[prion]

Meh. The company I work for severely restricts end-user installation of applications in a number of ways, chiefly by giving very few people admin privileges. When I complained, I was told the policy had reduced helpdesk calls by X percent (I forget how much. What difference does it make? The company isn't in the business of reducing helpdesk calls. If they didn't allow us to have computers, the calls would be reduced to zero and I don't see how we'd benefit).

For every stupid user story, there is a stupid administrator story.

[ShadowAce]

The company isn't in the business of reducing helpdesk calls.

Not entirely true. The fewer the helpdesk calls, the fewer employees are sitting around waiting for their computer to get fixed and not producing.

For every stupid user story, there is a stupid administrator story.

I agree wholeheartedly.

[Publius6961]

BUMP!

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

For every stupid user story, there is a stupid administrator story.

Ah yes. The almighty helpdesk.

Here's a little stupidity from both ends:

The Chronicles of George

[js1138]

Meh. The company I work for severely restricts end-user installation of applications in a number of ways, chiefly by giving very few people admin privileges.

This is why a lot of corporations will, over time, upgrade to Vista.

Personally I share the MS haters skepticism of new Microsoft releases, but a year from now, all new computers will be shipping with Vista, and corporations will be upgrading.

The most significnt change in Vista is the ability to install programs on user accounts without screwing up the admin account.

[AFreeBird]

For every stupid user story, there is a stupid administrator story.

Trust me, relatively speaking; stupid users FAR outnumber stupid admins everyday of the week, and twice on Sunday.

And it IS the company's computer, if you have a need for expanded permissions, make your case, and live with the decision.

The company isn't in the business of reducing helpdesk calls.

And most likely, you company isn't in the business of answering helpdesk calls either, unless it's from a customer for a particular product or service.

I can't tell you the number of times I've had to clean computers from competing utilities, spyware, botware, malware, virus' you name it. All because windows defaulted to admin privledges for the enduser and the enduser wanted to load whatever flashing application, tool, screensaver or what have you that tickled their fancy.

Sorry, if I were your admin, you'd have to make a strong case for an application or expanded provledges, and then, if I granted such, you would be watched like a hawk.

[RightFighter]

For every stupid user story, there is a stupid administrator story.

Only a user would say something this stupid.