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<p class="MsoPlainText">Good morning,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="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.
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<p class="MsoPlainText">There are two flavors, one for administrative staff 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>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b>Download and Setup<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">You can download the VM and set your username, password and access administrative- or student-focused Windows software without needing to install Windows or the included applications.
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<p class="MsoNormal">To obtain the appropriate VM and documentation, visit the Available Software page at<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">http://ist.mit.edu/software-hardware<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Select <b>Virtualization</b> in the What’s it for? menu, and click
<b>Search</b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(Certificates required to download)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Please note that in order to use these VMs, you must have VMware 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 software list.</span></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b>Documentation</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#FF3735">(NOTE: included are important instructions with regard to McAfee and Virtual Machines on the Macintosh platform)</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">As you wait for these very <i>large</i> VMs (4+ GB compressed) to download, please read through the
<i>short</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>Introduction to the Administrative Staff Virtual Machine<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<a href="http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/x/IYCkBQ">http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/x/IYCkBQ</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>Introduction to the Student Virtual Machine<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-indent:.5in"><a href="http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/x/H4CkBQ">http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/x/H4CkBQ</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Support</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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 <a href="mailto:helpdesk@mit.edu">helpdesk@mit.edu</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">IS&T plans to release new versions of these virtual machines twice a year at the start of each semester. These releases will 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>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">We hope these VMs will benefit you and the communities you support.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Thanks,<br>
Jon<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">_______________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Jonathan McIndoe Hunt MIT EECS '97 617.253.0172<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Senior Educational and Sustainability IT Project Manager<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Faculty & Student Experience (FSX)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Information Services & Technology (IS&T), MIT<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">http://ist.mit.edu/about/org/fsx<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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