[OPLINTECH] SteadyState test update:

[Dan Will]

Hi all,
   I have gotten several e-mails wanting me to post my findings to the list
so...........her we go.

  1.. Setup is easy (no need to repartition the disk)
  2.. Interface is nice and compact. One stop shopping.
  3.. Stability.....fair.       I have had several crashes and multiple
lock-ups. After a lock-up occurs, you must do a hard boot (power off)
                                The profile settings (if not in a locked
state) become slightly scrambled and sometimes produces a 2nd
                                profile with no start menu or desktop icons.
  4.. Speed                     Once everything is setup (software and
profiles) and is locked, the 1st login (after any boot) takes an
                                excessive amount of time. Because SS uses a
cache file for the profiles, it must ready the whole thing and
                                put it into memory. Login took 3-4 minutes
on a 2.0gb Core 2 duo with 2 gb ram...WAY TOO LONG!
  5.. Ease of use....fair.   The interface looks good (and I do like it a
LOT) but, changing settings or adding programs are a
                                real pain in the posterior. I have had to
log off and back on or reboot on several occasions, when a
                                change should have been a real simple
procedure.
  6.. Export/Import          This did not prove to be of any real value (at
least to me) It creates files that have the setting for users
                                but does not contain desktop or start menu
items (icons) as I had hoped.
  7.. Users                     DO NOT create your user profiles before you
install SS. Use SS to create them.
                                (You don't what to have to delete your
profiles that you worked hard on like I did)
  8.. Conclusion:            I am glad that I did not try to use this on my
lab computers. Clunky looking & buggy as the SCT is
                               I find it easier to use. Maybe I just know
it's quirks better. I did NOT try using SS
                               in a domain setup. That might prove to be
better (maybe someone else will try it for us).
                               I will wait to see if they come out with any
updates for SteadyState before I install it on anything else.
Dan Will
Technology Supervisor
Meigs County District Public Library
willda at oplin.org
740.992.5813
740.992.6140 (fax)

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Fiction has to make sense.
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