From: "Robert Comer" 

> Yuh know ... I'm somewhat technically more competent than most users but,
> frankly, in the corporate environment the rules change and locking down
> corporate assets so that they work properly all the time is the proper
> function of "the business" operations.  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.

It's definitely a trade off I'll agree.  It costs money to lock things down
like that, just like it costs money for me to keep things running as is --
it all depends on one's situation which might be cheaper in the long run,
and you have to keep in mind that user happiness is important too.  For my
shop, it's definitely cheaper for me to react than it would be to be
proactive, plus I get the bonus of the users thinking they have a little
bit of control of their own "stuff".

>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.

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Bob Comer





"John Beamish"  wrote in message
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> Yuh know ... I'm somewhat technically more competent than most users but,
> frankly, in the corporate environment the rules change and locking down
> corporate assets so that they work properly all the time is the proper
> function of "the business" operations.  You don't let fork lift truck
> operators perform modifications on fork lift trucks - you bring in the
> appropriate technical expertise to do that.
>
> Ditto for PCs.  I'm at a rather large oil company right now and their
> desktops are locked down as tightly as you could possibly imagine.  And
> that hasn't stopped me from getting my job done.  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.
>
>
>
> On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 18:11:02 -0400, Robert Comer 
> wrote:
>
>>> Yeah, if the users would all go home or more just continue to call in
>>> sick it would make life so much more enjoyable here.
>>
>> You got that right!!   I'm working on 2 PC's right now that had spyware
>> problems.  Sometimes I wish I wasn't so nice and as policy locked down
>> their
>> desktops to the point that they couldn't do anything personal.
>>
>

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