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 * Check Printers
  * fzxconf should be setting these correctly (check web if need be)
   * check that C:\fzxconf\fzxcof.exe exists
   * check that you can read http://bellman.physics.wisc.edu/media/fzxconf_data.json
   * check that it is scheduled to run
Checklist for image:
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 * Check Software
  * plugins update
  * excel/word/msoffice
  * datastudio starts & connects to PASCO box
  * GNUplot (if applicable)
  * XServer XMing (if applicable)
  * Chrome
 * OpenAFS client
 * Tivoli Endpoint Management Client
 * Puppet client
 * 7-zip (can unpack Office .iso file)
 * Office (Word, Excel)
  * run excel as administrator user
  * run excel as student user (maybe not needed?)
  * ensure activated
   * open Command Prompt as Administrator
   * then run {{{cscript "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office15\ospp.vbs" /act }}}
  * ensure analysis toolpak enabled in excel
 * Acrobat Pro
 * Java
  * change java settings to "do not check" for updates - will be done by TEM
 * Flash
 * Matlab
 * Mathematica
 * Run all applets as student user [[https://wiki.physics.wisc.edu/il/Java%20Applets|Java Applets]]
 * set browsers' homepage to www.physics.wisc.edu
 * Windows tasks
  * ensure activated
  * change powersave to never sleep/hibernate, but turn off display after 15 minutes.
  * change ntp server to time.nist.gov (often time.windows.com does not work).
  * Turn on Microsoft Update in Windows Update (updates Office also).
  * remove excess printers (like fax)
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 * Check Passwords
  * ''Student'' account has no password & is '''regular''' user
  * Student can't make changes
  * 407 should have a password known to instructors
Intro labs programs:
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 * Run Updates
  * Make sure Windows Update will also do "Microsoft Updates"
   * Manually run windows update until no more updates available
  * TEM (Tivoli Endpoint Manager) should update most software automatically, but manually check the versions of these programs<<BR>>
   * Adobe Flash
   * Adobe Reader
   * java
   * Chrome
   *
  * TEM should be set up to turn off update balloons
 * PASCO Capstone
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 * Check Scripts
  * fzxconf.exe works
  * fzxconf.exe is '''enabled''' and '''scheduled''' (set to run at login by ''Task Scheduler'')
  * `bellman.physics.wisc.edu` is alive and has `apache` running (should be added to [[http://nagios.physics.wisc.edu|nagios]] monitoring)
Advanced labs programs:
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Most of these will stay the same when doing updates, but some will need to be run any chance you get (e.g. Windows Update).  * QTIPlot
 * Tektronix OpenChoice Desktop

 * 407 computers:
  * Install Advanced Image, then use TEM to also install:
   * NI-VISA with .NET options
   * Thermal Noise
   * Ramsauer
   * Oscilloscope Setup
  * [[http://www.spectrumtechniques.com/software_downloads.htm|UCS30 driver]]

Final cleanup

 * clear browsing history of Student
 * delete Downloads of Student
 * empty trash of Student
 * run Disk Cleanup
 * defragment disk
 * Rename computer to 'fzxnext' and shutdown

These are the things to watch for when creating a new lab image. You should be able to answer each of these yes or okay. Details will vary a little between intro and advanced labs.

Checklist for image:

  • OpenAFS client
  • Tivoli Endpoint Management Client
  • Puppet client
  • 7-zip (can unpack Office .iso file)
  • Office (Word, Excel)
    • run excel as administrator user
    • run excel as student user (maybe not needed?)
    • ensure activated
      • open Command Prompt as Administrator
      • then run cscript "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office15\ospp.vbs" /act 

    • ensure analysis toolpak enabled in excel
  • Acrobat Pro
  • Java
    • change java settings to "do not check" for updates - will be done by TEM
  • Flash
  • Matlab
  • Mathematica
  • Run all applets as student user Java Applets

  • set browsers' homepage to www.physics.wisc.edu
  • Windows tasks
    • ensure activated
    • change powersave to never sleep/hibernate, but turn off display after 15 minutes.
    • change ntp server to time.nist.gov (often time.windows.com does not work).
    • Turn on Microsoft Update in Windows Update (updates Office also).
    • remove excess printers (like fax)

Intro labs programs:

  • PASCO Capstone

Advanced labs programs:

  • QTIPlot
  • Tektronix OpenChoice Desktop

  • 407 computers:
    • Install Advanced Image, then use TEM to also install:
      • NI-VISA with .NET options
      • Thermal Noise
      • Ramsauer
      • Oscilloscope Setup
    • UCS30 driver

Final cleanup

  • clear browsing history of Student
  • delete Downloads of Student
  • empty trash of Student
  • run Disk Cleanup
  • defragment disk
  • Rename computer to 'fzxnext' and shutdown


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