What do you use to limit public access to your Win7 PCs?

[Kern Mann]

DeepFreeze Enterprise is very good.

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Kern Mann
Library Systems Technician
Rochester Public Library
Rochester NH 03867

ph: 603.335.7587
fx: 603.335.7582
kern.mann at rpl.lib.nh.us
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On 9/5/2013 10:19 AM, Stella Pool wrote:
>
> I manage a computer lab in a public library.  Over the years we have 
> used Shared Computer Toolkit and SteadyState.  When we moved to Win 7 
> machines we chose Fortres 101 and CleanSlate to manage our public 
> computers. Fortres 101 works fine but CleanSlate was not satisfactory 
> and eventually we moved to DeepFreeze for write protection.  We are 
> still using Fortres 101 to limit access.   Other departments in our 
> system use group policies to limit patron access.  I'm  probably 
> stating the obvious but CleanSlate and DeepFreeze restore settings to 
> the default, they do not limit public access.  You'll need something 
> like Fortres or group policies for that.
>
> We are very pleased with DeepFreeze and have invested in the 
> enterprise version which allows us to thaw all the computers daily for 
> a period of time before the building opens to the public.  That thawed 
> period allows staff to make adjustments and updates to run.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Stella Pool
>
> Jefferson-Madison Regional Library
>
> Charlottesville, VA
>
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