On 08/14/2014 02:13 PM, Jim Gilbert(WTPL) wrote:
> Hello,
>
> We use Windows Steady State for our XP OPACs.
>
> All other machines have been upgraded to Windows 7 and use the Faronics suite (Deep Freeze, Anti-Executable, Anti-Virus) to achieve a clean reboot. When I investigated moving away from Steady State (as it is not supported in Windows 7) I did find an engineer who essentially rewrote Steady State for the newer OS.
>

Microsoft I *believe* hired the person. Here's how you do it the 
Microsoft way.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg176676(v=ws.10)

Otherwise I got a message back from ye olde job. This does (YMMV) 
http://www.horizondatasys.com/en/products_and_solutions.aspx?ProductId=18

or Drive Vaccine from the same company.

./fxk



> I'm not seeing that know (that was shortly after Windows 7 launches, so quite awhile in IT terms).
>
> James Gilbert, BS, MLIS
> Systems Librarian
> Whitehall Township Public Library
> 3700 Mechanicsville Road
> Whitehall, PA 18052
> 610-432-4339 ext: 203
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Francis Kayiwa
> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2014 1:52 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Particular (Peculiar?) Kiosk Solution Sought
>
> On 08/14/2014 11:35 AM, Chris Amorosi wrote:
>> Hopefully someone can help me here!
>>
>> I have an express 15 minute kiosk intended for quick printing or email
>> checks.  When a user comes up to the station, they have to press a
>> button on screen to say they read/agree to the user policies of the
>> library before using the station.  Every 5 minutes and on the last
>> minute they are warned about how much time they have left.  At the end
>> of 15 minutes, everything is closed, the desktop is wiped, and they're
>> booted off.  While a user (and abuser) could simply wait a moment as
>> the station resets and log back on, usually the inconvenience of
>> losing all their work every 15 minutes is enough to dissuade them from doing so.
>>
>> We currently have a program that works like this, but it will only run
>> on XP.  I'd like to update the station to 7, so I need a replacement.
>> Remote access would be a plus, but it's not necessary.
>>
>> I'm not worried about keeping the station secure because we have Deep
>> Freeze.  All I'm looking for is that timer functionality.
>
>
> I haven't "done Windows" in a while.
>
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc725745.aspx
>
> We solved this using a 15 minute scheduled task triggered by the logon that would execute shutdown.exe
>
> A sign on the machine saying it is shutting down in 15 will be useful.
> Otherwise you can settle for reasonably priced Kiosk mode software that does all of this.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> ./fxk
>
>
>
>

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