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From: cballen@hubcap.clemson.edu (charles allen)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: hDC microapps
Keywords: microapps
Message-ID: <1991Apr5.224938.8710@hubcap.clemson.edu>
Date: 5 Apr 91 22:49:38 GMT
Organization: Clemson University
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I have a gripe about hDC's microapps...
We are running a public use computer lab, and wish to have as much control
as possible over the files on the hard drives.  One thing we do is we
lock (ATTRIB +R) all the *.INI files.  microapps have  *.PRF files which
control various aspects of the microapps.  If we try to lock these files,
the microapp generates an error box complaining that "Cannot find DESKTOP.PRF"
(or whatever for the appropriate microapp.
People are all the time changing the screen saver, putting passwords on the
screen saver, killing our boot-up message, etc.  It's a real pain.
Ironically, we can hide the *.PRF files and it works.  But that doesn't write
protect them.  Can anyone help?

I have noticed that people from hDC have posted articles before, and if they're
listening, I must say that EXPRESS is terriffic for our use in a public lab.
If they can help with this microapp problem, I'll be a very happy person.