On Jul 29, 2004, at 4:44 PM, Nate Duehr wrote:

>>>>  For the PIC class next season we will use Windoze/MPLAB on PCs
>>>> that can be re-installed with a prepared image.
>>>>
At ESC a couple years ago, microsoft and/or microchip were doing that
on the PCs they were teaching classes on.  Quite an eye opener...

> Oh well, I think my point was that it's a lot of work, and probably
> won't be all that effective due to the amount of time it will take to
> reimage the systems every day.
>
But it's NOT a lot of work.  It's MUCH less work than monitoring PCs
for damage, much less figuring out how to fix them.  Norton ghost or
the
equivalent can re-image a PC (with a smallish installation and
application suite) from a CD in 10 minutes or less, without attention.

(and for all we make fun of them, there's a reason that the average IT
reaction to a system acting weirdly is to re-image and start over...
It's tough to keep track of what happens even when everyone acts with
the best of intentions.)

BillW

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