> to mirror the Virtual PC Email Data folder back to D:\Email Data
> The question is - If I then close VPC and do not save changes, if I have
> contracted Viruses, Worms Trojans etc whilst Online and as any changes to
> VPC
> have not been enabled on closing, does this mean that my actual operating
> system has not been affected by the unwanted intrusions and security has
> not
> been breached.
> Please forgive what may be a simple question, but could someone give a
> definitive answer to the following:-
> 1 I set up a Virtual Machine which I will use solely for Internet
> Access
> and Email collection.
> 2 I permanently share a folder called 'Email Data' on drive D of the
> actual Hard Disk
> 3 In the settings in VPC, I enable Undo disks
> 4 I start VPC and use Robocopy to mirror D:\Email Data to the Email
> Data location on the Virtual Machine
> 5 I connect to the Internet and also collect any Email into VPC which
> I
> check for viruses.
> 6 On closing my Internet connection and still in VPC, I use Robocopy
> to mirror the Virtual PC Email Data folder back to D:\Email Data
>
> The question is - If I then close VPC and do not save changes, if I have
> contracted Viruses, Worms Trojans etc whilst Online and as any changes to
> VPC
> have not been enabled on closing, does this mean that my actual operating
> system has not been affected by the unwanted intrusions and security has
> not
> been breached.
>

> them to the Hard Drive D, which I would then take to be clean. Is this not
> the case ?
> Robert,
> I detailed in item 5 that I would virus check the emails before returning
> them to the Hard Drive D, which I would then take to be clean. Is this not
> the case ?
> Andrew Hunt
>
> "Robert Comer" wrote:
>
>> > 6 On closing my Internet connection and still in VPC, I use
>> > Robocopy
>> > to mirror the Virtual PC Email Data folder back to D:\Email Data
>>
>> If you do that, then any virus laden emails will be copied back to your
>> host
>> hard drive and should you ever open them from the host side, there's a
>> potential of getting the virus.
>>
>> > The question is - If I then close VPC and do not save changes, if I
>> > have
>> > contracted Viruses, Worms Trojans etc whilst Online and as any changes
>> > to
>> > VPC
>> > have not been enabled on closing, does this mean that my actual
>> > operating
>> > system has not been affected by the unwanted intrusions and security
>> > has
>> > not
>> > been breached.
>>
>> That would be true. The only risk I see in your scheme would be if you
>> open
>> that D:\Email file from the host.
>>
>> --
>> Bob Comer <Microsoft MVP Windows - Virtual Machine>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Andrew Hunt" <Andrew (email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>> news:(email address - cut out)...
>> > Please forgive what may be a simple question, but could someone give a
>> > definitive answer to the following:-
>> > 1 I set up a Virtual Machine which I will use solely for Internet
>> > Access
>> > and Email collection.
>> > 2 I permanently share a folder called 'Email Data' on drive D of
>> > the
>> > actual Hard Disk
>> > 3 In the settings in VPC, I enable Undo disks
>> > 4 I start VPC and use Robocopy to mirror D:\Email Data to the
>> > Email
>> > Data location on the Virtual Machine
>> > 5 I connect to the Internet and also collect any Email into VPC
>> > which
>> > I
>> > check for viruses.
>> > 6 On closing my Internet connection and still in VPC, I use
>> > Robocopy
>> > to mirror the Virtual PC Email Data folder back to D:\Email Data
>> >
>> > The question is - If I then close VPC and do not save changes, if I
>> > have
>> > contracted Viruses, Worms Trojans etc whilst Online and as any changes
>> > to
>> > VPC
>> > have not been enabled on closing, does this mean that my actual
>> > operating
>> > system has not been affected by the unwanted intrusions and security
>> > has
>> > not
>> > been breached.
>> >
>>
>>
>>