Vista equivalent of XP's Shared Computer Toolkit

[john]

I need to buy a Vista PC to replace the XP PC that offers a public
drop-in facility for our village. The "Shared Computer Toolkit" has
done a decent job of allowing pretty unfettered use, whilst protecting
me (as administrator) from having to do much maintenance.

I've particularly liked the fact that the Shared Computer Toolkit
means I can allow users to install a program for one-time use or
download material that I haven't vetted, but have all of that cleaned
out on next reboot. I know that Goback could be set to do nearly the
same - but crucially it can't (as far as I know) cope with updates for
Windows itself and Antivirus - so each time the PC booted up, it would
end reloading the cumulative set of updates since the original setup.
Over time that would become a real problem.

Can anyone point me to a clear explanation of how far Parental
Controls, or other features, in Vista will provide what I need?

John Geddes
Derbyshire UK

 

[Rick Rogers]

Hi John,

Just hang on a bit, the Vista version of that tool is in the works and
should be out before too long.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[john]

Hi John,

Just hang on a bit, the Vista version of that tool is in the works and
should be out before too long.

I'm not asking an exact date, but are we talking of weeks or months?

And if I were to go ahead now to buy a Vista machine, which versions
will let me use the new Toolkit when it does appear?

John Geddes

 

[Rick Rogers]

Hi John,

I honestly don't know the time frame, or even enough to give an educated
guess. My impression is that it won't be very long. It will run on all
versions of Vista.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org