How about linux? Just put a simple script in init that runs dd, then reboots. You might want to put the script on a separate device, so not only would linux have to be started, but a specific usb key would have to be attached.
David On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 3:20 AM, Brian Phillips <brian.phill...@gmx.net>wrote: > Have a disabled family member who has a computer as a connection to the > outside world. They don't use it for anything important. No banking, > nothing. Just games and social networking. > > This family member is also virus prone. I'd like to give her Linux, but > that would probably cost me more time in support than I'd gain in keeping > her computer clean. > > So I'd like to partition her drive, install fresh OS (Windows), and then > image it. The idea being that if she calls me and says "I screwed up the > computer again" I can just direct her how to deploy the image and overwrite > the first partition again. Similar to Norton Ghost, or something of the > like. > > Is there something open source that I could use that presents her with a > boot menu with the option to "restore to factory settings" and deploys a > clean image file, overwriting all previous data? > > TIA > > -------------------- > BYU Unix Users Group > http://uug.byu.edu/ > > The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their > author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. > ___________________________________________________________________ > List Info (unsubscribe here): http://uug.byu.edu/mailman/listinfo/uug-list >
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