User Services

Category: Windows

  • Technology Updates for First Year Students – Antivirus and Software Updates

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    nsonsteb

    Before coming to Gustavus, one of the best things you can do for your computer is to run software updates and make sure your antivirus is up to date.  This will make registration on our network faster and easier. Running Updates: From our wiki: On Apple computers: https://gustavus.edu/gts/Software_Update On Windows computers: https://gustavus.edu/gts/Windows_Update Once you have…

  • Adobe Acrobat and Flash updates

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    jtwaddle

    The newest security updates for Adobe Acrobat and Flash will begin deploying to all Windows machines tonight. These fixes will patch security holes in Adobe Acrobat and Flash. If you have any questions, please contact the Technology Helpline x6111.

  • Office 2007 Ultimate Steal Deal

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    tami

    Microsoft Corporation is currently offering their Office Ultimate 2007 bundle to college students for only $59.95. This is a huge savings over retail, or even most academic prices. Hurry, pricing is available to college students only for a limited time (expires on May 16th, 2008). The product is in a downloadable format and windows only.…

  • A Work in Progress: Dual-Boot Classroom

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    nsonsteb

    Today, we have put the finishing touches on our first dual-boot computer lab. However, this indeed is a work in progress. Our dual-boot classroom is located in the Olin Technology Center’s teaching computer lab. The lab consists of 9 Mac Mini’s that are running both Mac OSX Tiger and Windows XP. When you sit down…

  • Reshall Lab Computers

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    jtwaddle

    Microsoft has recently released several Windows updates that need to be installed on all of the machines on campus. The updates can take a while to install so our normal maintenance period is not long enough to install all of the updates. In order to install all of the updates, we are extending the maintenance…

  • Gustavus Anti-Virus for Windows Vista

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    jtwaddle

    The Gustavus provided Symantec anti-virus is now available for all versions of Windows Vista. This version of Symantec anti-virus will not work on older versions of Windows. Please select the appropriate version when visting the link below. https://greg.gac.edu/download/ (Login Required) If you have any questions, please contact the Technology Helpline.

  • Using Windows Vista at Gustavus…

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    jtwaddle

    Microsoft’s new operating system, Windows Vista, is upon us – it is scheduled for worldwide retail release today, January 30th. If you happen to buy a PC computer after today, you will have Microsoft Windows Vista instead of Windows XP pre-loaded on your computer. What does this mean for Gustavus users? You will still need…