Hi Derek, There's an EFI loader called rEFIt that automatically pulls up a boot choice screen at computer startup (for a Boot Camp situation). I haven't used it in a few years, but seemed to work all right. After searching, I found that rEFIt is no longer maintained, but they have a new product called rEFInd. Neither of these would help with a VMWare/Paralllels situation.
I've never used it, but Deep Freeze for Mac may do what you want with keeping the machine's state. Thinking about it, you'd actually have to buy two products, one for the Mac side and one for the Windows side.
Just as an aside, we've stopped purchasing iMacs because of the higher price and really painful service with the new models. We're now buying Mac minis and using a Sonnet VESA bracket to mount them on the back of third-party displays. We're saving about $300 a unit and reducing our service headaches. -Erik
-- Erik Black St. Vrain Valley Schools Manager of Technical Support 2929 Clover Basin Drive District Technology Services Longmont, CO 80503
Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:24:57 -0600 From: "Chandler, Derek" <email@hidden> To: email@hidden Subject: [Rockies-Edu] iMac Computer Lab Message-ID: <CAHbqCW-CGrMShojv-KTJvPBvg75Mecv7=email@hidden> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
I am wanting to put in a iMac lab. However, I want it to dual boot with Windows. I know about boot camp and VM Ware fusion. However, is their an easy software that will allow the user, when approaching the computer, to choose which operating system they want to use? I have seen it in hotel business centers. Example. http://www.elevenwireless.com/bcdemo
Also, is their a mac software that wipe away all changes that are done in the lab every night. Similar to what happens in the Apple Store?
Regards,
*DEREK CHANDLER*
*Director of Technology*
J.K. Mullen High School
3601 South Lowell Boulevard
Denver, CO 80236
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