Scientific Workstation Setup for Windows XP

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Changes Made to Default Windows Settings

Affects all users

  • add computer to dhcp server, config networking to use dhcp
  • set clock to automatically sync with time.ucsb.edu
  • match hostname to Windows "full computer name", change workgroup to 'NCEAS'
  • install all windows/office/antivirus/antispyware updates
  • setup auto updating for OS / Symantec AntiVirus / Windows Defender
  • enable standard ping in firewall config
  • set 7zip as default archive manager for gzip/bzip/rar (leave zip handled by WinXP)
  • setup NCEAS Printers LJ1 or LJ9, LJ4, LJ6 (LJ10 for people in vicinity)
  • set Firefox/Thunderbird as default browser/email clients
  • turn off displaying PDF files within the browser (how?)

Affects current user only

Folder Options:

  • turn off printer autosearch
  • turn on file extensions

Explorer Changes:

  • "pin to start menu" R, Matlab, SAS, (XChat for certain users)
  • set desktop background nceas wallpaper
  • show quick launch
  • remove all quick launch icons except for "show desktop", Firefox, and Thunderbird
  • don't show language bar (show language bar on laptops and lab computers)

Other Windows Settings:

  • depending on office location set Xerox WorkCentre, LJ1, LJ9 or LJ10 as default printer
  • adjust power management, turn off auto-sleep

Other Applications:

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