RollBack XP Rollback XP Restores Peace of Mind for Windows XP Users

[Ponting]

Horizon DataSys is pleased to announce it is unveiling the latest addition to its product line of instant recovery software for PC's, a freeware version of RollBack RX for Windows XP: RollBack XP.

The announcement follows the Microsoft TechEd 2014 information technology tradeshow in Houston, Texas, where Horizon DataSys’s president, Lyle Patel and lead developer Andrew Shen realized the necessity for providing a freeware to serve the users of an OS that is officially discontinued. As a result, the company’s Texas development team will be releasing a freeware version of RollBack RX for Windows XP only, dubbed “RollBack XP” later this week.

The company believes it is in the best interest of Windows XP users that a version of RollBack RX software becomes available for free for the discontinued OS, as Microsoft announced on April 8, 2014, that support for the popular operating system will be discontinued. With over 1-billion users, Windows XP will still require safeguards to maintain the systems still utilizing it. The Windows XP lockdown for its support has sent ripples of discomfort into the IT industry, where many businesses and organizations still rely on Windows XP. RollBack XP aims to be the primary recovery software for Windows XP.

Previously, Microsoft used Steady State as their freeware recovery software. Support for it was locked down and new versions for later operating systems do not exist. Horizon DataSys realized that this impacted the IT industry, and released Reboot Restore RX freeware SteadyState alternative.

Now, Horizon DataSys is releasing RollBack XP to protect Windows XP and replace Windows System Restore as the go-to recovery software for XP users.

Lyle Patel, President and CEO of Horizon DataSys, released a statement about their decision to make a freeware version of RollBack RX for Windows XP users:

“I’m glad to say we made this decision. Many users still run Windows XP and they simply have too much data to safeguard. Porting to newer operating systems is costly and for some of these larger enterprises, unnecessary at this time. We believe that RollBack XP will greatly benefit the industry and provide much needed peace of mind for IT professionals and end users.”

Horizon DataSys’s other freeware product, Reboot Restore RX, was heralded as the premier alternative to Microsoft Steady State. Horizon DataSys estimates that over half a million users downloaded Reboot Restore RX in the first year of its release. The company believes that the new RollBack XP freeware will exceed this number of downloads due to the halt of XP’s support from Microsoft and because Windows XP still has an estimated billion users worldwide. Horizon DataSys believes that RollBack XP will help to preserve Windows XP and save users from having to upgrade to newer operating systems to avoid micro-disasters.

RollBack XP will feature the ability to take a maximum of 10 (Ten) snapshots and 1 (One) baseline. The company will offer the ability to upgrade to a paid version at a nominal cost if more than 5 snapshots are required. The product will function just as RollBack RX works now, but will be specific to Windows XP only and have limited snapshots in the freeware version.

Horizon DataSys recommends that users who wish to download RollBack XP for Windows XP freeware have Windows XP up to date with the latest service pack. The company expects the software to be released before the week ending May 25, 2014, and it will be available for download on its company website HorizonDataSys.com.

Horizon DataSys is the premier development company specializing in instant recovery software for Windows and is headquartered in Blaine, Washington.

Source: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/05/prweb11872221.htm

Edited May 23, 2014 by NSFfan

[iih1]

Thin good news for who stuck on Windows Xp...

[dcs18]

RollBack Rx PC is very suitable for Windows XP - have witnessed that, myself. :yes:

Unfortunately, it cannot create an image from one hardware to be restored to another hardware which is different. :(

But then, the mental disposition of XP Users does not encourage them to really indulge in such breath-taking stunts.

[Allen_Prasetya]

ahhh, rollback rx, i don't trust this software anymore cause the recent version of the software just make my pc messed up, BSOD here and there

[dcs18]

RollBack Rx PC succeeded in offering the drowning Users of XP, both ends of the same rope. :rofl: :lmao:

[Allen_Prasetya]

RollBack Rx PC succeeded in offering the drowning Users of XP, both ends of the same rope. :rofl: :lmao:

This :lol: :rofl:

[tn20]

ahhh, rollback rx, i don't trust this software anymore cause the recent version of the software just make my pc messed up, BSOD here and there

What happened? Did you try contacting their customer service?

[Airstream_Bill]

RollBack Rx PC succeeded in offering the drowning Users of XP, both ends of the same rope. :rofl: :lmao:

You are soo Right! After you use it to Recover you STILL Have Windows XP!!!!!!!!!!! :duh:

[tn20]

But then, the mental disposition of XP Users does not encourage them to really indulge in such breath-taking stunts.

I don't think its fair to suggest that XP users are dumb. A lot of them are do not want to upgrade their OS because they use legacy software and stuff. In my opinion, XP is one of the most stable OS from Windows, old or not.

[smallhagrid]

I have tried the other offerings by these folks and found them to be sadly lacking.

There are better ways to preserve one's chosen OS from harm.

Rollback and others like it ONLY work with single-boot/single OS systems and most such apps make a huge & almost impossible to fix mess out of any multi-boot/multi-OS system with multiple partitions.

Hello Tn20, and welcome to one of the best spots on the internet from a fellow user here !!

Seems as if you have only recently arrived here, so:

I don't think its fair to suggest that XP users are dumb. A lot of them are do not want to upgrade their OS because they use legacy software and stuff. In my opinion, XP is one of the most stable OS from Windows, old or not.

Just a little thought to add along with the attached pic=>

There are those who exist ONLY to aim offense at others as their main form of 'contact'.

Attempts to reason with such folks are simply a complete waste of life energy & time as all one gets in return is more acerbic hypercritical nastiness.

The only way to cope with such folks in any sort of peaceful, kind manner is to simply refuse to rise to the bait they offer endlessly - even when they fail to notice that they are offending most others most of the time.

Adding such users to one's 'ignore list' is a wonderful way to promote harmonious exchanges which I highly recommend.

Best Wishes to All !!

[dcs18]

I don't think its fair to suggest that XP users are dumb.

I actually did not - but then, try launching a search engine on this page with the parameter 'dumb' to find out who did (cannot blame you for nailing it.)

A lot of them are do not want to upgrade their OS because they use legacy software and stuff.

I run a lot of legacy stuff with Windows 7 and 8, myself - but then, I do not find myself boasting about it and what relation does that bear to one's obligation to limit oneself to use only XP, like a Slave?

In my opinion, XP is one of the most stable OS from Windows, old or not.

Why not - as long as the only OS you ever use in life is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the Late XP - it is no longer old, it is dead (some wait in hope for it to rise, again.)

Now, just browse through the posts of the previous Poster smallhagrid and check out the grief that his super-stable XP brings to his day-to-day life.

[funkyy]

Dcs 18...under that acerbic wit I believe you are really a nice guy at heart!!!

I don't think its fair to suggest that XP users are dumb.

I actually did not - but then, try launching a search engine on this page with the parameter 'dumb' to find out who did (cannot blame you for nailing it.)

A lot of them are do not want to upgrade their OS because they use legacy software and stuff.

I run a lot of legacy stuff with Windows 7 and 8, myself - but then, I do not find myself boasting about it and what relation does that bear to one's obligation to limit oneself to use only XP, like a Slave?

In my opinion, XP is one of the most stable OS from Windows, old or not.

Why not - as long as the only OS you ever use in life is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the Late XP - it is no longer old, it is dead (some wait in hope for it to rise, again.)

Now, just browse through the posts of the previous Poster smallhagrid and check out the grief that his super-stable XP brings to his day-to-day life.

Dcs 18, beneath that acerbic wit I believe you are really a nice guy at heart!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[smallhagrid]

Truth is:

Now, just browse through the posts of the previous Poster smallhagrid and check out the grief that his super-stable XP brings to his day-to-day life.

That would be exactly & precisely zero grief.

It is so incredibly stable & useful that I run it in a VM inside Linux too.

And just to round out the picture - I do also have a win 7 netbook sitting near my bed - and that's all it does too...

It sits & collects dust rather well.

Someday I might even bother a little with it, maybe.

Lots of enterprise-level, fortune 500 companies are still using NT4; a great many manufacturing companies use win2k for controlling precision machinery; and many places that need mission-critical systems actually use OS/2.

So throw around the word 'dead' all you want - so long as it makes you feel good, it's all good.

[dcs18]

Truth is:

Now, just browse through the posts of the previous Poster smallhagrid and check out the grief that his super-stable XP brings to his day-to-day life.

That would be exactly & precisely zero grief.

Do let me know whether I should pour out all of your grief into the public domain - but then, please do not try to blame me as it would get scandalous. :lol:

[clubhouse]

But then, the mental disposition of XP Users does not encourage them to really indulge in such breath-taking stunts.

I don't think its fair to suggest that XP users are dumb. A lot of them are do not want to upgrade their OS because they use legacy software and stuff. In my opinion, XP is one of the most stable OS from Windows, old or not.

Agreed, especially if they were 'dumb' enough to use XP once it was marketed, perhaps they stuck to a previous windows os until Vista arrived, or were they dumb enough to use that?....Still whatever, some will continue to make dumb unnecessary remarks about XP at every given opportunity.

[dcs18]

I don't think its fair to suggest that XP users are dumb.

I actually did not - but then, try launching a search engine on this page with the parameter 'dumb' to find out who did (cannot blame you for nailing it.)

Now, you'll find two. :sneaky:

[clubhouse]

Microsoft officially pulled the plug on Windows XP on April 8, so machines running it no longer receive updates and security patches, which basically makes the operating system vulnerable to attacks once a critical vulnerability is found.

Redmond has been saying pretty much the same thing for months, warning that users who aren’t upgrading could be exposed to attacks, but it turns out that there’s still a way to get updates on Windows XP despite end of support.

A trick published on a German forum claims that tweaking Windows XP in order to be identified by the Windows Update service as Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 could do the trick and help everyone that’s yet to upgrade to keep their computers fully protected.

The differences between Windows XP and Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 aren’t too big, so if you continue to receive updates for the latter even if you’re running the first, you should be all secure.

Here’s an excerpt from Microsoft’s product FAQ regarding the differences between the two OS versions:

Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 contains the following Embedded Enabling Features:
- File-Based Write Filter (FBWF), which redirects writes to disk to RAM and helps protect the underlying OS image.
- USB Boot, which allows installation from a USB key.
Office productivity applications are not licensed to be run on POSReady.
POS for .NET is included with POSReady.
POSReady does not contain Help files, which reduces its footprint.
Both products use the same management software.

There’s also another catch. While Windows XP support was officially stopped on April 8, Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 will continue to get patches until April 9, 2019, so your computer could still get updates for 5 more years unless Microsoft blocks this trick.

So here are the steps to tweak Windows XP and make Windows Update servers think that they are dealing with an embedded version:

Right-click anywhere on your computer and create a new text document. Give it any name and change the extension to .reg. Right-click it again and click “Edit.”

In the Notepad window that shows up, paste the following code and then save it:

CODE
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\WPA\PosReady]
"Installed"=dword:00000001


Additionally, you can also download our .reg file that contains all the necessary lines and simply double-click it in order to apply the changes. Reboot your computer and check for updates once again. With some luck, plenty of new updates should be available for download.

Keep in mind that Microsoft might very well block this trick in some other ways, but it’s still worth a try if you’re yet to upgrade.

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/how-to-update-windows-xp-after-end-of-support.364219/

Edited May 24, 2014 by clubhouse

[Allen_Prasetya]

ahhh, rollback rx, i don't trust this software anymore cause the recent version of the software just make my pc messed up, BSOD here and there

What happened? Did you try contacting their customer service?

nahhh, i'm just tired of their software, so that's why i'm deciding not to use Rollback RX anymore

[smallhagrid]

There is a whole, very interesting history regarding this company and their products:

nahhh, i'm just tired of their software, so that's why i'm deciding not to use Rollback RX anymore

And I seem to recall trying what came before them as well - but that was long, long ago and I found better stuff to use since then.

I love seeing this, BTW:

This post is hidden because you have chosen to ignore posts by dcs18.

That function just works so very well at making the 'noise' go away completely...!!

Best Wishes to All.

[clubhouse]

There is a whole, very interesting history regarding this company and their products:

nahhh, i'm just tired of their software, so that's why i'm deciding not to use Rollback RX anymore

And I seem to recall trying what came before them as well - but that was long, long ago and I found better stuff to use since then.

I love seeing this, BTW:

This post is hidden because you have chosen to ignore posts by dcs18.

That function just works so very well at making the 'noise' go away completely...!!

Best Wishes to All.

I enjoy his self important utterences on all things...Especially his 'tutorials' :lol: :lol:

[jilowjacob1990]

There is a whole, very interesting history regarding this company and their products:

nahhh, i'm just tired of their software, so that's why i'm deciding not to use Rollback RX anymore

And I seem to recall trying what came before them as well - but that was long, long ago and I found better stuff to use since then.

I love seeing this, BTW:

This post is hidden because you have chosen to ignore posts by dcs18.

That function just works so very well at making the 'noise' go away completely...!!

Best Wishes to All.

I enjoy his self important utterences on all things...Especially his 'tutorials' :lol: :lol:

There are plenty of alternatives to rollback available.Seagate and western digital hard disk users can download the free version of acronics true image from seagate/WD websites.Easus to do back works well except that the free version does not make bootable iso.

[anyname]

The initial evaluation period may be extended. If you require and extended evaluation period, please contact our sales team and they can provide you with an extended trial key for 30, 60 or 90 days. Contact sales for more details.

Why do you say free?

[mike.mt]

@jilowjacob1990 ..Well put buddy as you rightly mention, there are plenty of decent imaging / back apps that fulfil the required role….

Coupled with correctly set internet Gateway & Endpoint security measures in place, a stable / properly configured XP system will still function well for usage that does not require a newer OS.

For the vast majority of home & 100% of corporate users that look at computers as a tools, not a way of life. There are more productive tasks needed to be done during the day rather than keep performing fresh installations whenever a new service pack or software update arises etc.

When there is a need for new hardware or a box suffers software stability issues, the user then has a choice of what OS to run with on the fresh system. In that situation XP as reliable & robust as it has been, is not mine. But each to their own.

Also thumbs up to @smallhagrid for the ignore list tip. Works a treat with don* & others. :)

[Ponting]

The initial evaluation period may be extended. If you require and extended evaluation period, please contact our sales team and they can provide you with an extended trial key for 30, 60 or 90 days. Contact sales for more details.

Why do you say free?

Rollback XP is free and will be released in few days :)

[anyname]

wait and wait...