[WinPartners] Updated Generalized VMs available for Faculty, Staff & Students at MIT

[Jonathan McIndoe Hunt]

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. 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.



Download and Setup

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.


To obtain the appropriate VM and documentation, visit the Available Software 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 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.



Documentation
(NOTE: included are important instructions with regard to McAfee and Virtual 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 at mit.edu<mailto:helpdesk at mit.edu>.

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.



We hope these VMs will benefit you and the communities you support.



Thanks,
Jon



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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.