Have you heard of Microsoft SteadyState? It's free and I use it on public-facing library PC's. In part it creates a mandatory profile (well, effectively), but it also has an option that dumps *every* change made during a login session - think of it like rolling back to the same VM snapshot at every reboot and you're there. Stuff you normally have to dig around in the registry to hack down or buy a 3rd party tool this tool handles.
It's probably not perfect, but It does what I need it to. David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION (Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764 From: Owens, Michael [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 10:34 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Disable F keys Well, I actually remember that program from when I was in high school. Unfortunately for me I wasn't given much funding to do it the way I would like. What I've done, was make every client load an Internet Explorer shell directly into the Citrix Web interface. When they log on, they get one option... my shared desktop. When they log on there, they get their apps. The client thin clients and PCs I am not too worried about. If they do anything without explorer, and no access to start any other local processes, I will be truely impressed. Or are you saying run deep freeze on the servers? ________________________________ From: Rob Bonfiglio [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 1:27 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Disable F keys You might also consider DeepFreeze if you haven't already. I'm not sure it will disable shortcut keys and such...but it will return the machine to a set state on every reboot. On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 12:10 PM, Owens, Michael <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: It is for a juvenile prison. The main reason is, I dont know what all the F keys do in all the applications they will be using, but I do know they have no business pressing them. :) They purposfully try to make things not work, or to get around anything. ________________________________ From: John Cook [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 3:27 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Disable F keys Out of morbid curiosity why would you want to do this? John W. Cook Systems Administrator Partnership For Strong Families Sent to you from my Blackberry in the Cloud ________________________________ From: Owens, Michael To: NT System Admin Issues Sent: Thu Sep 10 15:24:47 2009 Subject: Disable F keys Does anyone know how to disable the F keys via registry? I found programs that do it, but id rather have reg keys so I can run them on new images. For windows XP ________________________________ This message, and any response to it, may constitute a public record and thus may be publicly available to anyone who requests it in accordance with Chapter 149 of the Ohio Revised Code. ________________________________ CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: The information transmitted, or contained or attached to or with this Notice is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain Protected Health Information (PHI), confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, transmission, dissemination, or other use of, and taking any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient without the express written consent of the sender are prohibited. This information may be protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), and other Federal and Florida laws. Improper or unauthorized use or disclosure of this information could result in civil and/or criminal penalties. Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should not read, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions expressed in this email are those of the author and do not represent those of the company. Warning: Although precautions have been taken to make sure no viruses are present in this email, the company cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage that arise from the use of this email or attachments. ________________________________ This message, and any response to it, may constitute a public record and thus may be publicly available to anyone who requests it in accordance with Chapter 149 of the Ohio Revised Code. ________________________________ This message, and any response to it, may constitute a public record and thus may be publicly available to anyone who requests it in accordance with Chapter 149 of the Ohio Revised Code. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
