Mac Updates 2008-12-22, part 2.

Here are additional updates that were deployed:

• Thunderbird is now at version 2.0.0.18.
• Vienna is now at version 2.3.1.
• VLC is now at version 0.9.8.
• XCode is now at version 3.1.2.
  

Mac Updates 2008-12-22, part 1.

We’ve made the following changes to our Mac environment:

• AIM 1.0 is now installed.
• Audacity is now at version 1.3.6.
• Blender is now at version 2.48.
• Firefox is now at version 3.0.5.
• The Google Earth API Plugin is now installed.
• The Google Gears plugin is now installed.
• Handbrake 0.9.3 is now installed.
• iTunes is now at version 8.0.2.
• Microsoft Office 2004 is now at version 11.5.3.
• Microsoft Office 2008 is now at version 12.1.5.
• Maple is now at version 12.
• The Move Networks player (streaming video for ABC, etc.) is now installed.
• NeoOffice is now at version 2.2.5 Patch 5.
• The Microsoft Open XML Converter is now at version 1.0.2.
• OpenAFS is now at version 1.4.8
• OpenOffice 3.0 is now installed.
• Opera is now at version 9.63.
• Perian is now at version 1.1.3.
• Safari is now at version 3.2.1.
• SketchUp is now at version 7.
• Songbird 1.0 is now installed.

Additionally, our Macs have been updated to Mac OS X 10.5.6 and the QuickTime H.264 Compatibility Update has been installed.

Due to the constraints on labels in Blogger, more updates will follow in a second post.

Signage Content Player Deployed to Angell Hall and Angell Hall Classrooms

A digital signage content player application has been deployed to the Angell Hall and Angell Hall Classrooms. The software will be used for a test of emergency messaging capabilities for digital signs.

 

Terry Miller

Sites PC Team

 

 

Changes to MDT and Windows updates

I have made the following changes to our production environment.

* Deployed the out of band update for IE 7 site wide.

* Added the most recent Windows updates to MDT for both our capture and
build process.

* Created a new task sequence for testing the Windows software on MDT.

-Will

Changes to Angell Hall PC's for Digital Signage Test

The following changes were made to Angell Hall and Angell Hall Classroom PC’s to support a test of digital signage software:

 

1. Authenticated Users are granted the “Access this computer from the network” permission.

 

2. The account UMROOT\ccs-signage is added to the BUILTIN\Power Users group

 

3. The group UMROOT\ccs-signage is granted Full Control to the %ProgramFiles%\Signage and the %ProgramFiles%\SignageSettings directories.

 

4. The inactivity timeout to turn off the display is changed from 20 minutes to  90 minutes.

 

5. The %ProgramFiles%\Signage directory is shared with the share name Signage.

 

6. The autologout screensaver timeout is changed from 20 minutes to 90 minutes.

 

--Terry

Directories Created on PC's at AHA, AHA Classroom, and Union for Digital Signage Test

The following directories were created on Windows systems in Angell Hall, Angell Hall Classroom, and the Union:

 

C:\Program Files\Signage

C:\Program Files\SignageSettings

 

These directories are required for the Four Winds Interactive Content Player digital signage client. The directories are created by the ccs-digital-signage-directories GPO.

 

Terry Miller

Sites PC Team

 

ERDAS IMAGINE 9.2 deployed to SNRE (Dana)

Erdas Imagine 9.2 and the Leica components associated with it have been
deployed to the site and classroom at SNRE (Dana).

VLC mp4 file association removed

Per the request of Jason Engling I have removed this file association. I
did this on the softgrid servers. The mp4 file association should now
default to Quicktime.

Chem Bio Office License Update

I have received and deployed new Chem Bio Licensing to Sites Windows
machines. The new license will take effect on each machine on its next
reboot.

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Matthew R. Ranville
University of Michigan
LS&A class of '95
Campus Computing Sites, Windows Team
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Changes to Nvivo 8 Installation on Advanced Stats Virtual Sites systems

The install script for Nvivo 8 has been modified. The installer was missing a command to install Crystal Reports for .NET Framework 2.0 (x86), a prerequisite for Nvivo. The missing install command was added to the startup script in the ccs-'08-'09-NVivo-8-software GPO.

 

Terry Miller

Campus Computing Sites

 

BIOS Password Change Script GPO disable

The link for the ccs-'08-'09-BIOS-pwd-change-script GPO to the SP2 OU has been disabled, and the links for the GPO to the SEB and Union OU’s have been deleted.

 

Terry Miller

Campus Computing Sites

 

SUDAAN 10 Deployed to Virtual Sites Stats Systems

SUDAAN 10 has been deployed to the Virtual Sites Advanced Stats systems. This change is implemented with the ccs-'08-'09-Sudaan-10-software GPO.

 

Terry Miller

Campus Computing Sites

Changes to Google SketchUp Pro 6

The Google SketchUp Pro 6 installation on sites Vista systems has undergone modifications as follows. The existing installation that was deployed with the wrong serial number has been removed. A new installation with a new serial number has been deployed. The removal and installation are implemented with the ccs-'08-'09-Google-SketchUp-Pro-6-keyed-Software GPO. The original installation of Google SketchUp Pro was deployed with the ccs-'08-'09-Google-SketchUp-Pro-6-Software GPO. The link for that GPO is now disabled.

 

Terry Miller

Campus Computing Sites

 

Autolaunch of smax4pnp.exe disabled on Vista lab systems

The smax4pnp.exe program, a component of the SoundMax audio software, is configured to auto launch following logon on Sites Vista systems. The program is intended to detect connection of microphones, speakers, and headphones to the SoundMax audio hardware. On many systems, the smax4pnp.exe program crashes immediately after launch and generates an error message.

 

To suppress the crash and error message, auto launch of program has been suppressed by removal of a registry entry from the HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run key. The removal of the entry is implemented via the ccs-'08-'09-Disable-Smax-autolaunch GPO. The GPO is scoped to affect all Vista lab systems that have the SoundMax Integrated Digital Audio hardware.

 

Terry Miller

Campus Computing Sites

 

BIOS Password Change Script Enabled

A powershell script to set BIOS passwords on Sites Systems was deployed to all Sites Vista systems. The script is implemented via the ccs-'08-'09-BIOS-pwd-change-script GPO.

 

Terry Miller

Campus Computing Sites

 

SPSS Add-Ons Modified on Virtual Sites Stats Systems

The SPSS installation on the Virtual Sites Stats (VSTATS) systems has been modified with the addition of the SPSS 16 Original Tables and SPSS 16 Custom Tables add-ons.

 

The TABLES add-ons are activated via a scheduled task which runs an activation script. The scheduled task and script are implemented via the ccs-'08-'09-VSTATS-SPSS-Addon-Module-TABLES Group Policy. This new GPO will activate Tables on currently deployed VSTATS Stats machines.

 

Also, changes were made to an existing GPO that installs previously requested add-ons on the VSTATS systems. The following changes were made to the ccs-'08-'09-VSTATS-SPSS-Addon-Modules:

 

1. Additional license codes were added to activate SPSS 16 Original Tables and SPSS 16 Custom Tables. (This will allow the ccs-'08-'09-VSTATS-SPSS-Addon-Modules GPO to activate all add-on modules for VSTATS systems loaded/reloaded after today).

 

2. The scheduled task which installs  which activates add-on modules was configured to run at system startup in addition to the previous schedule of 2:30 PM each day.

 

The ccs-'08-'09-VSTATS-SPSS-Addon-Modules GPO will activate all SPSS Add-ons including Tables for newly reloaded VSTATS systems. The new GPO, ccs-'08-'09-VSTATS-SPSS-Addon-Module-TABLES, will be deactivated in several days after the TABLES add-on has been activated existing VSTATS.

 

Terry Miller

Sites PC Team

SPSS Legacy Viewer added to Sites Windows systems

We have deployed the Legacy Viewer for SPSS to Sites Windows systems.

--
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Matthew R. Ranville
University of Michigan
LS&A class of '95
Campus Computing Sites, Windows Team
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BIOS Password Change Script Deployed

A BIOS password change script was deployed to Sites Vista PC’s in SEB and the Union. The script is deployed via the ccs-'08-'09-BIOS-pwd-change-script GPO.

 

Terry Miller

Campus Computing Sites

 

CURL.EXE deployed

The program curl.exe has been deployed to Sites Vista systems. The curl.exe program resides in C:\Windows\sites\bin\curl.exe. The program is used in some logon and startup scripts. The program is deployed via the GPO, “ccs-'08-'09-Sites-Tools-Deployment”.

 

This deployment is intended to correct an issue where it was found that numerous systems were missing the curl.exe program.

 

Terry Miller

Campus Computing Sites

 

Mac Update

We’ve updated our Mac loadsets with the following version updates:

• Adobe Camera RAW 4.6
• Adobe InDesign CS3 5.0.4
• KeyClient 6.1.4.4
• Microsoft Office 2008 12.1.4
• Microsoft Open XML Converter 1.0.1
• NeoOffice 2.2.5 Patch 3
• Opera 9.62
• RealPlayer 11.0.1

We’ve also added Stellarium, a free, open-source astronomy program, to all of our full-use Macs.

Working Model deployed to Sites Windows machines

I have deployed Working Model via Softgrid to the Sites Windows machines.

PowerShell Execution Policy Change

A change to the PowerShell execution policy has been deployed to all Sites Vista systems. The new policy change permits PowerShell scripts to run (by default script execution is disabled) and permits script execution from \\adsroot.itcs.umich.edu\sites\scripts (by default execution from UNC paths is disabled).

 

Terry Miller

Campus Computing Sites

 

Firewall Changes for Google SketchUp Pro

Firewall changes have been implemented to fix a licensing issue with Google SketchUp Pro. Previously, there was a firewall rule in place to permit inbound traffic to the program C:\program files\google\google sketchup 6\sketchup.exe. That rule has been changed to block inbound traffic. Also, a new rule to block outbound traffic from C:\program files\google\google sketchup 6\sketchup.exe. These firewall rules are implemented in the ccs-'08-'09-vista-settings GPO.

 

Terry Miller

Campus Computing Sites

Updates to Firefox profile

Updates to the default profile for Firefox have been deployed to Sites
Windows machines. These updates correct URL's that were outdated or
incorrect, notably for Wolverine Access and Mirlyn.

Netlogo update deployed

We have deployed an update for NetLogo on our Windows stations. This
update takes NetLogo from 4.0.3 to 4.0.3.1 (the August 2008 revision of
the program).

Rhino 4 SR4 deployed to Angell Hall

We have added a keyed version of Rhino 4 SR4 to the Angell Courtyard
PC's. The software will install on the next reboot of those machines.
This software is keyed for 30 concurrent users.

Changes to Medical School Neurologic Courseware

The Medical School courseware application Neurologic which was previously deployed to the LRC as a Windows Installer MSI installation is now being deployed via SoftGrid. This change was required to fix a problem where the Neurologic 1 application would not launch on the Sites Vista loadset. Because the software is now deployed via SoftGrid, the application is available on all Sites Vista lab systems.

 

The program group and shortcuts for the MSI-based Neurologic installation have been deleted via a Group Policy Folder Preference in the ccs-’08-’09-Remove-Neurologic-Program-Group GPO. Also, the link for the ccs-'08-'09-Neurologic-software GPO, which was used for the MSI-based Neurologic installation has been disabled.

 

Terry Miller

Campus Computing Sites

 

Zattoo 3.3.0 Beta deployed

The application Zattoo 3.3.0 Beta has been deployed to all Sites Vista systems. The application is available in the Audio & Video program group. The application is deployed via Group Policy Software Installation in the ccs-'08-'09-Zattoo_3.3.0b-Software GPO. In addition firewall exceptions were added via the ccs-'08-'09-vista-settings GPO for the zattoo.exe and zattood.exe programs.

 

Terry Miller

Campus Computing Sites

 

Firefox URL fixes deployed

I have corrected the URL for Wolverine Access in the default Firefox
profile. While doing this, I found some other URL errors and corrected
them. I made the changes in both the default profile for the general
sites, and also the custom profile for LRC. There were no changes to the
LRC specific links, only to general UM links included in both profiles.

I am pushing out the changed file using GPO Preferences, so it will go
into the local Mozilla default profile on each machine on the next
refresh of the machine's group policies. The only users who will not see
the changes will be those who already have an existing Mozilla profile
on the machine they are on.

NVivo 8 Shortcuts updated

The shortcuts for NVivo 8 on the Virtual Stats machines have been
updated to appear in "Advanced Statistics\NVivo 8" in the start menu.
The existing shortcuts under "Course Software\ISR\NVivo 8" will continue
through the end of the semester as well.

Changes to Shutdown Computer prvilege on Sites Vista Systems

A change was made in the “ccs-'08-'09-vista-settings” to grant the BUILTIN\INTERACTIVE user the shutdown system privilege. The change will enable the use of logoff scripts to initiate restarts of systems that were not successfully restarted during overnight maintenance window.

 

Terry Miller

Campus Computing Sites

 

 

 

 

Changes to Stats App Shortcuts on Virtual Sites Advanced Statistics Systems

Changes have been made to the Virtual Sites Advanced Statistics systems to place shortcuts for the following applications in a new program group called Advanced Statistics:

 

HLM 6.06

LISREL 8.5

Minitab 15

MPLUS 5

nQuery Advisor 7.0

SUDAAN 9.0.3

WordSmith 5.0

 

Also, the installers for these applications were modified so that shortcuts are placed in the new Advanced Statistics program group instead of previous locations in the case that the Virtual Sites machines are reloaded.

 

Terry Miller

Sites PC Team

 

Print Spooler Setting Changed in GPO to Fix RDP Redirected Printers

A change to Print Spooler service setting was made to the
ccs-'08-'09-vista-settings GPO. The GPO affects all Sites Vista lab
loadset systems. The setting was changed to "Not Configured". The
previous setting configured the Print Spooler service startup to
automatic and modified the default service permissions to give
Interactive Users the ability to restart the service. In testing, it was
determined that this configuration caused RDP printer redirection to
fail.

The original setting was carried over from previous Sites loadsets in
which a logout script was used to restart the Print Spooler service. The
logout script is no longer in use. Also, setting the Print Spooler
startup to automatic is not necessary since the service is set to start
automatically by default.

Terry Miller
Sites PC Team

Change BIOS Passwords Task Disabled in Vista Task Sequence

This a change to the Vista deployment system. In the “V_IMG_SP1_DEP06” deployment sequence (that’s the Fall 2008 production sequence), the task “CCS-SCRIPT-Change BIOs Password” has been disabled. A problem with the script is preventing it from successfully changing the BIOS password, and in some cases the script has prevented successful reloading of systems from completing.

 

The script will be re-enabled after a solution to these issues is developed and tested.

 

Terry Miller

Sites PC Team

MS08-067 Update Deployed

The MS08-067 Update was released to Sites  Vista and XP desktop systems using WSUS. More info on the MS08-067 Update is available here:

 

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-067.mspx

 

Also, in order to facilitate easier Microsoft update scanning, the UMROOT\sites-pc-admins group was added to the Administrators group of our XP loadsets via the addition of Restricted Groups GPO settings in the ccs-'07-'08-base-settings GPO.

 

Terry Miller

Sites PC Team

 

UMROOT Deny All Logons GPO Linked to Sites PC's

A Group Policy (UMROOT Deny All Logons) was linked to the Sites\Computers OU. The GPO implements logon restrictions for accounts that are a security risk to the UMROOT Active Directory domain. The GPO is maintained by the ITCS LAN/NOS group, and is linked to the top level OU in the UMROOT domain. Because inheritance is blocked on many Sites Computer OU’s, it was necessary to link the GPO in the Sites OU structure and to set the link to enforced in order to override the blocked inheritance.

 

--Terry

Update Deployed to Fix Input Method Editor

A new GPO (ccs-'08-'09-CONIME.EXE-fix) has been deployed to all Vista lab systems to replace the file \Windows\System32\conime.exe. The file was deleted by VirusScan  on 10/20 after it was falsely identified as a Trojan due to a problem with VirusScan definitions. More information about the VirusScan bug is available here:

 

http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_100683.htm

 

--Terry

Mac Software Updates

We’ve made the following changes in the Mac environment:

• Adium 1.3.2
• Adobe Flash Player 10
• Growl 1.1.4
• Microsoft Office 2004 11.5.2
• Microsoft Office 2008 12.1.2
• Migration and DVD/CD Sharing Update 1.1
• NeoOffice 2.2.5 Patch 2
• Perian 1.1.2
• VLC 0.9.4

Also, we've deployed a fix for SubEthaEdit running on Intel Macs.

Mac Updates

We’ve made the following updates in our Mac environment:

• Radmind Tools updated to version 1.13.0
• Security Update 2008-007 applied to all stations

Also, we’ve deployed a fix for scanning with Adobe Acrobat and Canon CanoScan LiDE 60s.

EpiInfo 6 DOS deployed via Softgrid

A new sequence of EpiInfo 6 DOS has been deployed to all Sites stations
via Softgrid.

SecondLife 1.20.17.98669 & Firewall Exception Deployed to Sites PC's

SecondLife 1.20.17.98669 has been deployed to all Sites Vista PC’s as a SoftGrid sequenced application. Also, a firewall exception for the slvoice application, a component of SecondLife, has been enabled on Sites Vista PC’s.

 

Terry Miller

Sites PC Team

 

Recent CustomSettings.ini changes on CCS-DFS02 MDT Server Rolled Back

Recent changes to the CustomSettings.ini file for the LAB deployment point on CCS-DFS02 have been rolled back. In testing, it was discovered that these changes affected the production environment.

 

Terry Miller

Sites PC Team

 

CustomSettings.ini Modified on CCS-DFS02 MDT Server

The CustomSettings.ini for the LAB deployment point on CCS-DFS02 was modified to allow Deployment Wizard to run. The Deployment Wizard on the LAB deployment point was configured to be suppressed previously. This change should only affect the LAB deployment point. The NETWORK deployment on CCS-DFS02 is used for reloads of production Sites Vista systems should be unaffected by this change.

 

The change to disable suppression of the Deployment Wizard will allow TSG staff to choose additional task sequences when reloading systems form the LAB deployment point. A task sequence to reload a system as a SoftGrid Sequencing host is currently under development and will use this functionality.

 

Terry Miller

Sites PC Team

 

Video Driver Updates Deployed to GX620 & GX745 Vista Systems

Updated video drivers have been deployed to Sites Vista systems that have ATI Radeon X600 and X1300 Pro video cards. Both GX620’s and GX745’s have those cards. The video driver update is required to support SecondLife.

 

Terry Miller

Sites PC Team

 

New Video Drivers Tested in School of Social Work and Union Sites

Updated video drivers are being deployed to GX620 and GX745 systems in
the School of Social Work and Union Sites. The updated drivers are
required for compatibility with Second Life. The driver deployments are
implemented via the following GPO's:

* ccs-'08-'09-SecondLife-Video-driver_for_ATI_RADEON_X1300PRO
* ccs-'08-'09-SecondLife-Video-driver_for_ATI_RADEON_X600

Terry Miller
Sites PC Team

Mac Updates

We’ve made the following version upgrades in our Mac environment:

• iTunes 8.0.1
• VLC 0.9.3

We’ve also added Perian (version 1.1.1), a free, open-source add-on for QuickTime that allows the QuickTime player to open more video formats.

Mac Updates

We’ve deployed the following updates on our Macs:

• Java Update for Mac OS X Update 2
• Mac OS X 10.5.5

In addition, we’ve made a number of small bug fixes:

• The mouse tracking speed has been increased.
• The second mouse button on two-button Mighty Mice has been enabled.
• The Weather widget is now defaulting to Ann Arbor, MI.
  

Changes to Debug privileges on Lab Vista systems

The ccs-'08-'09-vista-settings GPO was modified to grant the builtin\administrators group the Debug Programs privilege. This change was required to allow certain troubleshooting applications like Sysinternals Filemon tool to operate.

 

Terry Miller

Sites PC Team

SolidWorks 2008 SP04 and Related Apps Deployed

The following applications are being deployed to South Quad, West Quad,
and Mosher-Jordan:

* COSMOSFloWorks 2008 SP04
* COSMOSM 2008
* COSMOSMotion 2008 SP04
* COSMOSWorks 2008 SP04
* SolidWorks 2008 SP04

Terry Miller
Sites PC Team

Solidworks 2008 SP4 Deployed to Pierpont PC's

SolidWorks 2008 SP4 was deployed to Sites PC’s at the Pierpont Site.

 

Terry Miller

Campus Computing Sites.

Sudaan 9.0.3 deployed to V Stats

The new package for Sudaan, version 9.0.3, has been deployed to the
Virtual Stats machines. This software will load after the next GPO
refresh plus a reboot. It can be found in Course Software, Virtual
Sites, Sudaan.

GUESS 1.0.3b Deployed via SoftGrid

GUESS 1.0.3 beta was deployed to all Sites Vista Lab Loadset systems via SoftGrid. The shortcuts for the application are in Programs->Course Software->Political Science->GUESS 1.0.3b. The GUESS applications are java applets, and consequently, the SoftGrid sequence also includes an installation of the Sun Java 6 Update 7 Runtime Environment.

 

Terry Miller

Campus Computing Sites

 

Firewall Exception For QuickTime Player on Windows

A firewall exception was implemented on the Sites Windows Vista loadset for QuickTime Player. The firewall exception is required for streaming media to work with QuickTime.

 

Terry Miller

Campus Computing Sites

Engin Drive Mapping deployment scope changed

A logon script to map several College of Engineering network shares for
Engineering users was mistakenly linked to all Sites Vista lab sites.
The logon script should have been linked to the following sites:

* Pierpont
* Mosher-Jordan
* South Quad
* West Quad

The scope of the deployment has been corrected.

--Terry

Unigraphics NX 5 Deployed to Mosher-Jordan, South Quad, West Quad, and Sites Pierpont Lab

Unigraphics NX 5, a College of Engineering mechanical CAD application, is being deployed to Mosher-Jordan, South Quad, West Quad, and the Sites Pierpont sites. The software requires a drive mapping to a College of Engineering server thus only College of Engineering affiliated users may access the software.

 

--Terry

 

 

SPSS Modules Added to Virtual Sites Stats Systems

A scheduled task was implemented via Group Policy
(ccs-'08-'09-VSTATS-SPSS-Addon-Modules) to add additional SPSS modules
to the Virtual Sites Advanced Stats machines. The scheduled task runs
SPSSACTIVATOR.EXE to add license codes for the following products:

* Complex Samples
* Exact Tests
* Trends (original)
* Trends (new)

Terry Miller
Sites PC Team

Drive Mappings for Engineering Students

A logon script to provide drive mappings for College of Engineering
students has been deployed to all Sites machines. The script maps the
following drives:

* N: \\storage.adsroot.itcs.umich.edu\home
* S: \\caen-sw03.engin.umich.edu\software

The script should only run for users who are members of specific groups
that designate them as being affiliated with the College of Engineering.

The N: mapping maps to the user's CAEN home directory.
The S: mapping will be used to support future Engineering courseware
application deployments.

Terry Miller
Sites PC Team

Modifications to Windows Matlab 2008a

The following modifications were made to the Matlab 2008a installation
on Windows Vista systems:

* Optimization Toolbox 4.0 added
* Statistics Toolbox 6.2 added
* Dfield7.m added to Matlab\toolbox\local directory
* Pplane7.m added to Matlab\toolbox\local directory
* Matlab Softgrid sequence launch optimized via creation of a new
feature block 1

Firewall Exception for Unigraphics NX 5 added to Windows Systems

A firewall exception for Unigraphics NX 5 was added to all Vista Lab Loadset systems.  The firewall exception applies to any ports opened by this program:

 

\\caen-sw03.engin.umich.edu\Software\CAEN\UGS\NX 5.0\ugii\ugraf.exe

 

Terry Miller

Sites PC Team

MyEconLab Player 4.6.2.0 Deployed to Windows Systems

MyEconLab 4.6.2.0 has been deployed to all Windows Vista Lab Loadset PC’s. The software is an Internet Explorer browser plugin.

 

Terry Miller

Sites PC Team

Mac Flash Player Update

We’ve updated the version of Flash Player in our loadsets to 9,0,124,0. This version is not a debug version, so users should stop seeing prompts asking where the local debugger is.

WriteNCite deployed to Windows

WriteNCite is now deployed too all the Sites Vista stations. The
software will load after the next reboot (over night).

Windows: Add/Remove Programs WMI Extension Deployed

An extension to WMI to allow queries against information registered in Add/Remove Programs has been deployed to all Sites Vista systems via the GPO ccs-'08-'09-AddRemoveProgramsWMI-Extension.

 

Terry Miller

Sites PC Team

Windows - Google SketchUp Pro 6

Google SketchUp Pro 6 was deployed to all Windows Vista Sites.

 

Terry Miller

Sites PC Team

Mac Update

We’ve updated our Macs with the following Apple updates:

• Front Row 2.1.6
• iTunes 8
• QuickTime 7.5.5
  

Mac Software Updates

We have updated Microsoft Office 2004 to version 11.5.1 and NeoOffice to version 2.2.4 Patch 5.

Mac Update

We’ve made the following updates in our environment. They will take a couple days to propagate to all computers.

• Adobe Acrobat to version 9
• iHook to version 1.2.0
• Life Support 8.3 Update
  
• iMovie to version 7.1.4
• iPhoto to version 7.1.4
• iWeb to version 2.0.4
• KeyClient to version 6.1.4.1
• Firefox to version 3.0.1
• Mac OS X Update for MobileMe (Leopard-only)
• Microsoft Office 2008 to version 12.1.1
• NeoOffice to version 2.2.4 Patch 2
• Opera to version 9.51
• RealPlayer to version 11
• XCode to version 3.1 (Leopard-only)

Mac Update

We’ve deployed the following Mac updates to all of our sites:

• Mac OS X 10.5.4
• Microsoft Office 2004 11.5.0
• NeoOffice 2.2.4 Patch 1
  

Mac Update

We’ve updated the Microsoft Office Open XML Converter to version 1.0 in all of our sites as well as installing the following updates to our Tiger (10.4) systems:

• AirPort Extreme Update 2008-001
• Safari 3.1.2
• Security Update 2008-004
  

svylogitgof for Stata 10

Stata 10 svylogitgof has been deployed to Angell Hall Classroom A.

Iveware 3 deployed

Iveware 3 for SAS has been deployed to the Shapiro Classroom.

Leopard

With some exceptions (e.g. special hardware) our full-use Macs and CyberStations have been updated to Mac OS X 10.5 “Leopard.” This change should be complete by Wednesday.

Mac Software Updates

We’ve updated the following programs on our Macs:

• Firefox 3
• iDVD 7.0.2
• iMovie 7.1.2
• NeoOffice 2.2.4
• Opera 9.5
• QuickTime 7.5

flash 9.0.115.0 deployed

Flash Player 9.0.115.0 has been deployed to the Sites Windows machines.

Changes to Sites Windows Environment - 5/28/08

The following changes were made to the CCS Windows Environment.

* Changed the "Access this computer from the network" user right to
apply to the Administrators local group. Previously, the setting had
applied only to the local administrator account.

* Updated the license file for Stata 10 with a new license file that
expires in May 2009.

* Modified the properties of the SoftGrid Client Service (sftlist) to
restart after 1 minute if the service crashes.

Terry Miller
Campus Computing Sites

Mac Updates

We upgraded the Angell Hall Cyberstations to Leopard today. Pending
feedback, we plan to continue our Leopard testing and upgrade the
Angell Hall and SEB consultant workstations with our full-use Leopard
offering.

software deployment

I have deployed the following site wide tonight:

ArcGIS 9.2 SP5

Imagescope 9.0.19.1516

Stella 9.0.3

HLM 6.07 (hierarchical linear modeling)

Mac Updates

We have made the following changes site-wide:

• Adium 1.24
  
• Adobe Camera Raw 4.4.1
  
• Firefox 2.0.0.14
  
• Google SketchUp 6.4.245
  
• iTunes 7.6.2
  
• KeyClient 6.14
  
• NeoOffice 2.2.3 Patch 2
  
• Opera 9.27
  
• QuickTime 7.4.5
  
• Safari 3.1.1
  
• Second Life 1.19.1.4
  
• SPSS 16.0.2
  
• TextWrangler 2.3
  
• Thunderbird 2.0.0.12
  

Mac Update

We've deployed the latest beta of Microsoft Remote Desktop, which will resolve the error users have seen due to the old beta having expired.

Changes to the PC environment on 4/1/08

* Deployed the local Chem Bio Office site wide

Mac Updates

We've installed two Apple updates everywhere today: the Camera RAW Update 2.0 and Security Update 2008-002.

Eugene 3.201 deployed

Eugene 3.201 was deployed to all Sites PC's via SoftGrid.

MikTex 2.7 deployed

MikTex 2.7 has been deployed to all Sites PC's.

Pajek 1.22 deployed

Pajek 1.22 has been deployed to all Sites PC's.

Mac Updates

We've updated NeoOffice to version 2.2.3 and Safari to version 3.1 on the Macs.

Microsoft Office 2004

Microsoft Office 2004 has been updated to version 11.4.1.

Windows Second Life Deployment Update

Second Life 1.19.0.5 deployment was expanded to include Windows systems in the Pharmacy School Classrooms. A problem that was causing Second Life to crash on Windows systems in the Pharmacy School Student Lounge was fixed. A firewall exception was configured for Windows systems to allow the Second Life voice chat features to work.

 

Terry Miller

Campus Computing Sites

Changes to PC environment 3/10/08

* Gllamm ado deployed site wide

NetLogo deployed

I have deployed NetLogo under Course Software\Political Science on our
PC's. This is a SoftGrid deployed app.

Windows Second Life Updated

Second Life deployment has been extended to include Windows systems in the Pharmacy Student Lounge. Current sites with Second Life on Windows systems include:

 

·         Caident

·         LRC

·         Pharmacy Student Lounge

 

The Second Life version on Windows is no 1.19.0.5.

 

Terry Miller

Campus Computing Sites

 

Second Life Update

Second Life, where it's deployed, has been updated to version 1.19.0.5.

Changes to the PC environment 2/29/08

* Deployed RapidPlayer Plugin site wide

iLife '08 Updates

We've updated iPhoto to version 7.1.3 and GarageBand to version 4.1.2.

Mac Updates

We've updated the following programs:

Adium to version 1.2.3

R to version 2.6.2

OpenAFS to version 1.4.6

They're being updated as we synchronize our servers, so it may be a couple days before these updates are available in all of our locations.

Changes to PC environment 2/28/08

* Deployed ChemOffice 2008 site wide
* Deployed Firefox 2.0.0.12 site wide
* Deployed Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 site wide

Virtual Sites at Angell

I have applied the following policies to Angell hall (the floor machines
but not the classroom machines). This will add the Virtual Sites
capabilities to the machines at their next reboot.

ccs-virtual-sites-base
ccs-virtual-sites-numlockoff
ccs-virtual-sites-production
ccs-virtual-sites-start-daemon

Changes to the Environment 2/25/08

All of the following changes were deployed site wide:

* Flashplayer 9.0.115.0 for IE deployed
* Office 2007 default user settings deployed
* Shortcut clean up script deployed for excess folders for Maple &
Sibelius

Mac Updates

We've updated Adobe Acrobat Professional to version 8.1.2 on our Mac loadsets, as well as iTunes to version 7.6.1.

R 2.6.2

I have deployed the sequence for 2.6.2 to the production SoftGrid
server. I will remove 2.5.0 after we and the program's users have
confirmed that it works to our satisfaction at the SPH site.

Mac Update

We have updated Adium to version 1.2.2.

boot.wim update with 755 NIC drivers

I have added the NIC drivers for the new Dell OptiPlex 755's to the boot
image (boot.wim) on Spaceship. This allows for a 755 to be net booted
and pull down out Windows image from the server.

I have NOT updated the drivers in the Windows image itself yet.

Showcase environment changes 02/21/08

* Deployed OpenAFS 1.5.2 to the Showcase environment
* Deployed a script that restarts HQclient service on the North campus RMS
server

Mac Updates

We have added the iLife Support 8.2 package to our loadset and updated Microsoft Office 2004 to version 11.4.0.

Enviornment Changes on 2/19/08

* February '08 Windows updates deployed site wide

Environment Changes on 2/19/08

* Deployed a script that fixes an issue with Realplayer videos launching
in Firefox.

Flash Player updated

Flash Player update to 9.0.115.0 has been deployed.

Matlab update

We have deployed a new MatLab sequence that includes SPM. This is an
update to the previous sequence.

scanner change

LRC stations 51 and 52 were moved from the Canon 30 group to the Canon
90 group to accommodate their new scanners.

Mac Updates

We have deployed Security Update 2008-001 to all Macs.

Mac Updates

We have updated Firefox to version 2.0.0.12 and NeoOffice to version 2.2.2 Patch 11.

Admin Desktop Change

I have added a conditional statement to the postflight batch file. If a
PC has the file c:\windows\sites\log\admindesktop.log on it, postflight
skips the PowerShell script that deletes profiles. The Admin Desktop
settings GPO (which runs before postflight) has a script in it that
writes this log file.

matt r
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Matthew R. Ranville
University of Michigan
LS&A class of '95
Campus Computing Sites, Windows Team
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Changes to PC Environment 2/6/2008

Deployed Vmerse beta software to Angell Hall Classroom A and Angell Hall Classroom B.

 

Terry Miller

Campus Computing Sites

Changes to PC Environment 2/6/2008

* Modified the ccs-’07-’08-enounce2xav-software GPO to import additional registry settings during the logon script.

 

The additional entries prevent Windows Media Player and Internet Explorer from invoking the 2xAV audio renderer. The change was made to correct a problem where the Enounce 2xAV for Real Player software caused a crash in the Med School Professional Skill Builder application.

 

Terry Miller

Campus Computing Sites

Changes to PC environment 1/4/07

* Deployed the CSE-processing-policies GPO
* Deployed WSUS updates for Windows client stations

Mac Updates

We deployed the following software updates yesterday:

• Adobe After Effects CS3 8.0.2
  
• Adobe InDesign CS3 5.0.2 
  
• iWeb 2.0.3
  
• Keynote 4.0.2
  
• Pages 3.0.2
  
• Numbers 1.0.2
  

Mac SPSS Update

We have updated our Mac loadsets to include SPSS 16.0.1.  This replaces SPSS 13 on PowerPC-based Macs and is the first Intel-compatible version of SPSS.

Windows Smart Board Configuration Change

A group policy logon script to disable update checking in the Smart Board software was deployed.

 

--Terry

Mac Updates

The following programs were updated to new versions:

• Adium 1.2.1
  
• Adobe ExtendScript Toolkit 2.0.2
  
• Comic Life 1.4.1
• iMovie 7.1.1
  
• iTunes 7.6
  
• QuickTime 7.4
  

The following programs are new to our full-use loadset:

• DivX Player 2.1
  
• Flip4MacWMV 2.2.0.49
  
• Google SketchUp 6.0
  

Update to Showcase loadset 1/22

* Deployed an updated registry file for printer settings for the Epson
receipt printer

* Enabled "Secondary Logon" service

Diet Analysis deployed

The Diet Analysis program has been deployed to SLC. The help file may
have problems functioning due to security restrictions on active html
content. The program itself runs and we are working on the help file issue.

Mac Updates

We have deployed the new version (1.11.0) of the Radmind Tools to our stations.  Users will not notice any difference save for a slight speed increase.  We also deployed version 2.2.2 Patch 6 of NeoOffice.

Mac Updates

We have deployed the following software updates to our full-use Mac environment:

• BibDesk 1.3.12 (Part of MacTeX)
  
• Fetch 5.3
  
• Google Earth 4.2.0205.5730
  
• Opera 9.25
  
• StuffIt Expander 12.0.1
  
• Vienna 2.2.2.2212
  

Changes to Showcase loadset 1/14/08

* Created log in script that imports printer settings for Epson receipt
printer.

Dann Fuller verified that the script worked.

-Will

Sites Windows Servers updated

The following production servers were updated. Special services that
were checked for restart are noted in parentheses.

- devotion.ccs.itd.umich.edu
- sungodess.ccs.itd.umich.edu (KURZWEIL 3000 SERVER SERVICE RESTARTED
CORRECTLY)
- allfalldown.ccs.itd.umich.edu
- gratitude.ccs.itd.umich.edu
- twowords.ccs.itd.umich.edu
- shiningstar.ccs.itd.umich.edu (KURZWEIL 3000 SERVER SERVICE RESTARTED
CORRECTLY)
- golddigger.ccs.itd.umich.edu (KURZWEIL 3000 SERVER SERVICE RESTARTED
CORRECTLY)
- schoolspirit.ccs.itd.umich.edu
- starscream.ccs.itd.umich.edu (SOFTGRID SERVER RESTARTED CORRECTLY)

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Matthew R. Ranville
University of Michigan
LS&A class of '95
Campus Computing Sites, Windows Team
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Changes to Sites PC on 1/10/07

I have removed the cron jobs that perform the nightly reboots on the
stations in the following sites.

Aha A
Aha B
Aha D
Ford Podium
NIB
SNRE Classroom
SPH A
SPH C
UGL 2nd Floor
West Hall

Changes to the PC environment 1/09/08

* Implemented new GPO to enable verbose Group Policy logging. The GPO is named ccs'07-'08-EnableGPOVerboseLogging, and it imports two registry entries. One enables verbose logging of UserEnv and registry client-side extension. One enables verbose logging of the Security client-side extension.The log files are:

 

%windir%\debug\usermode\UserEnv.log

 

%windir%\security\logs\winlogon.log

 

More detail about these verbose log settings is here:

 

http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/0907105e-7856-4c93-b97f-a9a306623af51033.mspx

 

 

Changes to the PC enviornment 1/08/07

* Disabled the GPO for MikTex in the polisci OU
* Disabled the GPO for EUGene 3.1 in the polisci OU
* Disabled the GPO for Repast 3.1 in the polisic OU
* Disabled the GPO for Netlogo 3.1.4 in the polisci OU
* Disabled the GPO for Inspiration 8.0 in the nib OU
* Disabled the GPO for Clusterseer in the dana OU
* Disabled the GPO for BoundarySeer in the dana OU
* Disabled the GPO for Camtasia in the palmer OU
* Disabled the GPO for CN3D in the Sites SP2 OU
* Disabled the GPO for Imagescope 8.0.39 in the lrc & caident OU
* Disabled Softgrid Clear cache GPO in the Sites SP2 OU

|-------------------------|
| William Winston |
| Campus Computing Sites |
| University of Michigan |
|-------------------------|

Changes to PC team environment 1/7/08

Below are changes that I made to the environment today.

* Mathcad 14 M011 installed modified to clean up shortcuts
* Mathcad 14 M011 Deployed to SLC
* Disabled GPO for Office 2007 Word Settings Save as .doc
* Postflight '07-'08 scripts removed shutdown script gpupdate.bat from GPO

Windows Env Change - R 2.5.0 removed

I have removed R 2.5 from the production SoftGrid environment. PC's are
all getting R 2.6 now.

Windows Changes on 1-3-08

Art and Arch change - We have deployed and tested Rhino 4 SP2.

Sites Windows Changes on 1/3/08

Here are changes I made in the last day or so.

Site-wide changes
----------------
Enabled Clear Softgrid Cache GPO
Disabled KeyAccess Client 6.1.3 GPO
Deployed R 2.6.1 via Softgrid
Deployed PyMol 1.0r2 via Softgrid
Removed R 2.5.0 via Softgrid
Created new Softgrid Client Setting GPO (This contains settings such as
server name, and miscellaneous setting for softgrid client)

Site specific changes
---------------------
Deployed Mathcad 14 Mo11 @ SNRE
Deployed a Script to Modify permissions for EpiData Entry @ SPH

-Will

Mac Updates

We have deployed Security Update 2007-009 version 1.1 and an update for Comic Life 1.4 that removes the nag screen that asks for a user's e-mail address on startup.