Hi all....
I really need some help from those in this forum who have been administrators as part of their career in IT. I am now working on a system that belongs to the apartment complex where I live to attempt to upgrade the video card. The problem is that whoever installed Windows XP Home on this system locked it down tighter than Fort Knox during a robbery attempt. Many of the functions that are needed to perform this task are unavailable or forbidden. There is no "Run" command and no "Administrative Tools" in the Control Panel. This was all done purposely as this computer is an public access station for those living in the complex.
My question is how do I get to some kind of access point with a login window that will allow me to put in the password? I don't even know how or where to look with much of the OS components disabled and/or missing.
How was XP even installed this way? Is there a special "administrator's" window in Windows XP's setup dialogue that one can choose what features to allow or not allow? How does this work? This is an area of the trade where I don't have any real knowledge.
And just to reassure you guys, this is being done with the full knowledge and approval of the manager who agrees that the system is in need of an upgrade and other changes being made to it. The copy of XP was installed this way because there were constant problems with folks looking at pornography with the previous OS, Windows ME.
I would appreciate the help here.
Regards...
I really need some help from those in this forum who have been administrators as part of their career in IT. I am now working on a system that belongs to the apartment complex where I live to attempt to upgrade the video card. The problem is that whoever installed Windows XP Home on this system locked it down tighter than Fort Knox during a robbery attempt. Many of the functions that are needed to perform this task are unavailable or forbidden. There is no "Run" command and no "Administrative Tools" in the Control Panel. This was all done purposely as this computer is an public access station for those living in the complex.
My question is how do I get to some kind of access point with a login window that will allow me to put in the password? I don't even know how or where to look with much of the OS components disabled and/or missing.
How was XP even installed this way? Is there a special "administrator's" window in Windows XP's setup dialogue that one can choose what features to allow or not allow? How does this work? This is an area of the trade where I don't have any real knowledge.
And just to reassure you guys, this is being done with the full knowledge and approval of the manager who agrees that the system is in need of an upgrade and other changes being made to it. The copy of XP was installed this way because there were constant problems with folks looking at pornography with the previous OS, Windows ME.
I would appreciate the help here.
Regards...
However, I did briefly run a copy of Ubuntu 10.04 and it seemed to run fairly well. Converting this system over to Linux is a possible option provided that there is a program or a way to keep folks from looking at pornography and that Ubuntu will run the wireless card without any hassle or fuss or any questions asked as this is the only way it can connect to the internet. An ethernet connection is impossible in this case.
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