Office Computer Setup

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This provides guidelines on setting up the main office computer

Contents

Hardware

  • LCD Monitor
  • Mouse

Operating System

  1. Default Install of Windows XP SP2
  2. Windows Update
    1. Express Update
    2. Turn on Automatic Updates
    3. Custom Update to catch all
  3. Users
    1. Create Office User
    2. Create MW User

Utilities

  1. Adobe Players (test page at http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/welcome/
    1. Flash
    2. Shockwave
  2. Java
  3. Office 2007 Converters
  4. PDF Writer
  5. 7 zip
  6. AYolngu NTU Font for printing Aboriginal Languages in East Arnehm Land from http://learnline.cdu.edu.au/yolngustudies/resources_fonts.htm. Install by saving to c:\temp then go to Control Panel, select Fonts, then File->Install New Font, locate the Font, make sure "Copy fonts to Fonts folder" is selected and press OK. The font is then available for immediate use (no restart required).
  7. Norton Antivirus (or Norton Internet Security)

Applications

  • Office 2003
  • MYOB This software does not function well as a limited user. Issue the following commands to make it work
    • cacls c:\myob15 /T /E /P Office:F
    • cacls "c:\Program Files\myob16" /T /E /P Office:F