Transcript California Transition Seminar

California Transition Seminar
Introductions
Dale, Aaron, Kirstin and Chris from BMGF
 Lori Ayre from Infopeople
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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
Moving Forward
The Gates Windows 2000 Model
Pacomputing.org
Gates Technical Support Website
We’ll discuss in more detail later
Operating System
Security using Policies, Permissions
and Profiles
What are they?
 Don’t add profiles, change existing profiles.

Locking and unlocking profiles
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www.pacomputing.org
WINNT Permissions.bat file in E:/Utils
folder
Known OS and Software
Issues
Yahoo and other Registry Writers

Registry Permissions Lockdown
Macromedia and Flash updates

Instructions on pacomputing
Quick Fixes for Major OS
Problems
You can copy profiles and policy from
one Gates computer to another.
Ghost it!
Known Hardware Issues
LS120 Superdrive

Test them, replace with regular floppy
drives
Power Supply Fan
Hardware Troubleshooting
Pacomputing for
Troubleshooting tips
 List of parts
 Warranty dates and phone numbers

Gateway
Maintenance of the Gate
Computers
Update your anti virus files
Clean temp.bat file from
www.pacomputing.org
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
Moving Forward
Plan ahead

www.techsoup.org
Upgrade or replace?
Upgrading
Upgrade to XP or Win2k? Pros and
Cons
Consider adding memory, inexpensive
and effective.
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
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
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)
Centurion Guard
www.centurion.com
Hardware device that prevents changes
to the hard drive.
Circa $100