Re: Windows 2000 and Netop School

From: bcsia (bcsia@canada.com)
Date: 03/21/03 

From: "bcsia" <bcsia@canada.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 14:11:43 -0800

>What happens if the instructor does not wait? Any Error
messages?

No error message, but the student's who are not logged in
will not see the demonstration.

>Have you tried enabling Automatic logon?

I haven't, but that's definitely an idea I hadn't
considered. However, I would need it to work this way:

* Automatically log in to an local account, with limited
rights (NOT Admin rights!)
* From there, allow easy log on to a different roaming
account
* After logout from the roaming account, automatically log
in to the local, limited account.

In other words, the workstation would need to always be
logged on either locally, or to the network, as long as it
is turned on.

I'm new to Windows 2000. Is something like this possible?

Thanks for your assistance.

>-----Original Message-----
>They may be right, I can not think of a way using Win 2k
to "loosen" the
>security before a user logs on.
>
>> In Windows 2000, the instructor must remind the students
>> to log on and wait for them to do so, before proceding.
>
>What happens if the instructor does not wait? Any Error
messages? Have you
>tried enabling Automatic logon?
>See:
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;310584
>
>I guess it may be worth testing on 1 computer.
>
>hth
>DDS W 2k MVP MCSE
>
>"bcsia" <bcsia@canada.com> wrote in message
>news:249201c2efe1$2bf1c460$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>> Yes, Win2k is most definitely supported, it's the
ability
>> to project to a student screen if the student has not
yet
>> logged in that the support people say is "impossible due
>> to Windows 2000 security." (see example scenario, below)
>>
>> Anyway, I know this isn't a NetOp forum, it's a Windows
>> 2000 forum. I just was wondering if this claim
>> of "impossiblity" is accurate.
>>
>>
>> If you're still interested, Imagine this scenario:
>>
>> A class of 25 student computers. The class has just
begun,
>> but only 20 of the students have got their acts together
>> and logged on. The instructor wants to begin the class
>> with a demonstration, using the Netop School software.
>>
>> In Windows 98, the instructor could just begin, with no
>> concern for the fact that not everyone had logged in.
>>
>> In Windows 2000, the instructor must remind the students
>> to log on and wait for them to do so, before proceding.
>>
>> Ok, ok... it doesn't seem like a big deal, but trust
me --
>> if you're an instructor, it's a big deal.
>>
>> Thanks for your time.
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >According to their website under Operating System
Support
>> Windows 2000 is
>> >listed as supported for version 2.5.
>> >http://www.crossteccorp.com/netopschool/index.html
>> >
>> >maybe you have to upgrade to the newer version?
>> >
>> >hth
>> >DDS W 2k MVP MCSE
>> >
>> >"bcsia" <bcsia@canada.com> wrote in message
>> >news:242201c2efd1$2f26f200$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>> >> For a number of years, we have used Netop School in
the
>> >> classroom. In Windows 98, we were able to access a
>> >> student computer, even if they were not logged on.
Now,
>> >> we have switched to Windows 2000, and cannot do that
>> >> anymore.
>> >>
>> >> The tech support people at Netop say it's impossible
>> with
>> >> Windows 2000, however I find it hard to accept. I
>> guess I
>> >> just want to try to find out from real Windows 2000
>> gurus
>> >> if this is the case.
>> >>
>> >> Is there security in Windows 2000 that would make
this
>> >> kind of access "impossible," or is there a "tweak"
that
>> >> could get around this?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks for your time.
>> >>
>> >> BCSIA
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>

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