NO...not yours! Someone just asked for details on how to setup a virtual machine. THAT is Windows stuff. I just wanted the person who asked to know that they'd need another group to get the fine details of that type of setup. Dian D. Chapman Technical Consultant, Microsoft MVP MOS Certified, Editor/TechTrax Free MS Tutorials: http://www.mousetrax.com/techtrax Free Word eBook: http://www.mousetrax.com/books.html Optimize your business docs: http://www.mousetrax.com/consulting Learn VBA the easy way: http://www.mousetrax.com/techcourses.html -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Pearce, Norman Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 4:24 AM To: 'mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: [mso] Re: Reset Training Computers Thank you everyone for your responses. I will look at the Virtual options. I do apologise Dian, if the responses eventually fell out of the direct MSO group criteria. Regards Norman Pearce IM&T Learning Manager The Training Centre Ealing Hospital NHS Trust Developing the foundations for your success -----Original Message----- From: Dian D. Chapman [mailto:dian@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: 29 September 2006 05:20 To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Re: Reset Training Computers >How do i do a virtual machine? That Q now falls outside the realm of this group...it's a Windows question. Dian D. Chapman Technical Consultant, Microsoft MVP MOS Certified, Editor/TechTrax Free MS Tutorials: http://www.mousetrax.com/techtrax Free Word eBook: http://www.mousetrax.com/books.html Optimize your business docs: http://www.mousetrax.com/consulting Learn VBA the easy way: http://www.mousetrax.com/techcourses.html -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kiran Naik Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 10:38 AM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Re: Reset Training Computers Hi All Most interesting as i do some teach on PCs (10), athough mine are all standalone; we don't have networking. Qn How do i do a virtual machine? Many thks Rgds K ARR-COX wrote: >Virtual Computer is definetly the way to go! >Microsoft made the Virtual machine FREE a little while back and you can down >load it from microsoft. > >There is another way , a comercial program called DEEP FREEZE. >http://www.faronics.com/index.asp > >Which allows you to do what ever you like , including deleting system >files >and when you reboot >all is back as it was! > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "ZZZ Stats" <zzzstats@xxxxxxxxx> >To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 4:41 AM >Subject: [mso] Re: Reset Training Computers > > >Best tool ever created for this is to use virtual machines and don't >save >any changes made in the virtual machine when you shutdown. Each student >gets an exact copy of the "system" and if they mess it up, they simply >shutdown their system and restart. It's a good idea if the student data is >kept on the host machine or on a host network, but you can also limit >the >amount of other activities that are allowed during the class. > > Incidentally the host machine in this scenario has only a limited >amount >of permissions allowed, but on the guest machine they can be a full admin or >just a regular user. >"Pearce, Norman" <Norman.Pearce@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Does anybody work in a small training room. > >I am training Microsoft Office applications, and currently work a >procedure where during demonstrations and exercises students make a >change to settings >and then return the settings to their initial state. This works most of >the time, but not always. > >I do not have direct access to servers and our IT department are so >short of >staff they cannot give me any support in this matter. > >What options do any of you that are trainers have to "Reset" your >software applications to a standard "Start status", bearing the above >in mind. > >Any help / guidance would be very much appreciated. > >Regards >Norman Pearce > >************************************************************* >You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >or >MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >To Unsubscribe from this group, visit the group's homepage and use the >dropdown menu at the top. 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