What Is A Sandboxd Environment

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Abradaxis said:
I've heard of the term a number of times. What does it mean please?
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I Googled it, and got instant response. You might want to do the
same, then you can see the original descriptions, rather than
somebody's laborious and possibly erroneous copies of them.
 
Abradaxis said:
I've heard of the term a number of times. What does it mean please?
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Now is a great time to point you to one of the easiest ways to find
information on problems you may be having and solutions others have found:

Search using Google!
http://www.google.com/
(How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )

For example, using your subject and correcting for spelling...
http://www.google.com/search?q=What+Is+A+Sandbox+Environment

Google Keywords: computer, sandbox, sandbox(ed) environment, security,
testing
 
I've heard of the term a number of times. What does it mean please?
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Google "Deep Freeze" by Faronics. This is an excellent sandbox type
program ie. it basically makes your system drive (for example your C:
drive if you use it for Windows and apps only) revert back to what it
was before you booted up. This is something that Internet cafe's or
public libraries would use. If you're familiar with VMware, it's
similar to making your disks non-persistent. It automatically restores
the PC to it's original system state (all programs or changes are
wiped out when you reboot). Better than using anti-virus software in
my opinion.
 
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Bofhluser typed on Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:52:06 -0700 (PDT):
Google "Deep Freeze" by Faronics. This is an excellent sandbox type
program ie. it basically makes your system drive (for example your C:
drive if you use it for Windows and apps only) revert back to what it
was before you booted up. This is something that Internet cafe's or
public libraries would use. If you're familiar with VMware, it's
similar to making your disks non-persistent. It automatically restores
the PC to it's original system state (all programs or changes are
wiped out when you reboot). Better than using anti-virus software in
my opinion.
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Sounds a lot like Microsoft's EWF. I don't know how Deep Freeze works.
But EWF works by intercepting writes to the system/boot drive and
storing them into RAM instead. Just like a disk cache, but never
writing. The only bad part about EWF is the buffer only holds 512MB. Yes
you can check the tally. So you either tell it to either write (commit)
or dump everything and reboot. 512MB holds me usually about 40 to 50
hours worth of emailing, newsgroup, and browsing on the Internet. How
does Deep Freeze work in comparison?
 
In BillW50 typed on Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:49:12 -0500:
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Bofhluser typed on Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:52:06 -0700 (PDT):

Sounds a lot like Microsoft's EWF. I don't know how Deep Freeze works.
But EWF works by intercepting writes to the system/boot drive and
storing them into RAM instead. Just like a disk cache, but never
writing. The only bad part about EWF is the buffer only holds 512MB.
Yes you can check the tally. So you either tell it to either write
(commit) or dump everything and reboot. 512MB holds me usually about
40 to 50 hours worth of emailing, newsgroup, and browsing on the
Internet. How does Deep Freeze work in comparison?
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I also found "Windows SteadyState" (free from Microsoft) that sounds a
lot like "Deep Freeze" as well.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/sharedaccess/default.mspx
 
Many thanks to all responders. I've been duly chastised about not using
Google, which I do use almost daily, with the exception of this question.
 
How
does Deep Freeze work in comparison?
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I've not used EWF so I can't tell you how it compares. What I can
tell you is that Deep Freeze works, is industrial strength (protection
is absolute - no if's and but's), and works well.
 
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