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Fair point! I can't argue with the fact that users
like to play about with the settings to personalise their own desktop as it's no
different to how people present their own office desk, but there are
requirements that dictate that machines or even desks for that matter should
facilitate a certain image.
For example, where machines are being used to
assist a member of staff serving a customer it may be desirable to have the
corporate colour scheme, backdrop and screensaver etc. When was the last time
you went to book a holiday at your local travel agent and found that one
assistant had a bright pink and green colour scheme with a cartoon
character as the backdrop, and another machine with a different scheme and
so on until finally one machine had the desktop that was originally setup with
the corporate scheme. Therefore, in this case the machines that are "customer
facing" could do with locking down so that the desktop properties can't be
accidentally changed.
Whilst people should be allowed to have the freedom to change the desktop properties on a per user basis there are times such as the scenario described above that would require a lock down facility. David. |