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<p class="MsoNormal">Good afternoon,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Information Services & Technology (IS&T) has updated the Administrative Staff Virtual Machine (VM) we provide preloaded with Windows 7 SP1, security updates, and bundles of software for administrators at MIT. The Administrative Staff VM
is one of the generalized Windows 7 VMs IS&T provides the MIT community each year.
<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">It is supported only on Macintosh host machines as a way to access Windows-only software. </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Download and Setup</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You can download the VM, set your username and password, and access administrative Windows software without needing to install Windows or the included applications. <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 this VM, you must have VMware Fusion 5.0 or later installed and working beforehand. VMware and the VM are both available from the Software Grid
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><a href="http://ist.mit.edu/software-hardware">http://ist.mit.edu/software-hardware</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">Select <b>Virtualization</b> in the “What’s it for?” menu and click <b>Search</b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Documentation</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As you wait for these <i>very large </i>VMs (8 GB compressed) to download, please read through the <i>short</i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<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>
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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 the Administrative Staff VMs or using the supported software it includes. You can contact the Help Desk at (617) 253-1101 or <a href="mailto:helpdesk@mit.edu">helpdesk@mit.edu</a>.
You can also <a href="http://ist.mit.edu/help">submit a request online</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">IS&T plans to release new versions of the virtual machines twice a year. The release 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="MsoNormal">We hope the Administrative Staff VM will benefit you and the communities you support.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<br>
Jon<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">_______________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jonathan McIndoe Hunt MIT EECS '97 617.253.0172<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Senior Educational and Sustainability IT Project Manager <br>
Faculty & Student Experience (FSX) <br>
Information Services & Technology (IS&T), MIT <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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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