[quote comment=”6581″]I click on every button and uncheck every frelling checkbox.[/quote]

Hehe! Farscape FTW!

@Matt re Sticky Keys:

Sticky Keys blows goats (if you don’t need it). There’s a multi-step process to kill it.

When I get a fresh PC I usually start by hitting Shift 5 times fast. This brings up the dialog box that lets me get to the settings. (You should be able to get to it from Control Panel | Accessibility Options, as well.) Once there, I click on every button and uncheck every frelling checkbox. Hit Ok and go to phase two.

Next, I open C:\Windows\inf\sysoc.inf and delete the word HIDE everywhere within the file. (Search “,hide,”, replace “,,” does the trick.)

Then I go to Add/Remove Programs | Add/Remove Windows Components. Pick Accessories and Utilities, hit the Details button, and you can remove the Accessibility Options control panel from the computer. Good-the-$&#*-bye, Sticky Keys. I’ve never had it come back after doing this on a PC.

run at least 4 or 5 scans from the list at virus-help.org back to back. that should make sure to clear out anything bogging your system down

I was asked to help a friend whose computer was running slow
I turned off a ton of background processes via msconfig, disabled as many visual effects as they wouldn’t notice the lack of and now apparently it runs fine

+1 for Matt :)

I know its different in a work situation where they’re likely to fuck it over again within a few days then blame you for it.. but it didn’t take me long and it had a tangible effect

On a side note, how in god’s name do you turn off Sticky Keys? I held down shift too long and thought I had sent a fairly clear message by clearing every check box in the Settings menu but it stayed turned on for ages until just now when it randomly turned itself off again. (Just for future reference – in case it happens again)

I implemented it “behind the scenes” without my bosses approval. There are the few “special” users that actually have clue and do well with administrating their own systems. Of course, this is only because they know computer “secrets” are cleverly disguised as mysterious things called manuals . . .

I do have a backout clause which allows the user to go back to letting me admin their system. Fortunately, I always make an image right before I hand over power.

[quote comment=”4325″]So much for principles…[/quote]

LOL! My hatered of spam conflicts with my love for ubuntu – I got confused there for a bit. ;)

[quote comment=”4323″][quote comment=”4321″]Hello:
You are invited to watch the Ubuntu Tribe movie trailer.[/quote]

Yeah, totally off topic spam btw, but I’ll leave it here because it is Ubuntu related. Sigh.[/quote]
So much for principles…

On topic: Really good idea :)
If only we could do things like that with some of our customers :P

We have an SLA for Temp admin rights which allows them to be an admin for a day or two or longer (to install stuff at home – DSL, wireless router, bidirectional printers and stuff).

We also have a full admin form which must be signed by them (a faculty) and their department chair which says that they are on their own. We will support hardware, contact vendors if need be, but software wise it’s all them…updates, patches, compatibility…the whole nine.

In case they screw up….we will reimage the machine to our latest image specs and give it back to them…no troubleshooting, fixing, wasting time. Also, data backup is their responsibility…if we can recover it quickly we will, but if it requires days of work, sorry they are on their own.

[quote comment=”4321″]Hello:
You are invited to watch the Ubuntu Tribe movie trailer.[/quote]

Yeah, totally off topic spam btw, but I’ll leave it here because it is Ubuntu related. Sigh.

Hehe… I should totally implement something like that. I don’t think I could get away with that though. :P