I use Deep Freeze widely, on both public and staff machines (we have
roaming profiles and re-directed user folders, so nothing is on the local
computer). I use the Enterprise version so I can manage my 135 machines from
a single console, and love the ease of re-starting, waking-on-lan, etc.
from the console. I like that so much that even on a few machines that
I need to leave unfrozen because they have programs that need to
write to the local drive, I install DeepFreeze and unfreeze the machine
just so I can shut them down or start them up from the console.
The one problem I have had with the Enterprise edition is that it seems to
cause problems with our oldest computers (Dell Optiplex GX260's), which we
are still using as OPAC's. I'm not sure what aspect of Deep Freeze causes
the problem, perhaps the network polling, but those older computers
frequently get into a bad state and have to be forceably restarted several
times to get them out of it. But frankly, we are really pushing our luck by
still trying to run these old workhorses, so I don't blame Deep Freeze for
the problem. The other factor that seems to contribute to the unstability of
these systems is that we run the My Pictures Screensaver on them, with
images stored on a server. We do this to advertise events and new services,
so that is another thing that perhaps overloads the network traffic to those
almost ancient computers.
I also run JAWS and Kurzweil 1000 on one computer with Deep Freeze and have
never had a problem with it.Michael Wofsey
Assistant Director for
Technology
Public Library of Brookline
361 Washington St.
Brookline, MA 02445
617-730-2348 (desk), 617-799-8529 (mobile)
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From: James Guilford
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Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 02:40:58 GMT
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Re: [LIBNT-L] More deep freeze questions ;)
We have several
installations of JAWS and DeepFreeze doesn't interfere with them. DeepFreeze
doesn't seem to have any negative effects on any software I can think of
providing permanent changes are not required for routine operation of that
software. Even then, as you've read, a "thawed" drive can be created where
permanent changes are allowed.
DeepFreeze is so transparent to OS
operations that, should you forget to thaw your Program Files drive as
Administrator, you could run through a program installation successfully
only to find your work wiped clean on system restart!
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James Guilford, I.T.
Manager
Westlake Porter Public Library
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From: "Gretchen Garcia - LIBRARY"
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Subject: [LIBNT-L] More deep freeze questions
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Do any of you have Deep Freeze running with JAWS? Does
it work? :-) What about Kurzweil 3000?
Thanks,
Gretchen Garcia
MCLD IT Services
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