https://cse-zzz-01.cse.umn.edu/ 2026-04-16T16:03:39+00:00 https://cse-zzz-01.cse.umn.edu/ https://cse-zzz-01.cse.umn.edu/_media/wiki/dokuwiki.svg text/html 2016-06-03T14:41:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cse-zzz-01.cse.umn.edu/computing/department/windows/file_storage?rev=1464964872&do=diff File storage on Physics Windows systems The best place to keep your files is in your “My Documents” directory (which can also be found under the “Libraries” section). This directory gets mapped to your home folder on our file server. Please don't try to store files anywhere else on the workstation C: drive, as other areas are not backed up and may be wiped clean without warning! text/html 2011-03-16T17:18:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cse-zzz-01.cse.umn.edu/computing/department/windows/fonts?rev=1300295933&do=diff Adding Fonts on Windows 7 Adding fonts on the Windows 7 workstations doesn't follow the normal “Fonts Control Panel” method. Your profile contains a folder named “My Fonts” (you can find it in the file explorer next to My Documents, etc). If you have additional fonts you need to use, copy them into this folder (font files normally have an extension like .ttf or .otf). Next time you log in, the fonts should be available for use. text/html 2012-04-11T19:17:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cse-zzz-01.cse.umn.edu/computing/department/windows/home?rev=1334171846&do=diff More Windows Help Topics windows index Departmental Windows Systems Department Windows workstations can be found in staff and some faculty and student offices, and the student computing labs in Tate Lab 80 and 469. We can also configure Windows systems for use in research labs or other offices - please feel free to discuss your needs with us. text/html 2015-09-28T23:52:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cse-zzz-01.cse.umn.edu/computing/department/windows/networkdrives?rev=1443484328&do=diff Mapping a drive in Windows This shows you how to map a windows network drive to your Physics unix home directory. You can use a similar setup to map a drive to other shares, for example group shares hosted on \\physgroups.spa.umn.edu Open Computer text/html 2021-01-28T14:43:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cse-zzz-01.cse.umn.edu/computing/department/windows/printing?rev=1611844982&do=diff Windows Information windows index Printing from Physics Windows systems Adding your printers No printers are installed by default. Instead you must manually connect to the printer(s) you need. You will only need to do this once, and it will be remembered by windows. text/html 2016-02-25T18:08:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cse-zzz-01.cse.umn.edu/computing/department/windows/print_problems?rev=1456423721&do=diff Resolving printing problems Printing doesn't work - job goes into queue but doesn't actually print * Restart the Windows print spooler. This solves 90% of windows print problems. * there should be an icon on the desktop and/or start menu called text/html 2012-04-11T19:24:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cse-zzz-01.cse.umn.edu/computing/department/windows/rdesktop?rev=1334172268&do=diff Logging in to Departmental Windows Remotely We can give access to labs for their members to connect with Remote Desktop, but each lab has to request a group policy to enable it. The remote desktop IP port is open to all of the university; If you wish to connect from elsewhere you must first connect using the text/html 2016-02-25T21:13:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cse-zzz-01.cse.umn.edu/computing/department/windows/software_center?rev=1456434780&do=diff Windows Software Center In an effort to reduce disk space issues, we have uninstalled various software on the departmental image, which will instead be offered optionally through a program called “Software Center” Some software we will offer this way: text/html 2011-09-08T20:53:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cse-zzz-01.cse.umn.edu/computing/department/windows/sub-admin?rev=1315515195&do=diff Sub-Administrator Account with the School of Physics & Astronomy One member of each research area may be designated by faculty to hold an account on departmental windows computers with admin privileges. These privileges are only to be used to install additional software or drivers required for operation. The sub-admin account holder must sign an agreement on use annually (below) text/html 2015-03-10T13:22:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cse-zzz-01.cse.umn.edu/computing/department/windows/support_information?rev=1425993736&do=diff Basic Support Information for Departmental Windows Systems * The standard desktop system is Windows 7 (64-bit). * We will periodically update the system to include all important updates for Windows and major applications. * The main hard drive is dedicated to the operating system and applications - no user data can be stored here, except temporary text/html 2013-09-17T21:04:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cse-zzz-01.cse.umn.edu/computing/department/windows/xming?rev=1379451862&do=diff Windows Information windows index XMing: X11 on Windows An X server, Xming, is installed on most of our Windows systems. This lets you display window-based applications from remote Unix or Linux systems on your Windows screen. The best way to use it is in conjunction with SSH.