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Installing / Setting Up PCs. Staff Image. Currently WXP SP2 IE 6 OE 6 Office 2003 Pro FrontPage 2003 Acrobat Reader Aladdin Expander http://www.rdg.ac.uk/ITS/documents/operatingsystems/staffimage.htm. Staff Image. How much is it used? When to move to: Office 2007? Vista?
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Staff Image • Currently • WXP SP2 • IE 6 • OE 6 • Office 2003 Pro • FrontPage 2003 • Acrobat Reader • Aladdin Expander • http://www.rdg.ac.uk/ITS/documents/operatingsystems/staffimage.htm
Staff Image • How much is it used? • When to move to: • Office 2007? • Vista? • summer 2008? • Trial of Office 2007 in S@iL • now • Trial of Vista • next session
Setting up PCs • DHCP • Windows patches • Sophos
Installing software • “Obtaining and Buying Software” page • http://www.rdg.ac.uk/ITS/rdgonly/software.htm • vidist • software distribution server • Office 2007 • \\vidist\office2007 • need to be more careful about activation codes • Acrobat vs. free PDF creators
Windows & Office Updates • WSUS • all PCs on rdg-home should be on WSUS • AGITS – Feb 2007 • should all PCs be on rdg-home?
Application delivery • ITS using SMS for labs • wider use? • SoftGrid?
Vista • current ITS position at: • http://www.rdg.ac.uk/ITS/news/2007/vista.htm • need to have another IT Supps event • what else?
Remote assistance • ITS looking to use this to enable more efficient working • SBS have been using for some time • issues?
Laptop users • file security • should we be worried? • file synchronisation • good or bad? • network security
Printers & accounting • do you have policies on makes/models? • do you want to use printer accounting? • in-built wireless