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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.  . 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.

''Italicized items have been "puppetized".''
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 * OpenAFS client
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 * 7-zip (can unpack Office .iso file)
 * Office		  * Puppet client
 * ''7-zip ''(can unpack Office .iso file)
 * Office (Word, Excel)
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  * ensure activated   * ''ensure activated''
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  * 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]]
 * set browsers' homepage to www.physics.wisc.edu		   * ensure analysis toolpak enabled in excel as student user
 * ''Acrobat / Edge ''- open PDF from web as a test
 * ''Java ''
  * change java settings to "do not check" for updates
  * Run all applets as student user and choose the "do not bother me" options [[https://wiki.physics.wisc.edu/il/Java%20Applets|Java Applets]]
 * ''Flash ''
 * Matlab (network server [[https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/106003-how-do-i-install-a-matlab-client-for-a-network-license?s_tid=gn_loc_drop]])
 * ''Mathematica ''
 * ''set browsers' homepage to current semester course reference page''
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  * ensure activated
  * change powersave to never sleep/hibernate, but turn off display after 15 minutes.		   * ''ensure activated''
  * ''change powersave to never sleep/hibernate, but turn off display after 15 minutes.''
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  * remove excess printers (like fax)
  * excel on desktop and pinned to taskbar
  * auto login as student [[https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee872306.aspx]]
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 * Excel shortcut pinned to taskbar
 * ''PASCO Capstone''
  * PASCO Capstone on desktop and pinned to taskbar
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 * CASSY Lab
 * ''LabView''
  * activate license following [[http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/CEF3043068981186862578090074BF31|this]]. See psafe for VolumeID, etc.
 * X-Ray Apparatus
 * ''Tektronix OpenChoice Desktop''

 * 307/308 computers:
  * ''[[http://www.spectrumtechniques.com/products/components/|UCS30 driver]] (bitness of driver matches OS, i.e. 64-bit)''

 * 109 computers:
  * ''PASCO Capstone''
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  * 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]]		   * Install Advanced Image, then install:
   * ''NI-VISA with .NET options ''
   * ''Thermal Noise ''
   * ''Ramsauer ''
   * ''Oscilloscope Setup ''
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 * clear browsing history of Student
 * delete Downloads of Student
 * empty trash of Student		  * ''clear browsing history of Student ''
 * ''delete Downloads of Student ''
 * ''empty trash of Student ''
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 * Rename computer to 'instr1' and shutdown ASAP (to avoid having TEM rename the computer again).
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  • 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.

Italicized items have been "puppetized".

Checklist for image:

  • 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 as student user

  • Acrobat / Edge - open PDF from web as a test

  • Java

    • change java settings to "do not check" for updates

    • Run all applets as student user and choose the "do not bother me" options Java Applets

  • Flash

  • Matlab (network server https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/106003-how-do-i-install-a-matlab-client-for-a-network-license?s_tid=gn_loc_drop)

  • Mathematica

  • set browsers' homepage to current semester course reference page

  • 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)
    • excel on desktop and pinned to taskbar

    • auto login as student https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee872306.aspx

Intro labs programs:

  • Excel shortcut pinned to taskbar

  • PASCO Capstone

    • PASCO Capstone on desktop and pinned to taskbar

Advanced labs programs:

  • QTIPlot
  • CASSY Lab

  • LabView

    • activate license following this. See psafe for VolumeID, etc.

  • X-Ray Apparatus

  • Tektronix OpenChoice Desktop

  • 307/308 computers:
  • 109 computers:

    • PASCO Capstone

  • 407 computers:
    • Install Advanced Image, then install:

      • NI-VISA with .NET options

      • Thermal Noise

      • Ramsauer

      • Oscilloscope Setup

Final cleanup

  • clear browsing history of Student

  • delete Downloads of Student

  • empty trash of Student

  • run Disk Cleanup
  • defragment disk

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