[Year 12 IT Apps] VB express installation

[Mark Kelly]

Thanks, Kevork.  Alas we no longer use Novell.  We've gone to the dark 
side  :-(

Kevork Krozian wrote:
> Hi Mark,
> 
>   Sharing this with the technical discussion list ....
> 
>    OK. VB 2005 wants to write to Documents and Settings on the local
> drive. Locking the drive completely is extreme and comes at a cost as
> you have reported.
>    So, by having a Dynamic Local User account as is possible with
> Novell, a student can write to that part of the local hard drive
> initially ( Documents and Settings) which is cleaned out when they log
> out. A Dynamic Local User is the mobile user that is able to move from
> machine to machine without the need for a local XP logon. Hoping that
> makes sense. This is a Novell solution I have to add.
>   This is one solution to the problem.
> 
> Best Wishes
> 
>  
> 
> Kevork Krozian
> IT Manager , Forest Hill College
> k.krozian at fhc.vic.edu.au
> http://www.fhc.vic.edu.au
> Mobile: 0419 356 034
> 
>>>> kel at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au 21/05/2007 7:11 pm >>>
> We had probs cos our HDDs are locked down and VB2005 insists of saving
> 
> stuff to "documents and settings", and does not trust students' network
> 
> drives.
> 
> Ended up reverting to VB6 just before the SD SAC began.  A total pain!
> 
> Andrew Grimshaw wrote:
>> hi
>>  
>> my technician and I are having trouble installing VB 2005 express 
>> edition on our classroom computers
>>  
>> i installed it on my laptop and have been learning it myself in order
> to 
>> teach it to the yr 11s
>>  
>> my technician tried to install it onto the classroom comptuers but it
> 
>> wasnt able to make the internet connection it needed to do the
> install - 
>> we couldnt figure out why
>>  
>> has any1 else had similar problems? if so, how did u overcome it?
>>  
>> thx in advance
>>  
>> andrew grimshaw
>> colac college
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