Computers in internet cafe

[lnknprkfrevr]

I go to a nearby internet cafe for taking print outs because i do not own a printer. They do not have adobe reader installed.so i have to download and do that. But when I immediately restart the WinXP PC returns to original settings as it was there before i used it. All files i stored & installed programs in it got deleted. All PCs in the cafe are like that. is this called Auto-Config ? How i as a guest user remove this function so that all the files stored programs installed are retained after restart?

 

[massahwahl]

You cant and shouldnt. They set them up that way to prevent people from downloading garbage on their pcs.

 

[voyagerfan99]

It's called a "deep freeze". When it reboots it returns to the way it was before.

My suggestion: install Foxit Reader Portable on a flashdrive and open your PDF's with that.
http://portableapps.com/apps/office/foxit_reader_portable

 

[massahwahl]

It's called a "deep freeze". When it reboots it returns to the way it was before.

My suggestion: install Foxit Reader Portable on a flashdrive and open your PDF's with that.
http://portableapps.com/apps/office/foxit_reader_portable

Bingo! Or install Chromium OS to a flash drive and use that to open all your documents and always have them with you!

 

[lnknprkfrevr]

Thanks for the replies. I have win7 ultimate x86. I want to apply this 'deep freeze' on my PC. How do I do it ? And no i'm not trying to get the answer for my first question. I want to know because 'deep freeze' seems like a better option than system restore which I can use when my PC troubles me.

 

[voyagerfan99]

Thanks for the replies. I have win7 ultimate x86. I want to apply this 'deep freeze' on my PC. How do I do it ? And no i'm not trying to get the answer for my first question. I want to know because 'deep freeze' seems like a better option than system restore which I can use when my PC troubles me.

Well you didn't say that

It's not terribly expensive. Feronics has some for only $35. Sounds like it's the best one out there.
http://www.faronics.com/standard/deep-freeze-2/

 

[lnknprkfrevr]

Well you didn't say that

It's not terribly expensive. Feronics has some for only $35. Sounds like it's the best one out there.
http://www.faronics.com/standard/deep-freeze-2/

no i dont want a software for that again. i just want to know how is it done directly in windows i mean in BIOS or somewhere else.

 

[massahwahl]

no i dont want a software for that again. i just want to know how is it done directly in windows i mean in BIOS or somewhere else.

Its not done from windows... anywhere

 

[voyagerfan99]

no i dont want a software for that again. i just want to know how is it done directly in windows i mean in BIOS or somewhere else.

Its not done from windows... anywhere

^This. Special (Deep Freeze) software is installed. The only thing remotely close to that within Windows is System Restore, but it isn't always reliable.