[windows2000] Re: Internet Only PC
- From: "Greg Reese" <GReese@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 12:26:45 -0400
I may take you up on that. I loaded up the Deep Freeze Pro eval. I like what
I see so far. The ability to thaw the system and install windows updates is
nice. I think we may end up buying it but I need to get my configurations set.
Greg
-----Original Message-----
From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Errol & Estelle
Sapir
Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 5:54 AM
To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [windows2000] Re: Internet Only PC
I run a biggish network of school computers. ALL the computers have Deep
Freeze installed on them. It is a life saver from ANY intrusion into the
computer. Once one has configured and activated the password protected
Deep freeze on the computer, NOTHING can be done to change that
configuration permanently. While it is on the users can do what they
like but once the reset button is pressed, all goes back to the way you
set it up. Users can even format the disk and on reset the disk is back
as was. It has saved me hours of work and is worth every cent. I am in
no way connected to the program, only a satisfied user. There are also
hardware solutions (called "magic cards") but I prefer this software
solution. If you want more help feel free to ask.
Errol
Andrew Duey wrote:
> Sorry for the late reply but just getting caught up after a vacation . . .
>
> Check out a product called DeepFreeze (http://www.faronics.com/) For
> public access terminals it is by far the best solution out there. It
> undoes 100% of all changes on every reboot when it's frozen. I've used
> this for public access terminals in hotels and found out about it after
> checking it out in the public labs at the local university. It's sub
> $50 per seat.
>
> It does something like write to a virtual HD instead of the real HD.
> You can leave the machine as loose as you want, let them install
> toolbars, viruses, and anything else and on the next reboot it will all
> be undone (including cookies, passwords, etc).
>
> After talking with the university network admin when challanged to break
> a frozen computer, I opened regedit, and deleted the entire HKLM
> registry key and most of the windows folder, the machine locked (rather
> pissed off) then I pulled the power cord. When the machine booted
> backup it was as though I'd never been there!
>
> If you're still looking for a solution, I think this may be it. The
> only problem I ran into is that periocally the machines must be unfrozen
> to add patches & AV Def updates since they are wiped out after each reboot.
>
> --Andrew Duey, MCSE
> Duey's Computer Service, Inc.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Greg Reese <mailto:GReese@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> *To:* windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 28, 2004 8:51 AM
> *Subject:* [windows2000] Internet Only PC
>
> My company runs Senior housing. Independent living apartments,
> assisted living, nursing homes, that sort of thing.
>
> A couple years ago, it was decided to offer high speed internet in
> our resident libraries. My solution at the time was to put in a
> Wyse terminal running Windows CE and the CE version of IE.
> Everybody complained because they couldn't access their Hotmail
> account or Yahoo mail etc.
>
> So I put in a Windows 2000 workstation with no cd and no floppy,
> then locked it down as tight as I could, set IE as the shell and
> left it.
>
> I have continued to get complaints about it. They still have
> trouble accessing various types of webmail and they get errors
> instead of popups. The video went bad on one of them and I have it
> in my office. The thing is full of viruses, they somehow managed to
> install the yahoo toolbar, cool websearch and a few others. Kids
> and grandkids get ahold of this thing too, I don't think it's all
> our residents. I thought I had it locked down pretty tight for the
> sole purpose of keeping this from happening. It won't load plugins
> or Active X so I am not sure how this stuff got on there.
>
> It's a real pain in the rear for me from a support standpoint. You
> think users are bad, try explaining the internet to a senior citizen
> sometime.
>
> I was thinking of maybe a light install of Linux or something to
> straighten this out. But I want their web surfing to be as easy as
> possible which means they should probably stick with IE.
>
> Does anyone else have to support something like this? I don't seem
> to have mine quite right and would like some ideas to make it better.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Greg
>
>
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