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After months of trying to update Java to 8 u25 (Finially updated to 8 u45) this was the solution. Without the java.settings.cfg (which can have anything in it) Java simply wouldn't install via SCCM. SCCM would report that it was successful but it was evidently not. I am not using a config file to install Java, yet it still wants one for some unknown reason. Hope this helps

I forgot to provide an update for this, We didn't end up disabling context menus. However, we restricted access to the .vbox files. So if a student manages to open the vboxmanager, they go to change a setting for the vbox, it then throws up an error as they do not have permission.

Ah that's great thank you. So do I need all these other files it dumps in the folder? Surely everything that's required are in the MSIs

Yeah if you could help that'd be great. I won't be doing it via group policy though

Hello, I have installed the ActivInspire image to a server location so I can deploy it through SCCM. However, the image has lots of files and MSIs. My question is, when I deploy this, what exactly do I need to include in the deployment? We usually create .CMD files for the installs. Will it be as simple as just the four MSIs? ActivDriver.msi, ActivInspire.msi, CoreRes and HWRes? I notice that there's a ".inspire_licese.xml" in there etc. Will the MSIs use these, or will I have to some additional commands to execute these files? Alternatively maybe I just need to deploy the main MSI and it will, itself, call the other MSIs? Thanks in advance. Paul

We are going to disable all context menus for Students, found the GPO to do this.

Yeah. We care going t disable this for all Students. Thank you

Its not possible to disable certain options for certain programs?

As you know, when you right click on a task in the task bar you are given additional options ie "Pin this program to taskbar". You are also given the option to open the program again. We are using VirtualBox to allow students a virtual environment in which they can do programming without potentially ruining the desktop machines. I use a batch file that only open the VM in a separate window and therefore they cannot get access to any other options etc. However, if you right click on the task in the taskbar you can then open the VirtualBox Manager. I want to disable that option. Is this a general Windows 7 thing, or can I change/disable to the options for different programs? Kind Regards, Paul

Hello, I have used this batch file to lock down the use of a VM that we use as a programming environment and it is working great! However, we use Windows 7 and the students can right click on the task, in the task bar, then with the options open up the VrtualBox Manger, additionally they can edit the settings of the VM and add the C Drive as s shared folder giving them read access the the local C Drive. Does anyone have an ideas how we can lock this down. Thanks, Paul