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| ====== Basic Support Information for Departmental Windows Systems ====== | ====== Basic Support Information for Departmental Windows Systems ====== | ||
| - | * At the current time we are migrating support from Windows XP to Windows 7 x64. | + | * The standard desktop system is Windows 7 (64-bit). |
| * We will periodically update the system to include all important updates for Windows and major applications. | * We will periodically update the system to include all important updates for Windows and major applications. | ||
| * The main hard drive is dedicated to the operating system and applications - no user data can be stored here, except temporary " | * The main hard drive is dedicated to the operating system and applications - no user data can be stored here, except temporary " | ||
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| - we have a site-wide (or department) license for it. | - we have a site-wide (or department) license for it. | ||
| - you or we hold floating licenses for it and we can restrict usage appropriately. | - you or we hold floating licenses for it and we can restrict usage appropriately. | ||
| - | * For each research lab, we can designate one or two responsible individuals who will have rights to install additional software using an administrator account. | + | * For each research lab, we can designate one or two responsible individuals who will have rights to install additional software using an [[http:// |
| * We can set up a dedicated area on our file server for research groups to share their common data. | * We can set up a dedicated area on our file server for research groups to share their common data. | ||
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| Although not directly related to the above, we can help with basic setup of systems intended for hardware interfacing for data acquisition or control. | Although not directly related to the above, we can help with basic setup of systems intended for hardware interfacing for data acquisition or control. | ||
| - | We strongly recommend that such systems are **not** connected to the internet. We can provide or install a system with a basic Windows | + | We strongly recommend that such systems are **not** connected to the internet. We can provide or install a system with a basic Windows |
| Please talk to us for more information on this option. | Please talk to us for more information on this option. | ||