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:
- 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 as student user
Acrobat / Edge - open PDF from web as a test
Java
- change java settings to "do not check" for updates
Flash
- Matlab
Mathematica
Run all applets as student user Java Applets
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
Intro labs programs:
PASCO Capstone
- PASCO Capstone on desktop and pinned to taskbar
Advanced labs programs:
- QTIPlot
Tektronix OpenChoice Desktop
- 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
- Rename computer to 'fzxnext' and shutdown