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On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 16:17:48 +0000 John Horne <John.Horne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I should have added, "yes it would have to be". The reboot only applies to the University's leased desktop PC's, and those are required to be running Windows XP as the main O/S (it's part of the lease requirement). Therefore, any other computer at the Uni, bought for example by a faculty/department, should not be affected by it at all - regardless of whether it is a Windows system, Mac, Linux or whatever. John.
Windows XP as the "main OS"? If you wanted to run "another OS" on these machines would a dual-boot setup be permitted or would there have to be some odd arrangement of a boot-floppy and a USB harddrive? Or is the only way to run other systems to bring your own machine? I had guesses that it would have to be a Windows only thing... apart from *true* dumb terminals (where they have no local OS or fixed storage device) I can't think of a system that would allow a remote reboot/reload without regard for OS. Grant. -- Artificial intelligence is no match for nuratal stidutipy. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe.