340. The Windows 98 Albatross

What do you do with an old PC with obsolete boards and Windows 98? I found an enlightening project: build a more secure game machine for a challenged individual who needed to be prevented from going to the Internet and inadvertently/intentionally hitting keys that would change/damage the system. Here are a few neat things I did:

• Stripped the system software down to just bare bone W98; no communications & Internet
• Removed "Network Neighborhood" and "Recycle Bin" from the Desktop
• Created an Invisible ICON to replace "My Computer" and hid it somewhere on the Desktop where it can be clicked if you know where it is
• Disabled "Start", both left and right click
• Disabled use of Right Click everywhere.
• Installed a bunch of games, a calculator, and Wordpad
• The Desktop contains ONLY ICONS allowed to the individual
• All removal/disable of function can be restored via Reg Restores

I hope this Christmas present from "Santa" proves to delight the individual who will now have his own personal PC.