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Depending on the Funds you have or time you could set up something similar to Deep Freeze(www.faronics.com/html/deepfreeze.asp). I am sure there are open source options. Also in looking into alternatives to this ( http://alternativeto.net/software/deep-freeze/) it appears that SandBoxie is a similar application. On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 3:41 PM, <markw at mohawksoft.com> wrote: > While I have mostly washed my hands, as of late, of Windows in general, > the problem is that you are starting with a "non-managed" environment and > wish to move to a managed environment. That's next to impossible. > > One suggestion is to split the disk drive on all the machines, one for > Linux and one for Windows. Boot to Linux to backup or restore the Windows > partition. When the user's screw up the Windows environment, just boot to > Linux and restore the backup. > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Hi All, > > > > I have a public computer lab with a little under 40 windows PCs. The > > teachers and students are always finding novel ways to break them. > > They must run Windows. As the sole IT guy in our org keeping these > > machines working is eating up too much of my time. > > > > Does anybody have any suggestions on how to keep these boxes running? > > > > Here's what I'm currently thinking of doing. Install Ubuntu and > > virtualbox on all of them. Upon automatic login a shell script starts > > that checks for the latest windows image. If the PC already has the > > latest image then start virtualbox in full screen mode else download > > image and then start vb. This way every user has the same exact > > 'computer'. It will make my life and the teachers lives easier. > > > > What do you think? > > > > Thanks, > > Eric > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v2.0.17 (MingW32) > > > > iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJOmulBAAoJEMepoCRXYYMJLJgH/RgZ/DfvZTcyH+y4OZX801it > > iQZTGswQV6GORUMWH+RwE1rNCQcNmoQThx2Ki+lmJ/WIStxZXYa1VPWG1j/0k8tF > > xmvpqUZ+SNZ+zA0PEvce2FY1fmq7sfu6NDpn24WSWbTJvmJMM7aYalIEXbJshd7n > > 2xM5BEwjFmGuMYCS4f3rRZLzf7HMUfI+VpnBG6+BDftoWkrh+PLMh0vDByXL1gYv > > 6AIlVj7lKaP8JnfpaX7a/V+5JplH/oUTwb6IysgBp4K9QQ0Gy60JQsbyVPDVPgDV > > RZZHu+Ge7A9i2I9mnYQI4G1+4/VDpJZsPHTFTbdr+UjEUHSybwwnzGQimAhRnTs= > > =FRTt > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss mailing list > > Discuss at blu.org > > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss at blu.org > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >
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