tasks Click on Add to bring up the new schedule settings window Type in a name in the Name field for the new task Select the Task Type as Take snapshot In the Schedule Type drop down list and select a schedule type Click on OK to save the new scheduled task 3 You will then see a new scheduled task entry You can select to view the properties of the scheduled task or delete it Take New Snapshot with Batch Commands You can incorporate RollBack Rx s instant recovery capability into your application by calling a command line switch Please refer to the Command Line Switches section of this User Guide for details on how to take a new snapshot with batch commands 23 Chapter 5 Manage Snapshots Manage Snapshots View Snapshot Properties To view the properties of a snapshot 1 Right click the RollBack Rx icon in the system tray Select Open RollBack Rx from the popup menu You will need a user name and password to logon RollBack Rx Application Console if Access Control is enabled 2 Inthe Application Console choose the Snapshots option in the lefthand navigation pane The righthand side panel shows all the available snapshots The current snapshot you are in is indicated by a big green arrow 3 Right click a snapshot and select Properties from the right click popup menu You can change the snapshot name and description on the Snapshot Properties wi
17. g the system back the baseline setting Resetting to the baseline allows you to return the computer back to the baseline configuration with a single reboot 1 Right click RollBack Rx icon in the system tray select Open RollBack Rx from the popup menu You will need a user name and password to login to the RollBack Rx Application Console if Access Control is enabled 30 2 Inthe Application Console underTools amp Settings click on Baseline Manager The right side panel shows the Baseline Manager options Select Reset to the Baseline The computer needs to restart to reset to the baseline All the snapshots taken after the baseline snapshot will be permanently deleted after you Reset to the Baseline Please back up your important data before running Reset to the Baseline option If you want to rollback the system to the existing baseline snapshot and keep all the other snapshots select rollback system instead 31 Chapter 8 Scheduled Tasks Rollback System with Scheduled Tasks You can schedule RollBack Rx to automatically rollback to a snapshot with one of the following seven scheduled task settings e Schedule RollBack Rx to rollback system on restart e Schedule RollBack Rx for system restore on log off e Schedule RollBack Rx for a one time system rollback e Schedule RollBack Rx for hourly system rollback e Schedule RollBack Rx for daily system rollback e Schedule RollBack Rx for weekly system rollback e
18. k to approximate your time Click on Explore to continue 4 RollBack Rx will create virtual drive s for the selected snapshot You can see the virtual drive s in Windows Explorer and browse them as you would with regular drives to find files and folders To recover a file or folder copy and paste or drag and drop it them to your other drives on your computer Revert Files to Old Time Stamp If you have made unwanted changes to a file or may want to look inside an earlier snapshot for a prior version of a document You can use RollBack Rx to revert a file to its earlier versions 1 Right click the file you want to revert Select Restore from snapshot on the popup menu You will need a user name and password to log into the RollBack Rx Application console if the Access Control is enabled 2 Alternatively from the Snapshots list select a snapshot you want to recover the file from If you are not sure which snapshot to recover files from use the calendar and clock to approximate the time 3 You can choose to save the file to a new location or to overwrite the existing file Click on Next to continue Chapter 4 Taking Snapshots The magic of RollBack Rx is in its snapshots You can recover a crashed system by simply rolling it back to a prior snapshot you can recover an earlier version of a corrupted file A snapshot can be viewed as a complete picture of the system at the moment in time when the snapshot was taken It s
19. lBack Rx s shortcut on your desktop to the main Application Console You can find it in the lower right hand corner of your Windows desktop This SysTray icon provides you quick access to the RollBack Rx GUI interface From the system tray users can quickly take new snapshots roll back to a previous snapshot or even launch the RollBack Rx main program console You can access the system tray icon by right clicking on the icon to bring up the popup menu Chapter 1 Installation and Setup Minimum Requirements for RollBack Rx PC Edition Verify that your system meets the following minimum requirements before attempting to install RollBack Rx PC Edition e 800 megahertz MHz processor e Microsoft Windows XP Millennium Edition Me Microsoft Windows 2000 Windows Vista Windows 7 or Windows 8 amp 8 1 e 1gigabytes GB of RAM e 1 gigabyte GB of free hard disk space for installation e CD DVD ROM drive if you need to setup from the installation CD e Additionally you must have an Internet Service provider ISP if you wish to activate the program over an Internet connection Rollback Rx is designed for Windows PCs Do NOT install it on servers Always backup your important data before installing Rollback Rx Install RollBack Rx PC Edition Before installing RollBack Rx close any applications that are running To install RollBack Rx PC Edition insert the installation disk or run the Rollback_Rx _ Versio
20. ll the available snapshots The current snapshot you are in is indicated by a big green arrow 3 Right click a snapshot and select Explore from the popup menu When the Snapshot Browser window appears select Open Virtual Drive s 4 The snapshot will be mounted as a virtual drive s You can then browse the virtual drive s as a local disk in Windows Explorer Click on Close Virtual Drive s to dismount the snapshot Rebooting the PC will also dismount the snapshot as well 26 Chapter 6 System security RollBack Rx Access Control To prevent unauthorized users from accessing Rollback Rx on your system you can password protect RollBack Rx by enabling Access control The Access Control s user account s and password s apply to both RollBack Rx Application Console and the Subsystem Console Enabling Access Control will prevent unauthorized users from creating snapshot from rolling back the system and even from viewing the contents of any snapshot created after the baseline snapshot Enable RollBack Rx Access Control during Setup To enable RollBack Rx Access Control during setup you need to use either Custom Setup or Advanced Setup 1 To enable the Access Control during Custom Setup Select the enable Access Control checkbox and provide a password for the administrator account You must remember this password You will need it to access the RollBack Rx program consoles You also need this password to uninstall R
21. n exe file you downloaded where Version is the version number of your installation file A welcome screen will appear at the start of the installation process Click Next to continue installation of RollBack Rx PC Edition RollBack Rx Professional Setup Wizard This setup wizard will lead you through the process of installing RollBack Rx Professional on your computer We RECOMMMEND you to make a backup of your important data before pressing Next to continue the setup wizard Read and click Accept on the End User License Agreement Then click Next Also Click Next on the next screen to check for the latest available version build setup files Choose the location to install RollBack Rx to A minimum of 1 GB of free disk space is required where RollBack Rx PC Edition will be installed RollBack Rx PC Edition is now ready to install Click Next to start the installation process G S RollBack Rx Professional 10 3 Setup Type Selection Select the type of setup you prefer and then click Next Typical Program will be installed with the most common settings P Recommended for regular users O Custom You can customize the program setting Required for multi boot systems Unattended Setup Program will be automatically installed with settings defined in the setup ini configuration file For mass deployment The RollBack Rx PC Edition setup program will return with 3 installation
22. ndow The used space information reveals how much diskdrive space is taken up by all snapshots and how much is taken by this particular snapshot Delete Snapshots To delete RollBack Rx snapshots 1 Right click the RollBack Rx icon in the system tray select Open RollBack Rx from the popup menu You will need a user name and password to login to RollBack Rx Application Console if Access Control is enabled 2 Inthe Application Console choose the Snapshots option in the lefthand navigation pane The righthand side panel shows all the available snapshots The current snapshot you are in is indicated by a big green arrow 3 Right click a snapshot and select Delete from the popup menu To delete multiple snapshots hold down the Ctrl key while selecting snapshots 24 4 From the Tools menu you can also select the Delete All Unlocked button to delete all the unlocked snapshots You cannot delete the baseline snapshot any locked snapshots nor your current snapshot To delete locked snapshots unlock it first Lock or Unlock Snapshots You can lock a snapshot to prevent it from being accidentally deleted and from being removed by RollBack Rx s automatic deletion of older snapshots 1 Right click the RollBack Rx icon in the system tray select Open RollBack Rx from the popup menu You will need a user name and password to login to RollBack Rx Application Console if the access control is enabled 2 Inthe Application
23. ollBack Rx 2 To enable the Access Control during Advanced Setup you need to use the Advanced Setup Configuration Wizard ASCW provided in the support folder on the program CD For more information on ASCW refer to the RollBack Rx deployment whitepaper in the document folder on the program CD Enable RollBack Rx Access Control after Setup 1 To enable RollBack Rx Access Control after setup right click the RollBack Rx icon in the system tray Select Open RollBack Rx from the popup menu 2 Inthe Application Console under Control Panel click on Access Control under Tools amp Settings Check the Enable access control checkbox 3 You will be prompted to set a password for the administrator account You must remember this password You will need it to access the RollBack Rx program consoles You also need this password to uninstall RollBack Rx Confirm password and click OK If you have installed RollBack Rx using the Default Setup access control is disabled by default 27 Create New Users I RollBack Rx Professional ole x T Common Tasks jj Tools amp Settings Q Help v Home Access Control BS instant Recovery Require user authentication to access the program consoles and Features V Enable Access Control ee Add Ex Delete Bl Properties B EventLogs User Change Password Lx J in R Admir x Professional built in administrator Set Administrator s Password T Task Scheduler
24. opup menu You will need a user name and password to login to RollBack Rx Application Console if the access control is enabled 2 Inthe Application Console under Tools amp Settings click on Snapshot Defragmenter Click on Defragment Now and select the snapshot s to start defrag In the navigation pane on the lefthand side column select Snapshots chose the Defragment submenu option select the snapshot s and click on Next It might take some time to defrag all snapshots depends on how many snapshots you have and when it they were defragged last 3 To automate snapshot defragging go to Tools amp Settings gt Settings gt Advanced Settings gt select Defrag snapshots at the subsystem during next bootup and define when you would like the defrag to regularily take place either after deleting some number of snapshots or after taking some number of snapshots For optimal system performance it s important to defrag snapshots regularily Explore Snapshots You can mount a snapshot as a virtual drive s and explore it them as a local drive s To explore a snapshot 1 Right click the RollBack Rx icon in the system tray select Open RollBack Rx from the popup menu You will need a user name and password to login to RollBack Rx Application Console if the access control is enabled 2 Inthe Application Console choose the Snapshots option in the lefthand navigation pane The righthand side panel shows a
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26. ou must first enable RollBack Rx access control System security uses the same user accounts and passwords provided by the Access Control Enable RollBack Rx System Security RollBack Rx Professional soley es ee rr E us Common Tasks P Tools amp Settings v Help Home System Security Lg Instant Recovery Prevent unauthorized access to the system and data Snapshots Task Schedule V Require password authentication to start the computer encrypt snapshots to prevent unauthorized access HANARA to data in the snapshots You must enable Access Control to use this feature Event Logs Apply 1 To enable RollBack Rx system security right click the RollBack Rx icon in the system tray select Open RollBack Rx from the popup menu You will need a user name and password to login to the RollBack Rx Application Console if Access Control is enabled 2 Inthe Application Console under the Tools amp Settings menu item click on System Security Enabling System Security will require password verification in order to start Windows and will further prevent all unauthorized access to the system and data by encrypting RollBack Rx snapshots using 256 bit AES encryption Attempting to bypass this password authentication by connecting the RollBack Rx protected harddrive as a slave drive on another system will only allow you to see the contents of the baseline 29 Chapter 7 Manage Baseline Update Ba
27. rd drive to the time of the snapshot To keep the latest user data created after the snapshot you can select files or folders to transfer to the restoring snapshot so your data will remain unchanged even after rolling back to another snapshot To exclude files from being changed by a roll back click on the Exclusion button 3 Select the files or folders in the current system that you would like to synchronize with the snapshot you are rolling back to It is recommended you only select files because large folders could take much longer to synchronize 4 The computer needs to restart to complete the install Click on Restart to restart the computer You can select to take a snapshot of the current PC before rolling back to a snapshot in case you want to come back later Rollback System When Windows Fails To Start Up If you encounter a complete system crash and you re not able to start Windows you need to rollback the system from the RollBack Rx Subsystem Console 1 To access the Subsystem Console restart the computer press the HOME key as you see the RollBack Rx logo You will need to provide a user name and password if the RollBack Rx access control is enabled 2 Click on Rollback system You will see a list of available snapshots Select a snapshot and click on Next to rollback to that snapshot Rollback System from Desktop Shortcut To rollback system from the desktop shortcut 1 Right click RollBack Rx icon in
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29. s Snapshot description is limited to 50 characters 3 New snapshot will be created instantly To ensure best possible snapshot integrity it s recommend that you save all the files and close all running applications before taking a new snapshot RolBack Rx Professional sei Common Tasks v i Tools amp Settings v 7 Help RollBack Rx Professional WM Instant Recovery Go Back in Time Instantly Restore PCs in Seconds Task Scheduler Total Snapshots 2 Last Snapshot 3 12 2015 11 03 59 AM B EventLogs Last Restore Total Protected Space 39 9 GB Free Space JE Used Space 5 07 GB Scheduled Tasks JE Free Space 34 9 GB Protected Drives Shortcut New Snapshot 4 snapshot is complete system state By taking a new snapshot you will have the ability to go back to this exact point in time Taking a snapshot takes seconds and uses very little disk space So take as many snapshot as you like Rollback System Instantly restore your workstation to any snapshot Within seconds your system will be back to a previous state RollBack Rx Professional is just like your very own time machine for your PC Take New Snapshots When Windows Fails to Start Up If you encounter a complete system crash and you re not even able to boot into Windows Before you choose to rollback your system to another snapshot from the RollBack Rx Subsystem Console you can take a new snapshot from the Subsystem Console to preserve yo
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31. seline The very first snapshot created during the setup of RollBack Rx is the baseline snapshot It s the foundation of all snapshots created thereafter After updating the operating system with a new service pack or after making some other major changes on your computer you might want to make the current system as the new baseline 1 Right click the RollBack Rx icon in the system tray select Open RollBack Rx from the popup menu You will need a user name and password to login to the RollBack Rx Application Console if Access Control is enabled 2 Inthe Application Console under Tools amp Settings click on Baseline Manager The right side panel shows the Baseline Manager options Select the Update the Baseline option The computer will need to restart in order to update the baseline Updating the baseline will consolidate all the existing snapshots into a single new baseline All other snapshots will be deleted after running Update the Baseline option If you just want to take a new snapshot of the current system select take snapshot instead Reset to Baseline The very first snapshot created during the setup of RollBack Rx is the baseline snapshot It s most likely the base configuration of your computer during the installation of RollBack Rx Over a period of time you may have taken many new snapshots incorporating new programs or settings But would now like to improve performance or undo problem issues by returnin
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33. t Activation 3 J To activate RollBack Rx Professional without Internet connection please provide the Following product ID and activation ID to tech support The tech support will provide you an activation code based on the IDs provided Product ID RM1012 240632 472330 Activation ID 13302649 14682381 05383926 Activation Code Activate Cancel 1 To manually activate RollBack Rx right click the RollBack Rx system tray icon and select About from the popup menu Click on the Activate button and select Activate RollBack Rx without an Internet connection and click on Next 2 Onthe Product Activation Window you will see a Product ID and an Activation ID write down those two numbers and send them to Horizon Datasys tech support by email fax or phone You can find these contacts at http www horizondatasys com en contact aspx 3 Horizon Datasys tech support will reply to you with an Activation Code based on the Product ID and Activation ID you provided 4 Copy and paste the Activation Code into the Activation Code field and click the Activate button Uninstalling RollBack Rx from Windows You can remove RollBack Rx from your computer through one of the two options provided in Windows 1 Uninstall RollBack Rx from the Control Panel gt Programs and Features gt RollBack Rx 2 Uninstall RollBack Rx by running from the Start Menu gt All Programs gt RollBack
34. t week or even a few seconds ago RollBack Rx s file recovery feature easily restores files from archived snapshots System and data security snapshot encryption prevents unauthorized access to system and data even if the PC is stolen RollBack Rx allows computer users regardless of their skill levels to easily fix most common computer problems in seconds What makes RollBack Rx the best choice for your PC protection solution Does not require hidden partition or reserved disk space to install Supports an unlimited number of snapshots Takes a new snapshot in 5 seconds Takes snapshots in the background without interrupting your work Rolls back to a snapshot in less than 10 seconds Works even if Windows OS fails to startup Allows you to browse inside snapshots to recover documents Allows snapshot encryption to prevent unauthorized access Does not deteriorate PC system performance Works as if it s not even there it doesn t require you to do a thing VVVVVVVV VV What Can RollBack Rx Do RollBack Rx allows you quickly and easily to Recover deleted and corrupted files Rollback your entire computer to a clean system after a virus infection Restore a crashed system to prior working state Reset a multi user system to a clean pre configured state after each user s session Completely remove unwanted software installations Back out of a failed software deployment Fix Windows system crashes or software problems Tr
35. the system tray select Rollback system from the popup menu Select a snapshot to rollback the system to You can also choose to take a snapshot of the current PC by checking the Take a snapshot of the current PC before rollback in case want to come back checkbox Click on Next to continue 2 The computer needs to restart to rollback to that snapshot Click on Restart to restart the computer Rollback System with Scheduled Tasks You can schedule RollBack Rx to automatically rollback your system with one of the following seven schedule settings e Schedule RollBack Rx to rollback system on restart e Schedule RollBack Rx for system restore on log off e Schedule RollBack Rx for a one time system rollback e Schedule RollBack Rx for hourly system rollback e Schedule RollBack Rx for daily system rollback e Schedule RollBack Rx for weekly system rollback e Schedule RollBack Rx for monthly system rollback 1 Right click RollBack Rx icon in the system tray Select Open RollBack Rx from the popup menu You will need a user name and password to log into Application Console if the RollBack Rx access control is enabled 2 Inthe Application Console under Task Scheduler navigation pane on the left hand side chose Add to bring up the new schedule settings window Select Rollback system in the schedule task drop down list then select your restore schedule type in the schedule type drop down list 3 For the RollBack Se
36. ttings you need to select which snapshot you want to rollback the system to You can select to a You can Rollback system to the most current snapshot to rollback to the lastest available snapshot or b Rollback system to a specific snapshot You also need to choose what to do with other snapshots after rolling back the system a Keep all the other snapshots b Remove all the other unlocked snapshots Click on OK to save the new schedule setting 4 You will then see a new scheduled task entry You can select Properties or double click on the task to view the scheduled task or click on Delete to delete it Rollback System with Batch Commands You can also incorporate RollBack Rx instant recovery ability into your application by calling a command line switch refer to the Command Line Switches section of this user s guide for details on how to rollback system with batch commands Chapter 3 Recover Files earch Snapshots to Recover Files To recover files or folders from a snapshot Right click the RollBack Rx icon in the system tray Select Open RollBack Rx from the popup menu You will need a user name and password to log into RollBack Rx Application Console if Access Control is enabled In the Application Console under the Common Tasks menu option click on Recover files Or click on the navigation pane on the right side panel and chose the Instant Recovery and then the Recover Files
37. ttings Program Appearance To customize RollBack Rx program appearance 1 Right click the RollBack Rx icon in the system tray select Open RollBack Rx from the popup menu You will need a user name and password to login to the Application Console if the access control is enabled 2 Inthe Application Console under Tools amp Settings gt Settings gt Program Appearence you should see a checkbox labeled Show RollBack icon in the system tray The right side panel shows the program settings options click on the Program Appearance tab There you can customize the following RollBack Rx program settings Show Do not show RollBack Rx icon in the system tray Show Do not show RollBack Rx logo during startup Show Do not show user name in logon screen Show Do not show popup message when taking scheduled tasks e Allow Do not allow user to cancel scheduled tasks e Change the Subsystem Console hotkey from HOME to something else e Auto run missed scheduled tasks at next logon Advanced Settings To configure advanced RollBack Rx program settings 1 Right click the RollBack Rx icon in the system tray select Open RollBack Rx from the popup menu You will need a user name and password to login to the Application Console if the access control is enabled 2 Inthe Application Console go to Tools amp Settings gt Settings gt Advanced Settings The right side panel shows the program settings options click on the Ad
38. ur data up to the moment of crash You can then access the crashed system snapshot for possible file recovery 1 Restart the computer Press the HOME key as you see the RollBack Rx Subsystem Console screen You will need a user name and password if RollBack Rx Access Control is enabled 2 Click on Take snapshot button You need to enter a name and description for the new snapshot Click on Next to take the new snapshot instantly Snapshot name is limited to 20 characters Snapshot description is limited to 50 characters By taking a snapshot of the crashed system you preserve whatever it is available in that crashed system After you rollback the system to an earlier snapshot you can then search the snapshot of the crashed system for possible data recovery 20 Take New Snapshots from Desktop Shortcut To take new snapshots from the desktop shortcut in system tray 1 Right click the RollBack Rx icon in the system tray select New Snapshot from the popup menu You will need a user name and password if the RollBack Rx Access Control option is enabled 2 Enter a name and description for the new snapshot You can also choose to lock the new snapshot by checking the Lock the new snapshot option Locking the snapshot will prevent it from been deleted Click on Next to continue 3 New snapshot will be created instantly To ensure best possible snapshot integrity it s recommended that you save all the files and
39. vanced settings tab There you can customize the following program settings e Automatically delete unlocked snapshots when they re more than __ days old e Automatically delete unlocked snapshots when free space is below _ MB 34 e Defrag snapshots during next startup to reclaim free space and improve system performance after deleting __ snapshots e Defrag snapshots during next startup to reclaim free space and improve system performance after taking ___ snapshots e Always take a snapshot of the current system before rolling back to another snapshot e Show the recover files utility after rolling back the system to another snapshot e Keep these files and folders unchanged when restoring the system to another snapshot Click Settings to define excluded files and folders To connect RollBack Rx to the Remote Management Console the RollBack Rx RMC a free utility that enables you to centrally control all the RollBack Rx client machines on your network from a single interface 1 Right click the RollBack Rx icon in the system tray select Open RollBack Rx from the popup menu You will need a user name and password to login to the Application Console if the access control is enabled 2 Inthe Application Console go to Tools amp Settings gt Settings gt Network Settings To connect to the computer with the remote management console installed you will need to provide e RollBack Rx Remote Management Console RMC ser
40. ve the newly scheduled task You will then see a new scheduled task entry You can select to view the properties of the scheduled task or delete it Take Snapshots with Scheduled Tasks You can schedule RollBack Rx to automatically take new snapshots with one of the following seven schedule settings Schedule RollBack Rx to take new snapshots on restart Schedule RollBack Rx to take a one time new snapshot Schedule RollBack Rx to take hourly new snapshots Schedule RollBack Rx to take daily new snapshots Schedule RollBack Rx to take weekly new snapshots Schedule RollBack Rx to take monthly new snapshots Schedule RollBack Rx to take event based snapshots Right click the RollBack Rx icon in the system tray select Open RollBack Rx from the popup menu You will need a user name and password to login to the Application Console if the access control is enabled In the Application Console on the left hand side navigation pane click on the Task Scheduler option The right side panel shows the scheduled tasks Click on Add in the sub menu to bring up the Add New Task settings window Type in a name for this new scheduled task Select Take Snapshot in the Task Type drop down list and select a schedule type in the schedule type drop down list Click on OK to save the new scheduled task You should see a new scheduled task entry You can select to view the properties of the scheduled task or delete it 33 Chapter 9 Program se
41. ver name or IP address and server port e Ifthe computer is behind a proxy or firewall you will also need to provide the proxy server s settings in order to connect to the remote management console server 35 Chapter 10 Command Line Switches RollBack Rx provides you a set of command line switches that enable you to take snapshots and restore the system back to an existant snapshot with batch files or network scripts Help ShdCmd exe Help Setup and Uninstall Unattended Setup Setup exe s Uninstall ShdCmd exe Uninstall baseline current i snapid n snapname t createtime u administrator p password Snapid can be retrievd by runing ShdCmd exe list Program Settings Tray Icon ShdCmd exe Traylcon show hide u administrator p password Language ShdCmd exe Lang set langid u administrator p password Langid can be retrievd by runing ShdCmd exe Lang Subsystem Display Mode ShdCmd exe StartMode text color16 color256 colortrue u administrator p password Show Protected Partitions ShdCmd exe Part u administrator p password 40 Import Program Settings from Setup ini ShdCmd exe Import path inifilepath u administrator p password Access Control Access Control ShdCmd exe AccessCtrl enable disable u administrator p password enable Enable access control disable Disable access control ShdCmd exe AccessCtrl Show access control status Add Users
42. very important to regularily take or automatically set RollBack Rx to take new snapshots to include the most recent changes on your system This way in case you need to do a system rollback you won t be rolling back to weeks or months ago You can take a new snapshot in seconds with RollBack Rx You can take a new snapshot with one of the following methods e Take new snapshots from RollBack Rx s main program console in Windows e Take new snapshot from the RollBack Rx pre Windows subsystem console when Windows fails to start up e Take new snapshots by right clicking on RollBack Rx system tray systray icon e Take new snapshots with command line switches or with batch files e Setup scheduled tasks to automatically take new snapshots Taking new snapshot from the Application Console To take new snapshots from the RollBack Rx Application Console 1 Right click the RollBack Rx systray icon Select Open RollBack Rx from the popup menu You will need a password to log into the RollBack Rx Application Console if Access Control is enabled 2 Inthe Application Console under the Commons Tasks menu click on Take snapshot You will need to enter a name and can also enter a description for the new snapshot You can also choose to lock the new snapshot by checking the lock the new snapshot option Locking the snapshot will prevent it from being deleted Click on Next to continue Snapshot name is limited to 20 character
43. x from the subsystem console uninstalling to the current system may still result in an unbootable system Chapter 2 Rollback System Different Ways to Rollback Your System You can rollback your system using one of the following methods e Rollback system from RollBack Rx main program console from inside Windows e Rollback system from RollBack Rx subsystem console when Windows OS fails to start up e Rollback system by right clicking system tray icon e Rollback system with command line switches or batch files e Set up a scheduled task to automatically rollback system Rollback System from the Application Console To rollback your system from the RollBack Rx application console 1 Right click the RollBack Rx system tray icon Select Open RollBack Rx from the popup menu You will need a password to access the main program console if the RollBack Rx access control is enabled 2 Inthe main program console under Common Tasks in the topmost menu click on Rollback system the right hand panel will display all the available snapshots The current snapshot you are in is indicated by a big green arrow Select the snapshot you want to rollback your system to You can choose to take a snapshot of the current system before rolling back by checking the Take a snapshot of the current PC before rollback in case want to come back checkbox Click on Next to continue Rollback system to a snapshot will reset everything on the ha
44. y out software products before actual deployments without risk Protect system and data from unauthorized access VVVVVVV VV Program Components RollBack Rx has two components that are installed during the setup process gt Application Console Windows based GUI gt Subsystem Console pre Windows mini OS Application Console GUI The Application Console is RollBack Rx s main graphical user interface GUI This is the GUI or Windows based component that is installed into the primary operating system It is from this console that you can perform all the RollBack Rx functions and have access to all the program features while in Windows Subsystem Console is also known as RollBack Rx s mini operating system that boots prior to the Windows operating system The Subsystem Console is the Interface to RollBack Rx disk operating system DOS The Subsystem Console works below the Windows operating system to provide a failsafe rollback capability if Windows is inaccessible ie in case of a Blue Screen of Death or system crash You can access the Subsystem Console by pressing the HOME key on keyboard during system startup while the RollBack Rx pre Windows is displayed From within the Subsystem Console you can perform many tasks such as rolling back the PC to a previous state Take a snapshot of the crashed PC so that you can retrieve data from this snapshot after performing a rollback or uninstall RollBack Rx System Tray Icon is Rol
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