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12. Try&Decide
The Try&Decide feature allows creating a secure, controlled temporary workspace on your computer
without requiring you to install special virtualization software. You can perform various system
operations not worrying that you might damage your operating system, programs or data.
without requiring you to install special virtualization software. You can perform various system
operations not worrying that you might damage your operating system, programs or data.
After making virtual changes, you may apply them to your original system. If you make changes that
you want to keep, you might want to commit those changes to the system. Among the operations
you may attempt with this feature is to open mail attachments from unknown senders or visit Web
sites that might contain potentially troublesome content.
you want to keep, you might want to commit those changes to the system. Among the operations
you may attempt with this feature is to open mail attachments from unknown senders or visit Web
sites that might contain potentially troublesome content.
For example, if you visit a Web site or open an E-mail attachment that puts a virus on your temporary
duplicate, you can simply destroy the duplicate and no harm will be done – the virus will not appear
on your machine.
duplicate, you can simply destroy the duplicate and no harm will be done – the virus will not appear
on your machine.
It is important to remember that if you download E-mail from a POP mail server, create new files or edit existing
documents while in the Try&Decide mode and then decide to discard your changes, those files, document
changes, and mail will no longer exist. If you use POP E-mail, make sure to change the settings in your E-mail
client to leave your mail on the server before you activate the Try&Decide mode. This way, you can always
retrieve your E-mail again. Similarly, save new files and/or edited documents to a drive not protected by
Try&Decide.
documents while in the Try&Decide mode and then decide to discard your changes, those files, document
changes, and mail will no longer exist. If you use POP E-mail, make sure to change the settings in your E-mail
client to leave your mail on the server before you activate the Try&Decide mode. This way, you can always
retrieve your E-mail again. Similarly, save new files and/or edited documents to a drive not protected by
Try&Decide.
After starting Try&Decide mode you can safely install any system updates, drivers and applications
without worrying about what might happen to your system. If anything goes wrong, you can simply
discard the changes made in the Try&Decide mode.
without worrying about what might happen to your system. If anything goes wrong, you can simply
discard the changes made in the Try&Decide mode.
One of the best features of Try&Decide is that it isolates your "real" operating system from changes
to the temporary operating system duplicate made by updates. Should you find any kind of
incompatibility, you can easily revert your system to the initial state, which was not changed when
the update was applied.
to the temporary operating system duplicate made by updates. Should you find any kind of
incompatibility, you can easily revert your system to the initial state, which was not changed when
the update was applied.