XP Workstations

Windows 2003 Domain & XP Workstations

1.	Domain Name: ITEDK14A
	Student¡¦s User Name: sXXXXXX where XXXXXX is your student number
	Initial Password : smcc1234
	To change password after login: CRTL+ALT+DEL
	Support Roaming Profiles: desktop set-up, wallpaper, history, favourite links
	Initial login scripts ¡V Please wait for them to complete
	U: drive store your data in central server 95MB storage for students 1.5GB storage for teacher
	P: drive StudentPublic or StaffPublic For temporary storage, say two weeks Files "older" than two weeks will be removed from time to time.

2.	Essential Initial Set-up in the 1^st Logon
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	Menu Style
	Regional settings ¡V Language
	Office XP: File locations
	Windows Explorer Settings
	Acrobat Reader/Acrobat Writer

3.	Use of USB Removable Storage Device


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	Place the mouse pointer on the desktop and click the right mouse button to bring up the menu. Select "Properties"

	Select the "Settings" tab



	Drag and slide the resolution bar to set the resolution accordingly. Normal view: 1024x768 LCD Projection: 800x600 Adjust color quality (no. of colors) if necessary To adjust refresh rate, press "Advance" -> "Monitor" -> 72 Hertz or 75 Hertz. Press "Apply" then "OK" to exit.

	Menu Style
	How to switch back Windows 2000 style







	Regional Options
	Normally, use "Taiwan Chinese" and "Chinese Traditional (Taiwan) ¡V US keyboard" If you really want to use "Just" English, then use "English (Australia)" and "US keyboard".
	How to bring up the "Language Bar" Right click on the Task Bar and check the "Language bar".











	Office XP File Locations
	Select the default location for Office XP software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) to look for your documents.
	Start "Word" or other Office XP software. Select "Tools", then "Options".

	Select "File Locations" tab. Highlight "Documents" and press the "Modify" button.

	Enter "U:\" in the space next to "Folder name". Press "OK" to confirm. Remember to exit from "Word" and start "Word" again to make it take effect.



	Windows Explorer Settings
	Start "My Computer" by clicking its icon.

	Select "Tools" and then "Folder Options".

	Go to "General" tab, check "Use Windows classic desktop" and "Use Windows classic folders". Click "Apply".

	Go to "View" tab, check "Display the full path in title bar", uncheck "Hide file extension for known file types". Click "Apply". Click "Like Current Folder" and then "OK".



	Acrobat Reader / Acrobat Writer
	We are required to initialize the language interface to be used before you use Acrobat Reader / Writer for the 1^st time.
	Just click the "Acrobat Reader / Writer" icon to start the program. A menu will come up and ask you to select "English" or "Chinese". Select the interface you want and "Acrobat Reader" will then start.
	Exit the "Acrobat Reader" after initialisation. (by selecting "File", "Exit")
	How to get *Acrobat Reader 5.0 (Traditional Chinese)*
	www.adobe.com


	To convert documents (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/ or actually any printouts) into PDF format. Just print it using Acrobat Writer or Acrobat Distiller as the Printer. You will be asked about the document name and the location to save the PDF file. Acrobat Distiller is used to output Special Chinese Characters.



	Use of USB Removable Storage Device
	Plug in the USB device. If the device is functioning, a USB device icon will appear on the taskbar. Under "My Computer", a new drive letter will appear. Just save & retrieve files to / from the storage device like any other disks.




	To remove the storage device from the workstation, you MUST stop the device by following the steps below, otherwise the data or the disk may be corrupted.
	Double click the USB icon on the task bar Select the drive letter of the device and press "stop". Press "OK" to confirm. You can remove the storage device when a message indicating it is now safe to remove appears on the task bar.

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Regional Options

Windows Explorer Settings

Acrobat Reader / Acrobat Writer