[Web4lib] RE: Windows Steady State (Bill Coffey)

[Sharon Foster]

Hi Kelly,

I'd like to hear about your workarounds, too. I am interested in using
Steady State for our public access computers, not just the OPAC. We
have no domain server, so group policies are not an option.

Thanks,
Sharon

Sharon M. Foster, JD, MLS
Librarians bring order out of chaos.
http://www.vsa-software.com/mlsportfolio/






On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 12:56 PM, Kelly Fann<kfann at leavenworth.lib.ks.us> wrote:
> Bill,
>
> I am currently using Steady State for our card catalog computers. So far,
> I've been relatively pleased with it. It seems to be a consolidated version
> of a various XP registry "hacks" that I would usually implement to turn
> computers into kiosk mode. There have been a lot of books published in the
> past discussing the hacks in great detail. It appears that Microsoft finally
> got on the ball and created a program to make it a bit more point-and-click.
> There's still a few minor bug issues, which I'd be happy to discuss with you
> offline if you'd like. They're more annoyances than anything else and I have
> found workarounds for them. For the most part, I'm pretty happy with it.
> Honestly, the main feature I appreciate is how extremely easy it was to make
> the only desktop icon patrons can see and use is IE, and the only website
> they can access from IE is our card catalog. Nothing else is available to
> them beyond the log off function from the start menu. Hope that helps!
>
>
> Kelly Fann, MLS
> Technology Coordinator/Systems Administrator
> kfann at leavenworth.lib.ks.us
>
> Leavenworth Public Library
> 417 Spruce Street
> Leavenworth, KS 66048
> 913-682-5666 x213
> www.leavenworthpubliclibrary.org
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:58:58 -0400
> From: "Bill Coffey" <bill.coffey at waynegov.com>
> Subject: [Web4lib] Windows Steady State
> To: <web4lib at webjunction.org>
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> Sorry for any duplicate entries.
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> Does anyone use Windows Steady State?
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> Have you had any problems?
>
> How do you like it?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
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> Bill Coffey
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> Wayne County Public Library
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