Try and Decide


OK. After a much deserved break, I'm back. That trouble with the IRS, as it turns out, was just a hoax. I got all riled up over nothing. Still, work committments have kept me from updating my blog and I must apologize for that. So, let's get back to where we left off.


Try and Decide is a neat little function in Acronis True Image Home 2009 that allows you to test a potentially dangerous application (drivers, apps, updates, upgrades, etc.) before you actually install it on your system.

Try and Decide creates a virtual workspace which isolates systems resources during the testing process. All the user has to do is click on the Try and Decide function from True Image Home's main menu, click on the 'play' button and the computer automatically enters into virtual mode.

Not sure of your latest P2P client, mp3 download or website? Go ahead and try/install it within Try and Decide. If the client, file or program is infected with any sort of trojan or malware, it won't affect your system. Try and Decide allows you to check on program compatibility. When you click on the 'pause' or 'stop' button, your system reverts back to its normal state and you can then discard the infected application.

Try and Decide works within Acronis Secure Zone (ASZ), that disk partition True Image advises you to create upon startup. However, I noticed that Try and Decide tends to use up a lot of the space reserved for ASZ, meaning that you may not have enough space left over for your backup chores. Because of this, I have since opted to save my backup chores on a separate disk partition, a purely arbitrary decision designed to minimize having to manage space requirements.

Next up: More apps you can't do without