Yeah, I was just going to suggest DeepFreeze. I have not used it personally, but have heard great things about it's Windows equivalent. -P On 11/13/08 9:43 AM, "Michael Surato" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: DeepFreeze has a Mac client (http://www.faronics.com/html/dfmac.asp). I believe this will do what you are looking for. -- +-------------------------------------------+ | Michael Surato | | College of Arts and Letters | | Michigan State University | | 320 Linton Hall | | East Lansing, MI 48824 | | Voice: (517) 353-0778 Fax: (517) 355-0159 | +-------------------------------------------+ >>> On 11/13/2008 at 9:38 AM, MSU Network Administrators Group <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > We will be running 2 where each of 25 students will use a Macbook with > pre-installed software but will need to access the internet to do their > assignments. We would like the Macs to return to a clean disk image after > each class. > > It has been suggested that we either: > > 1) Have the Macs run as clients from a server that will store all the > changes and the data > > or > > 2) Have the Macs boot to a server after class is over to install the > standard image again. > > I think the campus computer labs do a combination of 1 and 2 above? > > I'm not a Mac person so I'm not sure if other solutions exist - we'd like > to do without a server if possible. > > Thoughts? > > Suggestion? > > Thanks > Cheryl > > Cheryl Akers, MS, CNA - [log in to unmask] > Microcomputer Support - Microbiology and Molecular Genetics > 2228C Biomedical Physical Sciences > Michigan State University > East Lansing, MI 48824 > > 517-884-5298 > > "I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes, several days attack me > at once." > Jennifer Unlimited >