> I work for a university and in charge of supporting a wide array of
> wintel machines (9x/nt/2k). A large portion of the problems that
> come in could be resolved through remote administration. I've tried
> several programs (such as RemotelyAnywhere) and while they're great,
> the problem is the cost of the license(s). VNC seems great, but
> there are a couple of issues I would like to know about. I couldn't
> find any info, so hopefully someone here can shed some light:
There's quite a lot of info related to your queries in the FAQ and the
WinVNC documentation (see references below). Admittedly it's not easy
to digest it all at once (so might be worth printing out the relevant
pages).
Questions 1) and 2) are related
> 1) Is there a way to make the password permanent and not allow the user to
> change it?
>
> 2) Is there a way to remove the icon on the task bar so the user can't see
> the settings?
See the FAQ:
Q45 Can I get rid of the taskbar icon created by WinVNC?
http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/faq.html#q45
and: Section "WinVNC - Advanced Settings" in
http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/winvnc.html
and in the mailing list archives:
http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/archives/2000-02/0588.html
> 3) What is the easiest way of deploying VNC on the current crop of machines
> on campus?
See the FAQ:
Q41 I'm installing WinVNC as a service on lots of machines...
Q61 How can I install WinVNC on multiple machines?
Also check the archives at:
http://www.uk.research.att.com/search.html (see bottom of page)
Some search strings which might help:
"Installing WINVNC acroos NT Network"
"Automatic Install"
"Multiple installation"
-- Aideen
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