. 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
  * ''set puppet service to Automatic (Delayed Start) and under Recovery tab set recovery options to attempt restart twice with 5 minute delay.  (The puppet service doesn't start successfully on Windows 10 and the !OptiPlex 7020). ''
 * ''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
 * ''Chromium'' - Canvas not compatible with Internet Explorer
  * ''uBlock Origin'' extension is prompted to be installed by default.  Need to open Chromium once as student user to be prompted.
 * ''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]]
 * 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.''
  * Turn on 'recieve updates for other Microsoft products'. (updates Office also).
  * remove excess printers (like fax)
  * Excel on desktop and pinned to taskbar
  * Chromium pinned to taskbar
  * Internet Explorer pinned to taskbar (for 109 labs Java applet)
  * 'student' standard user, 'iphysics' administrator, 'teacher' administrator
   * passwords in psafe
   * ''password setting for 'student' puppetized''
  * auto login as student (last login before capturing image is as password-less student user)
  * turn on remote desktop and add student allowed list. Administrators are automatically on the allowed list. Only accounts with passwords are allowed to log in.
  * ''Tektronix OpenChoice Desktop (623 uses it)''
   * Preferences -> VISA -> Search Criteria -> turn on USB, turn off GBIP, LAN
   * Plug in an oscilloscope and make OpenChoice Desktop the default action for Autoplay
  * Associate Windows Photo Viewer with .bmp files. Open an .bmp image file and select the prompt.

Intro labs programs:

 * ''PASCO Capstone''
  * PASCO Capstone on desktop and pinned to taskbar
  * turn off update notifications (if possible)

Advanced labs programs:

 * QTIPlot
 * CASSY Lab
 * X-Ray Apparatus
 * Canon Remote Capture (for 109)
  * Copy the Digital Camera Solution Disk 29.0 from the instructional lab installers folder. Copy to local drive and run Setup.exe . Install just ZoomBrowser FX. Reboot.
  * Plug in a PowerShot G7 camera.  This associates the auto-launch of CameraWindow.  (Test and fix until CameraWindow opens when camera is plugged in / turned on.)
 * ''!OpticStudio''
 * ''Altera Quartus II Web Edition, Programmer, SignalTap, v13'' (for 623)
 * [[ftp://ftp.sbig.com/pub/SetupDriverChecker64.exe|SBIG 64-bit driver checker]] Install the checker, than run an update to install the drivers. (for 307/308/407/507 USB CCD)
 * [[ftp://ftp.sbig.com/pub/InstOps.exe|CCDOps]] Install the SBIG checker, than run an update to install the drivers. (for 307/308/407/507 USB CCD)
 * ''[[http://www.spectrumtechniques.com/products/components/|UCS30 driver]] (bitness of driver matches OS, i.e. 64-bit)'' (for 307/308)
 * ''GIMP / Inkscape / Winfig'' (requested by Winokur for marking up images 307/308)
 * !LabView 2017 instructions
  * We have a license file from NI for Labview 2017 which is locked to a Volume ID. See  [[http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/CEF3043068981186862578090074BF31|these]] instructions for how this was accomplished. In summary:
   * Change VolumeID to match that stored in psafe labview_mass_deploy.
   * ''Install LabVIEW'' (puppet does it)
   * update using National Instruments Package Manager
   * visit http://ni.com/activate
   * Enter serial number and Computer ID (psafe labview_mass_deploy) to get Activation Codes
   * Enter activation codes in to National Instruments License Manager. (Do not log in, close that window.)
  * ''activate license following deployment ''(see notes in puppet for how to reconfigure for new versions/changed names.'')''
 * ''[[http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/10181|NI-DAQmx]]''
 * ''Oceanview'' (1.6.7) 109, 307/308
  * Run once to allow through firewall.
  * It  is nice to show the visible spectrum in the graph.  Right-click on the  graph, "Graph layer options", "Visible Spectrum" tab, "Show visible  spectrum" radio button.
  * The 'lite' version suffices

 * 109 computers:
  * ''PASCO Capstone''

 * 407 computers:
  * TODO : Origin - as of Spring 2021
  * Install Advanced Image, then install:
   * ''NI-VISA with .NET options ''
   * ''Thermal Noise ''
   * ''Ramsauer ''
   * ''Oscilloscope Setup ''
   * ''Nanosurf Easyscan''

 * 623 computers:
  * NI Multisim (Student Edition 12.0.1). See technote for serial number, etc.
  * ''DEO-nano'' (installed on network drive)
  * install driver for board.  Plug the board in, find the device in Device Manager, and install driver by recusively scanning c:\altera.

Final cleanup

 * ''clear browsing history of Student ''
 * ''delete Downloads of Student ''
 * ''empty trash of Student ''
 * run Disk Cleanup
 * defragment disk
 * ''Cisco AMP''
 * Log in to student

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