Tether without Admin Rights?

[bedoig]

I'm trying to tether my work laptop with my Apache so I can access my work VPN while I'm out. The problem is that I don't have Administrator rights, so I can't install major programs or hardware. The laptop doesn't have Activesync, so I can't use Internet Sharing. I also can't install the Apache as a USB modem, so I can't use WModem to dial-up. Is there anyway of manually loading device drivers without being an administrator? I know there are utilities out there that can reset the admin password, but I'm not willing to go that far. Anyone have any ideas?