Threads Replies Last Post 4 Pages: 1  2  3  4   uninstall Shared Access I keep getting an error about a script being corrupt when I try to uninstall the Shared Access programs. The FAQ said if that happened, just delete the program folder with the Shared Access programs. That didn't seem to do the job. When I try to reinstall, it tries to remove the program but can't for the same script problem. I am stuck, I can't get it off and I can't get it on. ... 3 13.06.2007 20:09:01 share problem Windows xp prof UK. 2 pc's, 1 router, 1 share on a pc. Since short I receive this message "windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item." when I try to execute or copy files from the share. This was no problem 2 weeks ago... I disabled the virusscan and the firewall, nothing helps... I tried it with server... 2 13.06.2007 14:53:00 Update Process / No Login Screen Hi, I have here an shared access for our guests. Normally, if the screensaver is active, you have to move the mouse and then you´ll see for a short time the wallpaper and then the logon screen. The problem is: When sct wants to update the computer , it disables the account for our guests. That is, as i know, ok. But then I cant see, what he is doing. After 3 Minutes the screensave... 2 13.06.2007 14:49:02 Accounts being Disabled "Public" internet account is marked as "SCT Disabled" and Automatic Updates is DISABLED according to disk protection. In a previous post I thought it was 'cause Auto Updates was running 'cause it happened on Friday when Auto Updates was set to run. I turned updates off...but that Friday.. it still disabled the profile. I checked Control Panel and Auto Updates is all grayed out as it sho... 3 13.06.2007 14:38:02 ICS does not show in server 2003 I am simply trying to share my ADSL connection across the LAN connection on my Windows server 2003 SBS SP2 system. The option (checkbox) is not there on the ADSL connection (like it was in XP Pro)... The windows firewall / ICS service is started. I have attempted about 5 times now to set up Routing and Remote Access but it simply does not work. I have a greyed out button that says disc... 2 11.06.2007 18:17:02 group policy with shared computer toolkit Can someone give me a brief and simple way to begin to use the group policy template to implement the shared computer toolkit? I need simple directions to add the template to the server and to find the place to make the changes. We have Server 2003 and will use the Toolkit with 10 computers in the domain. I've read the Chapter 10 in the manual but I still need help. Ann... 1 09.06.2007 02:45:01 Any suggestions for Windows Vista Hi, The college computer lab I am running has just received a shipment of machines with Windows Vista. However, we cannot provide them for student use until we can restrict changes. On previous machines, we've done it with the Shared Computer Toolkit for XP; however, Shared Computer Toolkit refuses to install on Vista. Do you have any suggestions on what we can do instead? Alternati... 4 06.06.2007 22:49:01 Setting Default printer I have 4 library XP computers installed with SCT. I recently installed a new network printer on all 4. For the life of me I can not make the new printer the default printer, it just keeps going back to the old printer no matter what I do. Does anyone have some tips or successful solutions? Thanks in advance, Bill Z.... 6 06.06.2007 22:38:02 SCT Occasionally computers will popup a big blue box that says the computer is performing system maintenance and will be rebooted. Save all work immediately. What is causing this?... 7 06.06.2007 18:59:03 place volume icon in taskbar or desktop Under Microsofts shared computer toolkit can I have all the security switched on BUT have the volume Icon accessible to allow usewrs to mute or disable sound at will. Or is there another way to achieve this thanks... 4 05.06.2007 19:09:01 Allowing software in folder other thn Program Files and Windows to Hello There is some software who like to automatically installed their program in their own folder (e.g. c:\texmf etc) without prompting us to choose where we want to put the folder in. So how can we allow this software to run since its not located in "Program Files" or Windows folder. Thank you Samsun... 3 05.06.2007 19:03:10 Delete Icons In order for some software to run, I have left the Public account in the administrator's group. How do I keep the Public account from deleting icons off the desktop. I've restricted 'right clicking' -- but they can highlight the icon and hit the delete key on the keyboard. Also -- Disk protection should have restored the desktop back to normal but did not. -- John Schutzman IS... 3 05.06.2007 18:54:03 Group Policy Restrictions for Domain Accounts I used the SCTSettings.adm template to create a policy similar to that of the Shared Computer Toolkit, however I noticed that the policy "Software Restrictions > Only Allow Software in the Program Files and Windows folders to run" was absent in the group policy template. Was there a reason for it's exclusion, or am I not looking properly? Moreover, is there a way to prevent programs ... 3 05.06.2007 17:00:01 Delete profile upon logoff or reboot I need to delete the locally cached copy of the user profile when they log off or restart. I've tried to get this done via GPO but i'm having problems getting it to work. So, until i can figure that out I'd like to see if the SCT has a way to do this. Thanks for your input. ... 2 05.06.2007 16:52:02 USER ACOUNTS DELETED I have read the previous post on user account being deleted when both the SCT and XP updates are turned on. We only have the SCT disk protection one turned on. We are still seeing user accounts being disabled. Is there a patch to the SCT disk protection auto update feature? I think there others that still have this problem? Thanks for your help MS.... 10 31.05.2007 21:09:02 MSCTK IE Redirection We have begun using the Shared Computer Toolkit on business center computers for resident use at an apartment community. In order to separate the network from our office computers, we have installed a firewall that redirects the opening Internet Explorer page to a login screen with a unique address for the current session, at which point the user will log in to access the internet. A... 5 31.05.2007 21:07:01 Login script I need to copy a small file from a workgroup network share to the local drive of my public access computers. I tried creating a logon script for the SCT profile (profile named Public) but I had the following results. (The logon script runs a batch file that does an xcopy from \\patron\pita to c:\program files\pita) 1. Warning that Command prompt is restricted. I enabled Command prompt ... 4 31.05.2007 16:43:02 Hard Drive Partition Hello folks, does anyone knows a good free tool to re-size the partition without lossing any data, so I can install the ToolKit ? Thanks ... 3 30.05.2007 19:46:02 Disk Protection won't turn on. I have a Gateway laptop with STC installed. Actually, I have 8 Gateway laptops with STC installed. When I turn on the disk protection, all the prompts come up correctly and it reboots. After the reboot, 'Gettinig Started' tells me that the disk is properly prepared and the disk protection is off. If I boot up with 'Show getting started at startup' opti'on turned off, I get the popu... 3 30.05.2007 19:36:01 Blocking ALL websites except a few Searched and didn't find a posting on this... Here's the Situation: Library has 1 PC that the Public uses to Research books and Newspapers. QUESTION: Is there a way to tell MSCT or IE to not allow access to ANY website except a short list of like 5 URLs? My first thought was to put a fake proxy server in IE Internet Options and then ADD the sites I want to access as EXCEPTIONS -- I... 2 30.05.2007 17:28:06 Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit And Other Windows OS's Hello, I've been looking for a solution for a windows lab at my work place which operates like Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit but is useable on other alternate windows operating systems. Are there any microsoft solutions which would allow me to do something similar on windows 2000 and/or Windows Vista?... 3 30.05.2007 17:26:02 Tentative release date for SteadyState? Hi folks, I've been using Shared Computer Toolkit at the public library service where I work. We've had mixed success due to some problems with the disk protection failing (as per some other comments on here) and read with interest that SteadyState won't require the partitioning steps that the current version does. Is there a ballpark release date for SteadyState? eg. do you think it... 4 30.05.2007 15:17:01 [SCT] deactivate disk protection remote Hello, we want to use the SCT on several PC's in some classrooms. But I need a solution for activate and deaktivate the Disk Protection via remote. So we can bring out new software and updates. Are their any solutions for this? Regards...... 3 29.05.2007 17:57:01 Youth Club PCs Just discovered the SCT and suspect it will be just the thing to lock down a few errant users at the local Youth Club. The 4 machines are currently all using XP home (fully patched) and are used mainly for messaging, online gaming and web browsing (bebo, myspace etc). A couple of users seem to find it fun to remove the wireless connections (or delete encryption keys) for the PCs causin... 3 29.05.2007 16:26:03 protecting multiple partitions ? Is there a method to add DRIVE D: to WDP? Looks like you can add partition by editing the registry if ewfmgr is using RAM as an overlay. WDP does not use RAM and with XPe you specify the drives to protect as part of the build process. Will this be a feature in the next release? Thanks for your help MS.... 2 29.05.2007 16:17:03 4 Pages: 1  2  3  4