Information Technology Services Installing Setting Up PCs

Information Technology Services Installing / Setting Up PCs © University of Reading 2007 www. reading. ac. uk

Staff Image • Currently – – – – WXP SP 2 IE 6 Office 2003 Pro Front. Page 2003 Acrobat Reader Aladdin Expander • http: //www. rdg. ac. uk/ITS/documents/operatingsystems/staffimage. htm 2

Staff Image • How much is it used? • When to move to: – Office 2007? – Vista? • summer 2008? • Trial of Office 2007 in S@i. L – now • Trial of Vista – next session 3

Setting up PCs • DHCP • Windows patches • Sophos 4

Installing software • “Obtaining and Buying Software” page – http: //www. rdg. ac. uk/ITS/rdgonly/software. htm • vidist – software distribution server • Office 2007 – \vidistoffice 2007 • need to be more careful about activation codes • Acrobat vs. free PDF creators 5

Windows & Office Updates • WSUS • all PCs on rdg-home should be on WSUS – AGITS – Feb 2007 • should all PCs be on rdg-home? 6

Application delivery • ITS using SMS for labs • wider use? • Soft. Grid? 7

Vista • current ITS position at: – http: //www. rdg. ac. uk/ITS/news/2007/vista. htm • need to have another IT Supps event • what else? 8

Remote assistance • ITS looking to use this to enable more efficient working • SBS have been using for some time • issues? 9

Laptop users • file security – should we be worried? • file synchronisation – good or bad? • network security 10

Printers & accounting • do you have policies on makes/models? • do you want to use printer accounting? • in-built wireless 11