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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
 * 7-zip (can unpack Office .iso file)
 * Office
  * 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
 * Run all applets as student user [[https://wiki.physics.wisc.edu/il/Java%20Applets|Java Applets]]
 * datastudio starts & connects to PASCO box
 * 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).
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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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 * QTIPlot

 * 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
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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).

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
  • 7-zip (can unpack Office .iso file)
  • Office
    • 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
  • Run all applets as student user Java Applets

  • datastudio starts & connects to PASCO box

  • 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).

Intro labs programs:

  • PASCO Capstone

Advanced labs programs:

  • QTIPlot
  • 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 'instr1' and shutdown ASAP (to avoid having TEM rename the computer again).


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