Besides, they put all that wear and tear on the hardware... <g>
At 09:51 AM 2/22/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>I also really hate it when a poweruser is doing a big database query or
>something and makes our mp3 server start bobbling like a warped LP....
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Scott Yarbrough [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 9:26 AM
>To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
>Subject: RE: Hidden icon
>
>
>Ssshh... you'll give away all our secrets :)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>From: Dylan McNeill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 9:23 AM
>To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
>Subject: RE: Hidden icon
>
>Why would the machines be there without the users?
>For us tech admins to be able to play Quake must faster over the network, of
>course. ;)
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Scott Yarbrough [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 10:09 AM
>To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
>Subject: RE: Hidden icon
>
>
>Thanks, that should fit the bill nicely..
>And I agree, the machines would run so much smoother w/o the users (but then
>why would the machines be there?)
>
>Thanks
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>From: Richard Clegg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 12:28 AM
>To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
>Subject: RE: Hidden icon
>
>Scott, try looking at http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/winvnc.html
>
>There is a way to stop the local user being able to disable VNC. It's a bit
>of a registry tweak, and needs to be done per machine, but that would seem
>to solve the problem.
>
>To disable the icon as well, for the best of both worlds, you would need to
>create the key
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORL\WinVNC3
>"DisableTrayIcon"=dword:00000001
>
>Hope this helps. Wouldn't life be so much easier without users fiddling
>with things they shouldn't? Or just life without users ... bliss!
>
>Rich
>Helpdesk Operator
>PCG Systems Ltd
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Scott Yarbrough [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: 21 February 2002 21:43
>To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
>Subject: Hidden icon
>
>
>I saw some of the discussion in the archives regarding hiding the VNC icon..
>I didn't see if anyone had a good method..
>
>What I am needing to do on the network here isn't necessarily hiding the VNC
>icon to keep users from knowing its being used, but to keep them from
>CLOSING THE PROGRAM..
>
>We have a remote office, and have been successfully using VNC since January
>to maintain two servers and various other workstations at that location..
>However we have a couple users who habitually turn off the VNC server and
>then walk away and do not restart the service (and don't bother to even
>logoff either, but that's another issue).
>
>I'm looking for a way to either 1)prevent them from closing it, or 2) if
>necessary hiding the icon so they think its already closed and leave it
>alone.
>
>Privacy issues with the icon hidden aren't really a concern since #1 we
>don't have the time or the desire to watch users, we have enough to keep us
>more than busy, and #2 the company computer use policy addresses computer
>usage and privacy concerns anyway.
>
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