NOTE:

• Password Directions
• Sounds
• Pop-up Stopper
• Temp Files
• File and Printer Sharing
• Screensaver Password
• Dial-Up Settings

Passwords

You can find the temporary password on a sheet which is taped to your computer. On the left side, under "User Information" it will say "*Current PW=". When you start up your machine, you will be asked for this password, and then your new password. It is important to notethat we have set new password requirements. For example, there is an eight-letter minimum, you will be prompted to changeyour password once a year, and you must change to a different password when required to change passwords

A good article relating to the importance of passwords can be found here: http://www.its.caltech.edu/its/help/policies/passwords.shtml

CITES information on passwords can be found here: http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/passwords/

Password-Never Expires

After changing your password, you need to change one setting when your computer is booted up.

• Right-click My Computer.
• Select "Manage".
• Double-Click on "Local Users and Groups" and thenDouble-click on
• "Users".
• You will see your login name on the right-hand side.
• Right-click on your login name and select "Properties".
• Make sure "Password Never Expires" is checked, then click OK.
• Close out of the Computer Management box.

Sounds

Your computer has been set up to not use any sound schemes. If you would like to change this, go to: Start ---> settings ---> control panel ---> Sounds and Multimedia

Under the tab labeled "sounds", there will be a drop down under the word "Scheme". Click on the arrow to drop down and select a scheme.

Sounds in Eudora

These have also been disabled. To change this, open Eudora. Go to Tools ---> Options. Scroll down the left side and click on the icon labeled "Getting Attention". Check the box labeled "Play a sound". When you are finished, click OK to exit that box.

Pop-Up Stopper

Google Toolbar has been installed on your computer to stop Internet Explorer from popping up extra windows. The toolbar displays an image like this as well as changes your cursor to briefly look like this To let a popup through just this once, hold CTRL while clicking on the link. If you want to always allow a particular website to pop-up windows, click on the pop-up blocker button on the toolbar, and it shall always be able to pop-up windows. Mozilla Firefox comes with a pop-up blocker included, thus no third party blocker is needed.

One common error that will come up using Internet Explorer is . Just say No, you don't want to debug.

To prevent this from reappearing.

1. Open up Internet Explorer and go to: Tools, Internet Options, and then go to the tab labeled Advanced
2. Uncheck the box marked Display a notification about every script.
3. Make sure Disable Script Debugging is checked.

Temp Files

A program has been installed to help empty temp folders, which take up space on your computer. This program is especially helpful for users of Windows 2000 and Windows XP, since Windows likes to set up a temp folder for every user. First, you need to make sure every login account saves temp files to c:\temp. Then follow the directions for running EmptyTempFolders here. (Installation Directions are available there as well.)

For every login account, you need to make it save to c:\temp.

Right-click My Computer --> Properties --> Advanced tab
Click on the button labeled Environment Variables...
Click on the variable named Temp and then click on the box labeled Edit...
In the area next to Variable Value: type c:\temp

Then click OK
Now click on TMP and click on the box labeled Edit
Next to Variable Value: type in C:\temp
Then click OK and click OK to get out the rest of the windows.

File and Printer Sharing

When we set up a computer, we disable file and printer sharing for security reasons.

To enable file and printer sharing:

Right-click on My Network Places and select Properties.
Right-click on Local Area Connections and select Properties.
There will be an area for a checkmark next to File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks.
Simply check the box for file and printer sharing, and click OK.
Reboot if asked.

Screen Saver Password

Your computer needs to be secure while you are away from it. You need a screen saver which requires a password to return to normal use.

To enable a password-protected screen saver:

Right-click on your desktop and select Properties.

Select the tab labeled Screen Saver

Select a Screen Saver. In the above picture, I have "Starfield Simulation" selected.
Check the box labeled Password protected(If you use Windows XP, check the box labeled On resume, password protect)
Tell the computer how long to wait until the screen saver begins. (Wait:   minutes)
Click OK to get out of Display Properties.

Dial-up Settings

Right-click on the desktop icon labeled My Network Places or Network Neighborhood and select Properties.
You will see about 5 icons which are labeled UIUC Dialup, and then it says their specific dialup type according to audience.
Double-click on whichever icon is suited for you.
It should already have a User name and Password.
We put that in when we set it up, because we had to put something in to be able to install it.
Make sure that next to user name, it is your e-mail address and has @uiuc.edu.

Click on the icon labeled Dial.
To create a shortcut for one of these connections to your desktop, right click on the dialup icon and select Create Shortcut.
You will receive the message Windows cannot create a shortcut here. Do you want the shortcut to be placed on the desktop instead?
Click Yes

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