How to stop the ruddy screen rotation!

[Guest Laphan]

Hi All

 

Kids, bloody kids!

 

Is there any option in GPO that will specifically stop users from rotating

the XP screen other than normal?

 

I currently set AD pupil accounts so that they can't right-click to bring up

the context menu and do the rotation from here, but somehow the kids are

getting past this and rotating the bloody screens.

 

How are they doing it?

 

I thought the right-click/graphic options/rotation method was the only

way???

 

Thanks

[Guest neo [mvp outlook]]

Re: How to stop the ruddy screen rotation!

 

It may be do the graphic (video) driver itself. For example, some onboard

intel graphic drivers will allow screen rotation by using hot key

combinations like ctrl + alt + <one of the arrow keys on keyboard>. If I'm

not mistaken Intel does allow the hot keys to be disabled via its control

panel applet.

 

"Laphan" <admin@DontSpam.com> wrote in message

news:u8LQA9mZIHA.5900@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> Hi All

>

> Kids, bloody kids!

>

> Is there any option in GPO that will specifically stop users from rotating

> the XP screen other than normal?

>

> I currently set AD pupil accounts so that they can't right-click to bring

> up

> the context menu and do the rotation from here, but somehow the kids are

> getting past this and rotating the bloody screens.

>

> How are they doing it?

>

> I thought the right-click/graphic options/rotation method was the only

> way???

>

> Thanks

>

>

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: How to stop the ruddy screen rotation!

 

Laphan <admin@DontSpam.com> wrote:

> Hi All

>

> Kids, bloody kids!

>

> Is there any option in GPO that will specifically stop users from

> rotating the XP screen other than normal?

>

> I currently set AD pupil accounts so that they can't right-click to

> bring up the context menu and do the rotation from here, but somehow

> the kids are getting past this and rotating the bloody screens.

>

> How are they doing it?

>

> I thought the right-click/graphic options/rotation method was the only

> way???

>

> Thanks

 

They don't have local admin or power user rights, do they?

[Guest Ryan Hanisco]

RE: How to stop the ruddy screen rotation!

 

Hi,

 

In addition to the other good suggestions that were already provided, you

might also look at other relatively inexpensive tools to help you control

your computing environment. I started my career as an IT manager of a metro

school district with 50+ buildings -- it is quite a challenge to keep any

school's IT in line.

 

You might look at a product called DeepFreeze. This will reset the

workstations back to a standard config on boot and will let you maintain a

standard setup without restricting the students while they are using the

computers. I found that this was ideal, especially for Comp Science classes

where the students should be learning about the computers more. They have a

great product and give good discounts to schools.

 

You should also look at locking the students down to standard users, using

mandatory profiles, and very restrictive GPOs to lock the workstations down.

This takes a bit of planning, but it is well worth the hassle as you'll not

be reimaging computers all the time.

--

Ryan Hanisco

MCSE, MCTS: SQL 2005, Project+

http://www.techsterity.com

Chicago, IL

 

Remember: Marking helpful answers helps everyone find the info they need

quickly.

 

 

"Laphan" wrote:

> Hi All

>

> Kids, bloody kids!

>

> Is there any option in GPO that will specifically stop users from rotating

> the XP screen other than normal?

>

> I currently set AD pupil accounts so that they can't right-click to bring up

> the context menu and do the rotation from here, but somehow the kids are

> getting past this and rotating the bloody screens.

>

> How are they doing it?

>

> I thought the right-click/graphic options/rotation method was the only

> way???

>

> Thanks

>

>

>

[Guest Irv]

RE: How to stop the ruddy screen rotation!

 

There is a tick box to disable rotation and also for the hotkeys for my Intel

video driver so you may be in luck also. However going to each machine and

tickung it will be a pain. If you can identify the registry key ticking the

box modifies you should be able to knock up an adm file and import into your

exiting GPO

 

HTH

 

Irv

 

"Laphan" wrote:

> Hi All

>

> Kids, bloody kids!

>

> Is there any option in GPO that will specifically stop users from rotating

> the XP screen other than normal?

>

> I currently set AD pupil accounts so that they can't right-click to bring up

> the context menu and do the rotation from here, but somehow the kids are

> getting past this and rotating the bloody screens.

>

> How are they doing it?

>

> I thought the right-click/graphic options/rotation method was the only

> way???

>

> Thanks

>

>

>