Welcome to Vista Week - Michael Wallent: Windows Vista for Developers

All I want to know is how to turn VSS off.
The absolute last thing I want is old copies of sensitive files hanging around on my hard disk without my knowledge.
I back up my own files just fine, and only want Vista to keep it's hands to itself.
troposphere wrote:All I want to know is how to turn VSS off.
The absolute last thing I want is old copies of sensitive files hanging around on my hard disk without my knowledge.
I back up my own files just fine, and only want Vista to keep it's hands to itself.
>>> About System Restore: In previous versions it would only restore the system and application files but wouldn't touch any documents. Is this still the case? I found it pretty handy that documents weren't touched.
That's correct - the user data will not be replaced, only system-related binaries and stuff.
timewarp? my god.. sometimes i wonder what microsofts marketing dept. are thinking.. im sure its a great tech, but with a name like that everyone will just scream apple (time capsue) knockoff.. something that im sure is not even true.
i wish ms marketing why try and do justice the really smart and useful things that the devs come up with, and that they dont try to play of the names of lesser software complnies..
aL_ wrote:timewarp? my god.. sometimes i wonder what microsofts marketing dept. are thinking.. im sure its a great tech, but with a name like that everyone will just scream apple (time capsue) knockoff.. something that im sure is not even true.
i wish ms marketing why try and do justice the really smart and useful things that the devs come up with, and that they dont try to play of the names of lesser software complnies..
Few questions:
are the previous versions read-only shares always available?
Specifically are they mounted when accessed, or always there?
Can you talk some about the effects of defrag on previous versions?
In the video it discussed VSS and hardware providers, does previous versions work with hardware providers on Vista?
On Longhorn?
The integration of previous versions also works with shares on W2003?
How does previous versions work when DPM is installed? Can DPM be installed on Vista, or is this just a server technology?
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Adi Oltean wrote:There will be no Previous Versions displayed if a file didn't change at all between the current version and previous versions on the corresponding restore points. You should see at least one version if you:
1) Create a system restore point containing the file
2) Modify this file
3) Right-click to see its previous versions.
I like Vista, but I wish they would fix a few things with ShadowCopy:
1. Vista's Backup system "ShadowCopy" is a great concept, but it's done at set intervals. It would be much better if a ShadowCopy of a file was made automatically when a file is saved. For example, let's say I made a few changes to a file and save it a few times while I'm working on the file. But then I realize I made a mistake and would like to go back one version. Because ShadowCopies are made at set intervals, I can probably revert back to yesterday's version, not a version saved 10 minutes ago.
2. Also it would be nice to tell Vista what folders/files that the ShadowCopy should NOT make back-ups of -- in order to save valuable harddrive space. For example, when you use Media Center to record programs, you create large files that are probably each at least 3GB. These files are inherently meant to be stored temporarilly: you watch the recorded program and then you delete them. However, with ShadowCopy this deleted large file is kept in the background. So it would be nice if you could tell Vista not to backup the "Recorded TV" folder and thus saving harddrive room.
best wishes!
-Joey
The user runs the app again - lo and behold it no longer works crikey it still works even though its data file has been deleted! If the user goes into the options in the application to choose the data file then they clearly see the file
which has been deleted and which is not visible by Exploring to the folder.
My conclusion is that my application (at least for this one user - will all other users link to the same 'previous' version which contains current data?) is using a previous version. Certainly not what I would have envisaged.
Hi Adi,
As per comments at
http://www.geekzone.co.nz/freitasm/2516
"After working with Microsoft on this issue I found out that 32 bit requestors won't work with 64 bit VSS services "
Is this correct for W2K8 server (Longhorn)?
I wish its not.
Thanks
Great information! For the longest time I couldnt get shadow copy to work. Then I discovered that after re-enabling "TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper" service, shadow copy started working immediately
Can anyone else confirm that VSS requires TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper to be set to Automatic?
Adi Oltean wrote:>>> "Time Warp" was the code name for this technology....
Correct. One note - we used the code name "Timewarp" since 2001-2002, basically when the whole "Previous Versions" project was started. As mentioned in the video, the first shipping vehicle for Previous Versions was Windows Server 2003. What Vista added was support for local Previous Versions.