Use Windows without self modification

Discussion in 'Installation and Configuration of Parallels Desktop' started by Zen5656, May 2, 2012.

  1. Zen5656

    Zen5656 Junior Member

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    Hello!
    Is it possible to use windows without modification? Like this

    1. Boot windows
    2. Try some changes (maybe os)
    3. quit (somehow)
    4. Boot again: see without changes

    Like a backup but a setting from the start that changes are not saved. One way would be to copy the complete windows.pvm every time from a backup file and boot the copied file but this is a bit stupid ;)

    Any solution to this?

    Thanks!
     
  2. YanaYana

    YanaYana

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    Yes it is) You need to use Snapshot feature. Form the top Parallels Menu go to Virtual machine - make a Snapshot. In order to revert changes you just need to revert to the snapshot in Snapshot manager
     
  3. Zen5656

    Zen5656 Junior Member

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    That is a good feature. I love it! Like a time machine. Does it demand much disc space? It asked me to deactivate compression :(
     
  4. YanaYana

    YanaYana

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    it splits the disk into many parts. You may compress it manually tim eto time after deleting all snapshots if there is a need for compression
     

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