[THIN] Re: XP-embedded

We have about 11 HP XP thin clients. Although they are more work then a
traditional thin client because they run XPe I still feel they really
pay off in the long run over a PC. I would use CE.Net version except we
need LPR printing that only XPe thin client support.

 

The latest image from HP includes a 3rd party firewall that appears to
be pretty good. If I have to patch/update software on the thin clients I
send out a replacement already patched and configured and they simply
send me back the old which I re-image. 

 

Matthew Shrewsbury, MCSE+Internet MCSE 2000 CCA Server+

Senior Network Administrator

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Subject: [THIN] XP-embedded

 

 

Anyone out there using XP-embedded devices? I'm just looking at some HP
thin clients and they look like more trouble than they're worth. We'd
have to introduce Altiris into our environment as well as add these Xpe
devices to our anti-virus and patching solutions which will take some
time. If we were rolling out across the whole enterprise I might see the
point but for a small number of these devices which is all we would be
using it doesn't exactly look worthwhile introducing another OS to
manage. I think I'll just turn a few old PC's into locked-down
thin-clients. Anyone else been down a similar road or have a different
take on Win XP-e?

Steve Quinnell 

 

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