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Smeg - in the 'startup' folder you could have a self refrencing and deleting
batch file to handle running the STIG bullshit....
At work I'm presently seeing the hell of trying to get in line with 'HIPPA'
guidlines. ugh.
"Smeghead" <tribesfan@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 17:59:47 +0100, Mr K <duffstuff@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >On 20 Apr 2005 07:08:11 GMT, >^,,^< Miracle wrote:
> >
> >> Congrats! I'm dying to know what you're doing now.
> >
> >I.T. technician/hangaring engineer.
> >
> >Basically, it involves me setting up a series of PC tills to behave as
> >they would if they were installed in a shop. This includes full testing
> >(hoo hooray... read instructions and push buttons) and fault diagnosing
> >(yay, flex the old grey matter).
> >
> >Salary? 11K pm while training... 15K pm after training.
>
> Congrats, man! I.T. is fun, if you enjoy the George Jetson mode of
> work.
>
> I'm in the process of assisting in a site-wide Windows XP rollout.
> About 800 machines all told.
>
> We're in the process of working out bugs and streamlining the install
> to where it'll be done via SMS (Microsoft's Systems Management Server
> (unaffectionately dubbed Sado-Masocist Suite)) at the end-user's
> ethernet drop.
>
> The fun part is, the "entity" I'm doing this for requires high
> security. So, the normal process would be to set up a machine, grab an
> "image" of the drive via SMS, put that package on the network and then
> use a CD with the SMS client and WinPE to pull the package down to the
> client PC. When done, the PC would have the OS and all the various
> applications needed installed and ready to go! That's the theory, at
> least. For a "normal" SMS push.
>
> However, the high security mentioned before requires the end product
> to be viciously STIG'd. (Security Technical Implementation Guidelines)
> But the STIG'd machine breaks the SMS package. So we're having to run
> a glorified batch file after the fact. But working out all the little
> difficulties has really been a test in patience for both the IT
> department and the people impatient to get XP out and rolling.
>
> >
> >The pisser is, I started 3 days before "payroll" paid the company... so
> >I'm expecting a wage of 3 days for my first paypacket.
>
> Don't spend it all in one place!
>
> >> Email if you're leery of posting it. Seems a couple of idiots
> >> have oozed out of the woodwork.
> >
> >There are a few things I can't divulge, of course. All company policy on
> >secrets.
>
> I feel all Cloak and Dagger tingly!
>
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