Running applications on school PC's

[th3n33ms]

Hey guys

So I want to be able to run applications on my school computers (FireFox and the exe's used to join files mainly, but other things could popup in the future) The problem is....my computer has disallowed the ability to run .exe files. I don't mean to do anything illegal or run things I shouldn't, so I was wondering if anyone has a work around for this. Just as a note, they have disabled .bat files and the cmd prompt....so yeah.

If anyone has any ideas how I could do this, thanks

[chrislewis85]

What OS is used?

Also, is Microsoft Word installed? If so, what version?

[Jarik]

If the computers have USB ports, try running portable versions of the software.

http://nedwolf.com/Freeware-Portable.htm

http://www.portablefreeware.com/

[MasterC]

Or how about following the rules, and not doing that :/

[th3n33ms]

The OS they are using is currently Windows 2000

And yes they have Microsoft Word installed on it (are you thinking about using the Macro thing and going into Visual Basic?)

I will try using a portable application on a USB drive, but I doubt it will work since .exe's aren't allowed

Eh, I'd rather not follow the rules :-p, I wouldn't have asked this question if I was going to follow them.

The only other option I can think of is using the Winternals Admin Boot Utility (friend scored me a copy) and changing the Administrator password to the network (I tried it before) Only problem is I have to login through the individual computer if I do that and if I don't connect through the network I can't access the internet :-/

[heesey1010]

I doubt that USB ports will be allowed...simply too easy a vulnerability. USB disabled prob at BIOS level??.

There are some workarounds..I just can't remember them lol.

[chrislewis85]

The one which works on my Uni computers:

In Word - go to Insert -> Object..

Click on the 'Create from file' tab and browse to your .exe, this inserts the file into Word.

Then you can double click on the filename in Word.

Not sure if it'll work in your case, but worth a try. :shiftyninja:

[Guol]

This topic will probably be closed. School Rules are there for a reason.

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However, you can try using Portable Firefox is USB ports are not disabled, or otherwise try the MS Word workaround [as someone said before].

You could also try running firefox etc by changing firefox.exe to a program that you know you are able to run at school.

Ie. if you can use Internet Explorer at school then just change firefox.exe to iexplore.exe, because the school probably has a set list of .exe's to allow to run ;)

Good luck,

Guol

[th3n33ms]

I'll try what you said chrislewis85 and changing the firefox.exe file to a file I know will be able to run is a genious idea Guol!

The school rules are ridiculous though. You can't right click on a file.....you can't go into My Computer....they've even gone far enough to disable Paint...I'd love see the reasoning behind those.

[andresjk]

My school has MS active director so I can't run exe but I found a way that is changing the file name for a filename that is allow for example: ff.exe to notepad.exe, I did that and I could run exes, anyway in my school PCs is intalled VB6 so I can do many things...

[hotdog666al]

Will firefox even work?

My school uses weird settings and we can't get any other browser than IE connecting!

[th3n33ms]

I'm going to try renaming the files to somthing that is allowed to run and see if it works or not....hopefully it will.

My school uninstalled VB and stopped teaching C++ because they were afraid someone would "hack" the computers......Now they teach Java :-/

But yeah thanks to all of your suggestions, I'll post back tommorrow if I have any success

[p858snake]

  hotdog963al said:

Will firefox even work?

My school uses weird settings and we can't get any other browser than IE connecting!

have you entered the correct details into the other browesers, the easier way to do this in firefox is to tell it to use ie settings

[ozgeek]

  th3n33ms said:

The school rules are ridiculous though. You can't right click on a file.....you can't go into My Computer....they've even gone far enough to disable Paint...I'd love see the reasoning behind those.

Why? Because they can. It's not your comptuer and you have no right to modify the way computers works in the school or run illegial software on it. Firefox is classified as illegial software in some business and school systems.

How would you like if I come to your place and install software you don't like on your computer? You were given access to the computers for school work only and not entrainment. If you want the school to use Firefox, make an suggestion statement to the head of the school.

Why would you want Firefox on the school computers? Surf the web? Do that at home and put your head down and tails up and do your work.

[Guol]

  andresjk said:

My school has MS active director so I can't run exe but I found a way that is changing the file name for a filename that is allow for example: ff.exe to notepad.exe, I did that and I could run exes, anyway in my school PCs is intalled VB6 so I can do many things...

yeh, i already said that.. :yes:

  ozgeek said:

Why? Because they can. It's not your comptuer and you have no right to modify the way computers works in the school or run illegial software on it. Firefox is classified as illegial software in some business and school systems.

How would you like if I come to your place and install software you don't like on your computer? You were given access to the computers for school work only and not entrainment. If you want the school to use Firefox, make an suggestion statement to the head of the school.

Why would you want Firefox on the school computers? Surf the web? Do that at home and put your head down and tails up and do your work.

yeh...if the school pc's get viruses well good for them...

the rules are in place for a reason so 'hacker wannabes' don't go around screwing around witht he system etc.

rules are there to be abided by, not broken..

[The_Mask]

ok.. i'm curious.. where is that school?

That are some tough rules, and the right click thing really found amusing.

... and about the command thing, i heard once something like that, and the way to bypass it was goin' to Start > execute > cmd.exe . At least in that case it worked.