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Sharing Machines Safely

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PCQ Bureau
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There are situations where a single computer needs to be shared between a

number of users for different purposes. This kind of sharing at times can damage

your OS or even the system. For instance, if someone knowingly or unknowingly

deletes a boot or record system file, you will have to reinstall the whole OS.

To avoid such situations it is a must that you deploy certain policies for each

user or group who is sharing the computer.

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SteadyState is a tool using which one can administer the system easily and

efficiently. It allows you to protect the hard drive data on by restricting

users from making unauthorized changes. Using this tool you can also restrict

users from accessing applications and settings that you feel are liable to get

damaged if accessed by another user.

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For HDD protection select the

'On' radio button in the 'Protect the HDD' option. Whatever changes are made

by the user will be removed after the PC restarts.
Under the 'Set Computer

Restriction' option check the appropriate policy you want to deploy and then

click on OK.
For software updates you can

schedule the time accordingly and it automatically saves all updates even if

HDD protection is on.
For each user you can have

different settings within Internet Explorer. For example, you can restrict

right click for some users.
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