Post: Can they really?
11-05-2010, 07:15 PM #1
Jmclark
Little One
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); So, my high school gives us netbooks. Dell Latitude 2110s. They kinda suck to be honest. And they really limited the version of Windows 7 on it, so I partitioned my hard drive and dual-booted with another copy of Windows 7. So I go on the one the school put on at school, and the one I installed at home.

I didn't really tell many people, except for one of my friends who I know didn't do anything. He somehow got caught for it today, and they confiscated his laptop and he might be facing a criminal charge. He said that they can somehow track if you're dual-booting 2 operating systems on these netbooks.

So is it true that they can track that if I don't get ratted on/caught using it at school (which I won't)?
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11-05-2010, 07:38 PM #2
Why do you need to dual boot anyways? I mean what kind of restrictions does it have on it? But yes I hate to say if they supplied the laptops then they can see what the hell your doing....ive seen it done at my old HS.

I was kinda the Computer Tech in high school and when I was in business class I was the teachers pet also cause I would always help someone, fix a computer...anyways I got to get on the teachers computer to fix something. I could see what EVERYONE was doing in the classroom. They were linked to the main PC so the teacher could see what that person was doing and linked to the Board of Education through the internet..so if you was downloading something you wasnt suppose to do they would call the school and let the teacher know....I got caught doing it before :p

How I know? Cause I was one of them that had to help do it. So even if you dual boot Windows if that laptop is running they can see what you see.

Fu*ked up isnt it? lol

Thats how a lot of proxy's get blocked so quick. The system is getting smarter and smarter lol

EDIT: Also if its a take home laptop, its not even worth fooling with....they can check to see if any changes have been made to Windows or something major has been changed. After I graduated, my friends that was Seniors that next year got laptops and they were take home....I was there one day cause I got called by my old Business teacher to come check the laptops to see if anything had been changed or messed with
11-05-2010, 07:38 PM #3
Cain
Tutorial Team Like A Boss
Schools will check the HD to see if any Critical changes were made (eg. dual booting) once you return them. If found, the person who did it is in trouble. Yes, it is true.
11-05-2010, 08:53 PM #4
A better idea is to install a RAT on it and say you were downloading notes and you got a virus. When they ask why you downloaded a virus, tell them that the name was what you needed (notes) and that it was a .docx, but when you opened it a .exe opened too. Thats possible BTW
11-05-2010, 08:58 PM #5
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Originally posted by Jmclark View Post
So, my high school gives us netbooks. Dell Latitude 2110s. They kinda suck to be honest. And they really limited the version of Windows 7 on it, so I partitioned my hard drive and dual-booted with another copy of Windows 7. So I go on the one the school put on at school, and the one I installed at home.

I didn't really tell many people, except for one of my friends who I know didn't do anything. He somehow got caught for it today, and they confiscated his laptop and he might be facing a criminal charge. He said that they can somehow track if you're dual-booting 2 operating systems on these netbooks.

So is it true that they can track that if I don't get ratted on/caught using it at school (which I won't)?


Sure they can, anytime schools lend out computers they generally have some sort of administration tools on them. But since you are borrowing it you aren't allowed to alter configurations and what not. Read the school handbook for their computer use policy. If you really want to know for sure ask someone that is a higher up at the school or if your school has an IT department try asking them. Usually best to not mess around with anything that a school lends to you though, just leads to problems later down the road

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