Bingo, Jim. All it would take is one teacher giving out the password, then all students everywhere would have it. Or we could use different passwords in each class, but that would be a pain, too.
And even if a teacher didn't give out the password intentionally, the odds are good of him having a student catch it as he types it in. John -----Original Message----- From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 11:13 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Disabling Safe Mode in WinXP Any password you give to the teachers they to the students. Been there done that got the T-Shirt. > -----Original Message----- > From: Tom Strader [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 11:06 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Disabling Safe Mode in WinXP > > John, > > No proxy server? > > Why don't you just insert a Boot password on each PC? When the student > reboots, they will have to get the teacher involved to reboot again. > > It's not an ideal solution for sure, but will stop the rebooting into > Safe Mode without someone knowing about it. > > Tom > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 10:42 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: OT: Disabling Safe Mode in WinXP > > We've got some students who are booting machines in Safe Mode with > Networking Support in order to get around the monitoring software we > use. Their goal is to be able to surf the web without being watched, > which this allows. > > Classroom management is certainly an issue here, and I agree that > teachers need to closely watch the kids. And I understand the argument > about technology not being a solution to behavioral problems, and am > not > really interested in going through that debate right now. :-) > > So, is there a way for us to disable the Safe Mode with Networking > Support boot option? I don't need to disable regular Safe Mode--just > the > option with Networking Support. > > > > > John Hornbuckle > MIS Department > Taylor County School District > 318 North Clark Street > Perry, FL 32347 > > www.taylor.k12.fl.us > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature database 3038 (20080418) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature database 3038 (20080418) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
