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About the Trialversion

The trialversion is a full version of the software that can be used for 30 days. After that it would not start anymore. By getting a licencekey you can reactivate the trialversion to a full functional version of the program without loosing any configuration settings.

What's the software for?

Using NETCOM Desktop Manager is an effektive way providing programs and files within a computer-classroom (Testmanagement!).It gives konsequente controlle over Internet-access with selektiver premission and blocking of single websites, as well as universale controlle of the student-Desktops and xtensive Windows-restrictions. The software enables you to show only those programs on the student-desktop, that are explictitly needed for you lesson.

The very simple and intuitive handling enables the instructor to setup an individualy designed Windows-enviroment all over the classroom.

With these features NETCOM Desktop Manager is an excelent Add-on-Produkt for all video-dedactical-networks.

What can the software do better than other solutions?

The installation of the Netcom Desktop Manager (NDM) is done only at intructors-PC. Student-computers do not need any kind of setup. The Installation is only a filecopy-process - no registry entrys are needed.
Shutting down the student client of the NDM will reset all restrictions und settings. No deinstallation of the programme is affordable.
Because of that the Netcom Desktop Manager is suitable in conjunction with all other softwareproducts and hdd-sheriff-cards.

The use of the NDM does not require any specific knowlege about Windows- or network administration. No administrative action is required: No workstation-administration and at all no administration of user-accounts has to be done by using the Netcom Desktop Manager.
Nevertheless the classroom-map shows all workstations with the workstation-name and the logged on username.
If files and worksheets are handed out and recollected, the NDM knows from witch student the data were collected.

Using computer-classrooms, the teachers normally depend on settings and configurations that were made by their collegues in their role as systemadministrators. The Netcom Desktop Manager enables them for every instructor to configure and setup his individual course environment.
Some instructors may use a more restrictive windows enviroment, while others might prefere a more liberal or open system enviroment. To change from one course-configuration to another, it takes just one mouseclick.

All settings take place immediately "on the fly" - no reboot or relogin of student-PCs is necessary.

Schools and universities often permit the use of their PC-pools outside the lessons and unsupervised standalone PCs are used for surfing the internet. The NDM "StandaloneClient" enables the desktop-control of unsupervised use of these computers. That means that restrictions configured by the Netcom Desktop Manager control the PCs even if no instrucor-module is up.

By the way: Customers from the industry use the NDM StandaloneClient to secure and to configure PC workstations in the productionarea.

How about support? 

NETCOM Helpdesk is available Mo-Fr 08:00 a.m. to 06:00 p.m. Tel.: +49 95 32 / 92 31 0 or SKYPE: DesktopManager.

Price includes 6 months free update service. Optional 12 - 36 months update service.

What's new in version 4 ?

For a f ree download (30 days trial version) have a look at www.desktopmanager.de oder www.netcom.de

NEW: Programblocker a big plus on security: Only programs provided by the instructor can be started.

NEW: Windows desktop: Only explicitly allowed programs are listed in Windows-startmenu and as icons on the desktop.

NEW: Windows startmenu: Under „Start” > “all programs“ only programs provided by the actual course are available. Only these programs can be started. Neither downloads from internet nor program-installations from USB-media are possible.

NEW: Desktop icons: If selected, just icons of explicitly allowed programs are placed on the student-desktops and listed in Windows startmenu. All other icons are gone - on the fly!

NEW: Controlmodul for EBS Euchner Videodidact Select video-network available

NEW: Integration and control of user-homedirectories

NEW: Classroom-map
... shows graphical positioning of workstations according to the classroom seading arrangement. Each workstationsymbol shows the actual studentscreen with zoom functionality.

How much is a classroom-license?

Netcom Desktop Manager classenroomlicence: Euro 398,00 incl. tax.

(unlimited number of PCs in a classroom, witch are controled by one instructor).

Netcom Desktop Manager Standalone Client: Euro 398,00 incl. tax.

(unlimited number of Client-PCs)

Netcom Desktop Manager Terminalserver Edition: Euro 849,00 incl. tax.

DWLGINA2.DLL, Windows wont start any more

The reason is that a former installed program does not force the rules of the Windows-logindialog.
The Installation of DWLGINA2.DLL recognizes the problem and protocols the causing DLL-file in the registry.
The problem is solved by a simple change inside the registry database.

>start Regedit.Exe at the involved PC.
>search for the Registry-KEYl: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Kassl\dWinlock\Gina
>the program listed in the REG_SZ-value causes the fault!
>delete the value GinaDll=...
>reboot the PC

Student-client wont react anymore

Check the version of DTM-ServiceWorker-service (filei: pDTMServiceWorker.Exe) placed in systemroot-directory under NetcomDesktopManager\

for example: C:\Windows\NetcomDesktopManager\pDtmServiceWorker.Exe

Start explorer, click the file, right-click the file to open the contextmenu, click register
"VERSION", find Versionnumber. The version supposed to be 4.6.4.1 or higher.

ServiceWorker is installed during client-configuration and will be automatically updated.
If version of ServiceWorker is lower then 4.6.4.1 reexecute client-configuration as explained.

Alternativly you can update the service manually.
Open up a DOS-Box.
Type the folowing commands:

cd C:\Windows\NetcomDesktopManager
Net Stop DTMSW
pDtmServiceWorker.exe /unInstall

Copy the pDTMServiceWorker.Exe-file from Installationdirectory to Systemroot\NetcomDesktopManager
For example.: Copy F:\Netcom\Desktop\Schueler\DtmServiceWorker\pDtmServiceWorker.Exe C:\Windows\NetcomDesktopManager\*.*

Type the followin command to the DOS-box:

pDtmServiceWorker /install
Net Start DTMSW

Performance-Optimization for student-clients

With some Windows 2000 installationen the performance of NETCOM Desktop Manager student-client can be optimized by activating the "Adjust for best performance: Backgroundprocesses" option. From MyComuter contextmenu (right mouse button) select "Properties", register "Advanced" und "Perfomance", register "Advanced". Activate the option "Backgroundprocesses".
the performance of the system will not realy be influenced, because of Desktop Manager Client does many little settings one after each other that take very with very little CPU-time. Therefor NETCOM Desktop Manager does not need hugh CPU-time but many times very little CPU-time-slices otherwise the wait-time between the CPU-time-slices will drop performance, while CPU-usage shows less then 2%.

WithInternet-Explorer FTP:// will not be blocked

Deaktivate the option "Enable folderview for FTP-Sides" from Menu ->"Tools"->"Advanced".

Alternativ FTP can be blocked by adding "FTP" to the list of blocked programs of the program-blocker.

NETCOM Desktop Manager and Group Police Objects

NETCOM Desktop Manager can be used with GPO; Here are the rules:

GPOs made under "Computerconfiguration" will superset Desktop Manager settings.
GPOs made under "Userconfiguration" will be overwritten by Destop Manager

So administratoren have a tool to restrict the power of NETCOM Desktop Managers.

Shuting down NETCOM Desktop Manager Client the normal way will reset all done settings and restrictions.

Securitywarning while starting a programm, Win XP SP2

Starting a program from the server will bring up a security warning.

Start Internet-Explorer, select >"Tools", >"Internet Options" from Mainmenu.
Select the register "Security".
select "Trusted sides", click "Sites..."
uncheck the option "require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone".
Enter your servers IP-address and click "ADD".

Hint: To make changes take effect you have to reboot your system.

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