dunno what the hardware name

[guni]

hi guys,
recently i notice that my school computer always recover all of the software inside it, everytime i remove or delete all of the item, it'll
recover again after i restart it. anyone know what is the hardware name?
thx before.

 

[ProviaFan]

One possibility: you're using a guest account (in a Windows NT based OS, such as 2000 or XP). If you remove some extra desktop icons, they come back each time you log in.

Another possibility: Windows 2000 has some sort of System File Protection. In other words, even if you delete winword.exe, and empty the recycle bin, the system can still bring it back.

A third possibility: If their systems aren't secure, to the point that you can royally fvck something up by deleting some critical system files, they may just be popping in a restore CD created from Norton Ghost or some other program like that, to generate a "fresh" and ready installation in well under an hour.

 

[TheCorm]

Sounds like a sensible institution...I was terrible back in my college days....there was a small collection of us who got the technicians to earn their salary well

One guy managed to get into the messaging system and send a message to all teachers telling them to "stop sitting around and do some work"...oh dear....now I find myself on the other side a bit and realise what a pain we were!!

I'm sure it must be software controlled rather than hardware no?

Corm

 

[ProviaFan]

Originally posted by: TheCorm
I'm sure it must be software controlled rather than hardware no?

Corm

Yes, it is definitely software controlled. And as much as I love to hate software controlled restrictions like that, they are useful in protecting computer systems against wannabe hackers like Mr. Original Thread Poster, and they do tend to make the sysadmins' lives easier.

 

[Lonyo]

Don't they kinda "regain" the stuff from the server.
I know that in the UK, there's a main company who does most school computers, called RM. When networks are set up, the computers are plugged into the network ports, then booted, and they "download" the OS from the server, the first time they're booted up at least, I'm guessing they just "refresh" the info from the server when they restart.
That's the info I have from one point of view.