An idea has been bouncing around my head, about donating a computer built from old components in my closet, for the sole purpose of providing movies to other tenants in my apartment building, placing it in a public lobby area...if I can get the apt. management to agree.
However, knowing that the majority of the people that might use this, are not computer savy, and some are not too bright, I would want it to be as fail-safe as possible. This makes me wonder if it is possible to configure Windows (XP, XP MCE or W7) to be totally locked for any purpose other than running two programs...VLC and Movie Collector, on a guest account requiring no login?
On the hardware side of the question, there are a couple of components that I would still need to acquire...a case and monitor. That raises the issue of how to build this in a fashion that someone couldn't just walk off with it?
I've been wracking my brain, trying to figure solutions, but haven't come up with very much. Can this be done in a reasonably inexpensive and workable fashion?
However, knowing that the majority of the people that might use this, are not computer savy, and some are not too bright, I would want it to be as fail-safe as possible. This makes me wonder if it is possible to configure Windows (XP, XP MCE or W7) to be totally locked for any purpose other than running two programs...VLC and Movie Collector, on a guest account requiring no login?
On the hardware side of the question, there are a couple of components that I would still need to acquire...a case and monitor. That raises the issue of how to build this in a fashion that someone couldn't just walk off with it?
I've been wracking my brain, trying to figure solutions, but haven't come up with very much. Can this be done in a reasonably inexpensive and workable fashion?
My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- DIY
- OS
- W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE
- CPU
- Phenom II 1090T w/Noctua NH-D14 /**4400+ X2 w/CM Hyper TX 3
- Motherboard
- ASRock 890FX Deluxe 4/**A8N-SLI
- Memory
- 2 x 2GB Patriot PGS34g1600LLKA/**4x1GB Corsair VS
- Graphics Card(s)
- EVGA GTX460 SC/**EVGA 8800GTS
- Sound Card
- Asus Xonar D2X/**Xonar D1
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Acer X233H, Dell E152FPc /**LG M237-WD
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080 & 1024x768/**1980x1080
- Hard Drives
- WDC 2TB, 1.5TB, 1TB, 500GB,Seagate 500GB , Maxtor 80GB /**500GB Seagate & WDC 1TB Black
- PSU
- CM RS600 w/ APC BX1000G/**Antec 500 TP w/ APC BX1000
- Case
- HAF922/**Antec 1040IIB
- Cooling
- 3x200mm, 1x140 and 1x120mm/**5x80mm fans
- Keyboard
- Logitech Media USB/**Saitek Eclipse
- Mouse
- Cordless Trackman Wheel/**Ditto
- Internet Speed
- 3.3Mbps
- Other Info
- SB 560 5.1 w/ Sennheiser RS140/**Creative T20 speakers, Dvico FusionHDTV7 Gold RT, Cisco E3000, HP 5510V AIO, Linksys E3000, Belkin F5U237 hub and **F5D8055 adapter
(** = 2nd rig)