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Is there any "safe" way for a public computer to allow user installs?
Lets say you have a set of 100 public computers in a public space, and would like to open up one of these computers to allow users to install whatever software they want, within reason. Mainly, these would be users wanting to install an application from either a CD or USB which they'd received from a medical office to view test results, or applications of similar situations. I do realize the point of such tight security, preventing EXEs to run on public machines is in place to help prevent viruses and other forms of malicious code.
Is this even possible? Considering most apps need an internet connection anyways to register, and a connection to the internet or much less, network is a concern when taking chances installing something unfamiliar on a PC, potentially harming other PCs on that network.