Maintaining Windows in an Open Multi-User Laboratory Environment

    K. Scott Rowe -- New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

			       ABSTRACT

    Over the past couple of years, Windows95 usage has steadily
increased.  This has posed tough administration problems, especially
when used in an open multi-user laboratory environment such as in a
college computer center.  Windows' inherent problems handling multiple
users, coupled with its lack of filesystem security and large
installation support have forced many system administrators to develop
their own methods of keeping Windows machines up and reliable.

    Gutinteg is a system that solves many of these problems by
utilizing the UNIX operating system to pull a Windows filesystem to a
client and configure it as necessary.  It also manages individual
packages of third party software, and installs only the software
needed by certain machines.

Time needed: 0.5 hours
special needs: overhead projector for 8.5" x 11" transparincies,
               whiteboard