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No operating system | Latest Windows OS | Latest MacOS | Latest CentOS | Notes |
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If it's a brand-new system, you get the factory install. If Chemistry IT installs an OS, it is a "base", factory-like OS (Windows or macOS).
Researchers can instead obtain a Windows OS installation via DreamSpark: |
- Chemistry IT requires some information for their departmental inventory.
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- Please ask us about this, and thank you for your cooperation.
- Chemistry IT is available for computer and device consultations, low-price purchasing, and advocating on your behalf to select vendors.
Choice B
- Yes, please do some set-up for the computer I will self-support. Here is what I would like from Chemistry IT:
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Chemistry IT installs the most current OS (Mac or Windows), with updates. And Chemistry IT temporarily uses the base administrative account for any installs requested, below. | Required, if choosing Choice B. | ChemIT installs an Admin account. | Required | n/a | Required by Chemistry IT to do any set-ups below. Chemistry IT provides temporay creates a temporary Admin p/w to user afterwards, for them to change immediately.
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Anti-virus software (optionally Cornell-licensed) | |||||||
Mac: Latest Mac OS X version, and update | Required | n/a | |||||
Anti-virus: MS SCEP, Cornell install | Can only be done by ChemIT. Either Windows or Mac. | ||||||
For MacsEither install free 3rd-party tools. CIT's instructions: Or request installation of Cornell-licensed Microsoft SCEP for Macs, by Chemistry IT staff.
For WindowsEither install free Windows-native tool (such as Microsoft's Windows Defender). CIT's instructions: Or request installation of Cornell-licensed Microsoft SCEP for Windows, by Chemistry IT staff. | |||||||
Microsoft Office (Cornell-licensed) | Either install Microsoft Office from your Cornell-licensed Office 365 account, using one of your 5 allocations.
Or request installation by Chemistry IT.
| MS Office, Cornell install | ChemIT's install
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Drivers and configuration for group printers | User can doEither install this yourself. Chemistry IT's documentation: Or request installation by Chemistry IT, and we will also configure printing to the group printers. | ||||||
Optional: Adobe Acrobat, full version (Cornell-licensed) | User can do instead, Either install this yourself. It is permitted since it's a Cornell-owned computer. However, there are hoops for user to get a Cornell-funded license.
Or request installation by Chemistry IT. | ||||||
Optional: Adobe Creative Suite CS (Cornell-licensed) | User can do instead, Either install this yourself. Permitted since it's a Cornell-owned computer. However, there are even more hoops for user to get a Cornell-funded license. Such as having to provide an account number to the CU Software Team, even thought it does not get charged. http://www.it.cornell.edu/services/software_licensing/available/adobe.cfm#cloud Or request installation by Chemistry IT. | ||||||
Firefox , (optionally ESR only.) | User can do. Or, they can install the non-Either install this yourself. Chemistry IT recommend installing the ESR version. More on ESR: Or request installation of the ESR version by Chemistry IT. |
FYI: Chemistry IT-supported systems have other characteristics which are not available to self-supported systems:
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