From: "John Beamish" 

On Fri, 21 Jul 2006 09:23:26 -0400, Robert Comer
 wrote:

>> [snip] You don't let fork lift truck
>> operators perform modifications on fork lift trucks - you bring in the
>> appropriate technical expertise to do that.
>
> We're kind of small to be considered in that class.
> [snip]
>  plus I get the bonus of the users thinking they have a little bit
> of control of their own "stuff".
>
Well, there is that.  But how much control do they need to get their jobs
done?  Installing personal software?  (That's locked down except on
specified PCs.)  Network access to folders?  (*HIGHLY* and *TIGHTLY*
controlled - it's easy to get around though:  just have the bosses' boss
approve it in an email and that takes only a half-hour or so since most
people respond rather quickly to emails.)  Wallpaper?  (I can't add files
to the default folder but I can point the wallpaper link to one of my own
files elsewhere on the machine.)

>> As long as the  functionality exists in windows to lock it down in a
>> corporate  environment, you are almost derelict in your duty if you do
>> not
>> do that.
>
> Er, no.
>
Well, I was just trying to be provocative ;-)  My point was intended to be
mainly:  a business machine is a business machine; it's possible to lock
down a business machine in such a way that it doesn't hinder the operations
of the business even though it might curtail some personal, uh,
"modifications and enhancements"; when the effort to do the
lockdown is less than the effort to "repair" the havoc that
misguided users have created then it behooves one to do the lockdown.

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