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I was talking to someone at the IT Conference today about Deep Freeze (http://www.faronics.com/html/deepfreeze.asp) which may be of interest to you. The idea is that you install DF after you have your system configured the way you want it and then "freeze" it. Any changes users make to it after being frozen are automatically undone with a simple reboot. When you need to make a permanent change to the system you "thaw" it, change what you need to, and then freeze it again. So, in theory, when Captain Power User accidentally deletes omgimportant.dll all you have to do is reboot the computer and the file is still there, unaltered. That is the extent of my knowledge of this product, I haven't looked into it in great detail though based on the premise I wish I could install it on all of my users' workstations. I know Microsoft makes something that is sort of similar that they provide free of charge, but I can't remember the name of it. I believe that it was made with kiosks in mind originally. I don't know if it is really a similar product or just shares a few features with DF. Worth looking into though. -P --- Peter Cole Information Technologist Michigan State University Press 517-355-9543 x124 -----Original Message----- From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Stephan Andre' Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 2:48 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [MSUNAG] How do you keep an open PC working in a classroom? I have a Dell in a lecturn, which can be displayed on an overhead projector. My problem is folks often don't know how to use it, and wind up twiddling with things, messing the config of the machine up such that others can't use it to project onto the screen. Now, part of the problem may well be hardware. It's an older Dell with an early ATI dual-head video card and I'm fairly sure that it looses its little mind from time to time, and shuts the 2nd head off, making for a merry time getting it back again. So, in the case of a machine thats physically out there, what things do you do to make it "just work" for people? Thanks! --STeve Andre' Political Science