sandboxie versus MS VPC

[sweet_nuttin]

Hi all,
I have a question or two please.

I am interested in using Emule (a peer-to-peer sharing pgm), to download
music files to my PC, so I can then burn them to CD's.

I was thinking about using MS Virtual PC program and installing 2nd copy of Windows XP Pro under VPC so I could run Emule and not worry about it
messing up my "regular" system.
I already have copies of both MS VPC & 2nd copy of XP Pro programs!

If I wanted to use Sandboxie instead:
1.) do I have to "install" Emule first to my regular C:\Program Files
folder?
2.) then just run Emule under the Sandboxie program and save the downloaded
music file to a un-Sandboxed folder? so I can then burn them to CD?

This sounds like it might be a easier way to download music from
peer-to-peer networks
without worrying about getting my system 'messed up'?
Any comments, suggestions welcome please.

Thank you for your help in this matter.
Sincerely,
SueN

[Unknown_User_261]

Haven't used emule, but in theory you would:

-Install emule to the regular program folder as you indicated.
-Run emule under Sandboxie to prohibit emule from doing something unauthorized to your machine.
-Download your content INTO the Sandbox.
- Start whatever program you need to run/view your downloaded file under Sandoxie, just like you did with emule.
-Now run your downloaded file from within the Sandox. If the downloaded content (file) itself is hostile, it will attempt to make changes to your machine. Sandboxie should prevent any permanent changes.
- If the downloaded file is not hostile when you run it Sandboxed, you may then save it outside the Sandbox since you have verified it is safe using a test run in the Sandbox.
-If the downloaded content IS hostile (and quite a bit of stuff downloaded using emule is from what I have heard), clean the Sanbox. The hostile file and changes it attempted will be erased. You should be clean and good to go!