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California Transition Seminar

California Transition Seminar. Introductions Dale, Aaron, Kirstin and Chris from BMGF Lori Ayre from Infopeople 12:00pm – 1:00pm Questions encouraged! Please! Who this is directed to. California Grants. Seminar Subjects. Overview of Operating System Support Issues Common to This Model

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California Transition Seminar

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  1. California Transition Seminar • Introductions • Dale, Aaron, Kirstin and Chris from BMGF • Lori Ayre from Infopeople • 12:00pm – 1:00pm • Questions encouraged! Please! • Who this is directed to

  2. California Grants

  3. Seminar Subjects • Overview of Operating System • Support Issues Common to This Model • Moving Forward • The Gates Windows 2000 Model

  4. Pacomputing.org • Gates Technical Support Website • We’ll discuss in more detail later

  5. Operating System • Security using Policies, Permissions and Profiles • What are they? • Don’t add profiles, change existing profiles. • Locking and unlocking profiles • www.pacomputing.org • WINNT Permissions.bat file in E:/Utils folder

  6. Known OS and Software Issues • Yahoo and other Registry Writers • Registry Permissions Lockdown • Macromedia and Flash updates • Instructions on pacomputing

  7. Quick Fixes for Major OS Problems • You can copy profiles and policy from one Gates computer to another. • Ghost it!

  8. Known Hardware Issues • LS120 Superdrive • Test them, replace with regular floppy drives • Power Supply Fan

  9. Hardware Troubleshooting • Pacomputing for • Troubleshooting tips • List of parts • Warranty dates and phone numbers • Gateway

  10. Maintenance of the Gate Computers • Update your anti virus files • Clean temp.bat file from www.pacomputing.org

  11. www.pacomputing.org • Gates Library Technical Support • Fixes for known problems • Instructions on making modifications • Advice about Upgrades • Tutorials • Content will be transferred to www.webjunction.org

  12. Moving Forward • Plan ahead • www.techsoup.org • Upgrade or replace?

  13. Upgrading • Upgrade to XP or Win2k? Pros and Cons • Consider adding memory, inexpensive and effective.

  14. Licensing and repurposing • The operating system goes with the computer • All other programs can be transferred. You own the software so reinstall it! • Childrens, Reference and Office software. • Instructions on www.pacomputing.org

  15. The Gate Windows 2000 Model • A new Public Access Model is based on Windows 2000 or XP • You can create this model if you have either Windows 2000 or XP • Build the new model using the Public Access Configuration Tool and Centurion Guard

  16. Configurator • The Configurator! Public access lockdown tool, freeware from www.pacomputing.org • The current version requires some technical expertise • The next version will require none (available in three to four months)

  17. Centurion Guard • www.centurion.com • Hardware device that prevents changes to the hard drive. • Circa $100

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