restoring clients....

[Jeff]

I run a Win2000 AD with 11 WinXP Pro clients. This
network setup is located in a public library, and the
client PC's are part of a computer lab that provide public
access to the Internet. I am having major problems with
spyware infections on the PC's. I have implemented group
policies to restrict access to the PC, such as accessing
the hard drive, control panel, network settings, etc., but
spyware is still finding its way in. Is there a way that
I can set my domain up, so that when a user logs out, the
client will restore all files and settings to a previous
state at the next login? Basically what I am saying, can
I image the machine when I have my desired setup, and then
after a user is done, have a group policy revert the
client back to this image? Or can anyone suggest anyway
on how to best take care of this spyware battle? Thanks
for any and all help and suggestions.

Jeff

 

[ptwilliams]

There's a piece of software that will do this upon system start-up - so
you'd have to force a reboot after each session. I've not used the software
personally, but saw it briefly before leaving the company - the desktop guys
said it was excellent, and that they were getting superb results with it.

It's called DeepFreeze.
-- http://www.faronics.com/


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I run a Win2000 AD with 11 WinXP Pro clients. This
network setup is located in a public library, and the
client PC's are part of a computer lab that provide public
access to the Internet. I am having major problems with
spyware infections on the PC's. I have implemented group
policies to restrict access to the PC, such as accessing
the hard drive, control panel, network settings, etc., but
spyware is still finding its way in. Is there a way that
I can set my domain up, so that when a user logs out, the
client will restore all files and settings to a previous
state at the next login? Basically what I am saying, can
I image the machine when I have my desired setup, and then
after a user is done, have a group policy revert the
client back to this image? Or can anyone suggest anyway
on how to best take care of this spyware battle? Thanks
for any and all help and suggestions.

Jeff

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the information. I'll definitely give it a
look-see.

Jeff