newbie business problem pack

[ICEinLAVA]

I know this would be counter productive for most of our business, but i think it would help out anyone interested in starting a business or looking to take classes or wanting to learn more about computers.

What if we could create a download that would help teach how to fix issues. For example: we could create a reg file that would disable the task manager. that the student or person in question would have to fix the issue. of course we could give them a repair reg in the event the give up, but the idea is that they figure out how to fix it themselves.

Just think how many different scenarios could be created.

Hopefully it wouldn't be used to intentionally cause problems to a unsuspecting user.

[Jager]

I know this would be counter productive for most of our business, but i think it would help out anyone interested in starting a business or looking to take classes or wanting to learn more about computers.

What if we could create a download that would help teach how to fix issues. For example: we could create a reg file that would disable the task manager. that the student or person in question would have to fix the issue. of course we could give them a repair reg in the event the give up, but the idea is that they figure out how to fix it themselves.

Just think how many different scenarios could be created.

Hopefully it wouldn't be used to intentionally cause problems to a unsuspecting user.

That would be a bit too insecure and fairly simple. If it were done via sending them a registry file or something similar, it wouldn't be too hard to just edit the registry file and see what key it would edit. The better route would be to create a virtual machine with a fully compiled test. The test would have to be in something that wouldn't be too easy to reverse, though. It would be quite a bit of work and a little ridiculous. There's plenty of forums out there that have subforums dedicated to just this sort of thing, but even then, those are for training people on how to help via a forum.

Your best bet would be to go to a place like Offensive Computing and using a live sample of malware on your system and then proceding to see what is changed, what it does, and then devise a way to most effectively remove it.

[RoboGeek]

I actually have a test I use..

first is pull the video card out enough it wont work
disable the floppy in bios
jumper the HDD so it won't run - I like the safe mode setting on WD's for that
sit the memory juts barely in the slot



The test is timed, and the result they need is to make the PC boot, fdisk and format the drive for w98

And the failure rate explains my lack of employees!

[JJsMom]

I actually have a test I use..

first is pull the video card out enough it wont work
disable the floppy in bios
jumper the HDD so it won't run - I like the safe mode setting on WD's for that
sit the memory juts barely in the slot



The test is timed, and the result they need is to make the PC boot, fdisk and format the drive for w98

And the failure rate explains my lack of employees!

You know that is a pretty good test, but do you know how many times I have had a gotcha moment and did not look at the most obvious thing. Yes, there are so many people that don't have enough experience and then there are those trying to get experience. After all none of us starting out knowing everything right off the bat.

[TechT]

You know that is a pretty good test, but do you know how many times I have had a gotcha moment and did not look at the most obvious thing. Yes, there are so many people that don't have enough experience and then there are those trying to get experience. After all none of us starting out knowing everything right off the bat.

good point... sometimes even I have been fooled by a power cable that was kicked loose from the psu