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We now have Groovix on Ubantu Linux installed on pcs we already owned. 5 branches, 115 public pcs. basically solved every issue with public pcs, including central control and nightly updates. http://groovix.com/ On 5/6/2010 3:37 PM, Rick Widmer wrote: > I'll have more to say on this later, but for now I've got to add a > couple of comments... > > On 5/6/2010 2:05 PM, Chad Neeper (list) wrote: >> It takes just one trip to the computer to repair something a patron >> did to pay for the DF license for that computer. It's all "profit" >> after that. > > You need the enterprise version of Deep Freeze! No trip to the > computer, you can shutdown and restart from any machine with the > enterprise console installed. There is no limit on the number of > consoles you can install at your site, once you have rights to use it. > With only 10 computers in my lab, I would not want to live without the > enterprise version! > > I was very happy with Deep Freeze before I switched to SteadyState. > > >> Also worthwhile knowing: Microsoft apparently has no plans to >> continue development of Steady State. There is no SS intended for >> Windows 7. > > Yes, this has been announced, but I still have a little bit of hope > that M$ may see reason. If you have any interest in SteadyState at > all, please stop by TechNet and add your vote for SteadyState on > Windows 7. I am currently dragging my feet on updating our public > computers to Win 7 in hope that they will relent before I have to move. > > http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/windowssteadystate/thread/8ddff48e-aa90-4bf3-9b5a-4b11b02906bb > > > There are quite a few people unhappy with this decision. > > http://www.windowssecrets.com/2010/04/08/01-Microsoft-decision-puts-public-libraries-at-risk > > > > At least there are still a couple of years left before XP becomes > unsupported, and you can still get XP for public computers from Tech > Soup. (It was still listed Tuesday when I looked...) > > > Rick > -- Judy Wilkin, Systems Administrator Porter County Public Library System 103 Jefferson St, Valparaiso IN 46383-4820 (219) 462-0524 ext. 120 [log in to unmask]