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

[Gerry O. Laroza]

We are also using Steady State as an alternative to DeepFreeze in our  
Internet labs, and we are happy with it. I haven't explore yet all the  
features of the program, but I am more happy if Kelly can discuss more  
on how to make the program limit the IE to access certain website only.

Thanks

Gerry O. Laroza
Computer & Audio-visual Section
Rizal Library
Ateneo de Manila University
Philippines

"Hardwork is useless, unless appreciated!"


Quoting Kelly Fann <kfann at leavenworth.lib.ks.us>:

> 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
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> 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?
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> How do you like it?
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> Thanks in advance.
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> Bill Coffey
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> Wayne County Public Library
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