Re: [LM_NET] TECH: Hiding Computer Settings and Internet Options from Students

[Mark Williams <markwilliams@MAKAW.NET>]

At 02:42 PM 3/7/2005 -0600, you wrote:
>Is there a way to "hide" the internet settings and computer settings from
>students so they can only be changed by an administrator?
>
>I know about programs such as DeepFreeze that changes all a computer's
>settings back to the default settings upon rebooting, but that it not what
>I need.


Deep Freeze changes the settings back to what *you* specified when the
computer was "frozen" during the Deep Freeze set up. You can unfreeze the
computer, change what you need or want to, then refreeze the
computer...Deep Freeze will return the computer to those settings that you
as administrator changed.  A companion product of theirs (Cooler, I believe
its called) will allow you to hide or disable any command or menu
function.  I used Deep Freeze for years, and while it was a tad cumbersome
to unfreeze/refreeze, it worked very well...almost bullet-proof.

Hope this helps.
Mark


Mark Williams
Consulting Librarian
Professional Services for Conferences, Districts, Workshops
markwilliams@makaw.net
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