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Updated Generalized VMs available for Faculty, Staff & Students at
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jonathan McIndoe Hunt)
Mon Apr 30 10:03:39 2012
From: Jonathan McIndoe Hunt <jmhunt@MIT.EDU>
To: "ITpartners (itpartners@MIT.EDU)" <itpartners@mit.edu>,
"winpartners@mit.edu" <winpartners@mit.edu>,
"macpartners@mit.edu"
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Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:03:23 +0000
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Good morning,
Information Services & Technology (IS&T) has updated the Virtual Machines (=
VMs) we provide preloaded with Windows 7 SP1, security updates and bundles =
of software for different segments of the MIT community.
There are two flavors, one for administrative staff and one for students. T=
he administrative staff VM is supported only on Macintosh host machines as =
a way to access Windows-only software. The student VM is designed to be us=
ed on Windows or Macintosh host machines, but an extra step is required to =
configure the full features on Windows.
Download and Setup
You can download the VM and set your username, password and access administ=
rative- or student-focused Windows software without needing to install Wind=
ows or the included applications.
To obtain the appropriate VM and documentation, visit the Available Softwar=
e page at
http://ist.mit.edu/software-hardware
Select Virtualization in the What's it for? menu, and click Search.
(Certificates required to download)
Please note that in order to use these VMs, you must have VMware Workstatio=
n 8.0 or later (for Windows or Linux) or VMware Fusion 4.1 or later (for Ma=
cintosh) installed and working beforehand. These WMware products are availa=
ble from the same software list.
Documentation
(NOTE: included are important instructions with regard to McAfee and Virtua=
l Machines on the Macintosh platform)
As you wait for these very large VMs (4+ GB compressed) to download, please=
read through the short
Introduction to the Administrative Staff Virtual Machine
http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/x/IYCkBQ
Introduction to the Student Virtual Machine
http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/x/H4CkBQ
Support
The IS&T Help Desk is ready to assist you in setting up these VMs or using =
the supported software in them. You can contact the Help Desk at (617) 253-=
1101 or helpdesk@mit.edu<mailto:helpdesk@mit.edu>.
IS&T plans to release new versions of these virtual machines twice a year a=
t the start of each semester. These releases will include updated versions =
of software with security and anti-virus patches applied. We welcome feedba=
ck about the included software and settings.
We hope these VMs will benefit you and the communities you support.
Thanks,
Jon
_______________________________________________________
Jonathan McIndoe Hunt MIT EECS '97 617.253.0172
Senior Educational and Sustainability IT Project Manager
Faculty & Student Experience (FSX)
Information Services & Technology (IS&T), MIT
http://ist.mit.edu/about/org/fsx
Important: IS&T staff will *NEVER* ask you for your password nor send email=
requesting it. The bogus emails and phone calls asking for your password =
are Phishing attempts to compromise your email.
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<p class=3D"MsoPlainText">Good morning,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoPlainText">Information Services & Technology (IS&T) =
has updated the Virtual Machines (VMs) we provide preloaded with Windows 7 =
SP1, security updates and bundles of software for different segments of the=
MIT community.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoPlainText">There are two flavors, one for administrative sta=
ff and one for students. The administrative staff VM is supported only=
on Macintosh host machines as a way to access Windows-only software. =
The student VM is designed to be used on Windows
or Macintosh host machines, but an extra step is required to configure the=
full features on Windows.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoPlainText"><b>Download and Setup<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=3D"MsoPlainText">You can download the VM and set your username, pa=
ssword and access administrative- or student-focused Windows software witho=
ut needing to install Windows or the included applications.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">To obtain the appropriate VM and documentation, visi=
t the Available Software page at<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">http://ist.mit.edu/software-hardware<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Select <b>Virtualization</b> in the What’s it =
for? menu, and click
<b>Search</b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">(Certificates required to download)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D"apple-style-span"><span style=3D"font=
-size:11.5pt">Please note that in order to use these VMs, you must have VMw=
are Workstation 8.0 or later (for Windows or Linux) or VMware Fusion 4.1 or=
later (for Macintosh) installed and working
beforehand. These WMware products are available from the same softwar=
e list.</span></span><span style=3D"font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helv=
etica","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoPlainText"><b>Documentation</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10.5pt;color:#FF3735">(NOTE=
: included are important instructions with regard to McAfee and Virtual Mac=
hines on the Macintosh platform)</span><span style=3D"font-size:10.5pt;colo=
r:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoPlainText">As you wait for these very <i>large</i> VMs (4=
3; GB compressed) to download, please read through the
<i>short</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoPlainText" style=3D"margin-left:.5in"><b>Introduction to the=
Administrative Staff Virtual Machine<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=3D"MsoPlainText" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;=
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<a href=3D"http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/x/IYCkBQ">http://kb.mit.edu/conflue=
nce/x/IYCkBQ</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoPlainText" style=3D"margin-left:.5in"><b>Introduction to the=
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<p class=3D"MsoPlainText" style=3D"text-indent:.5in"><a href=3D"http://kb.m=
it.edu/confluence/x/H4CkBQ">http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/x/H4CkBQ</a><o:p><=
/o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b>Support</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">The IS&T Help Desk is ready to assist you in set=
ting up these VMs or using the supported software in them. You can contact =
the Help Desk at (617) 253-1101 or <a href=3D"mailto:helpdesk@mit=
.edu">helpdesk@mit.edu</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">IS&T plans to release new versions of these virt=
ual machines twice a year at the start of each semester. These releases wil=
l include updated versions of software with security and anti-virus patches=
applied. We welcome feedback about the
included software and settings.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoPlainText">We hope these VMs will benefit you and the commun=
ities you support.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoPlainText">Thanks,<br>
Jon<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoPlainText">_________________________________________________=
______<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoPlainText">Jonathan McIndoe Hunt MIT=
EECS '97 617.253.0172<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoPlainText">Senior Educational and Sustainability IT Project =
Manager<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoPlainText">Faculty & Student Experience (FSX)<o:p></o:p>=
</p>
<p class=3D"MsoPlainText">Information Services & Technology (IS&T),=
MIT<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoPlainText">http://ist.mit.edu/about/org/fsx<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoPlainText">Important: IS&T staff will *NEVER* ask you fo=
r your password nor send email requesting it. The bogus emails and ph=
one calls asking for your password are Phishing attempts to compromise your=
email.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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