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Peter Kiewit Computing Services provides support for the Windows XP
Professional (SP2) and
Windows Vista operating systems. We do not provide
support for Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows XP Home, Windows Vista
Home, Windows NT Workstation, Windows 2000, or any of the Windows Server
versions.
There are two versions of Windows XP: Windows XP Professional for business
users and Windows XP Home Edition. Windows XP Home Edition lacks the robust
network support of Windows XP Professional, and does not work well on the
Dartmouth network. For more information on both of these products, see Microsoft's Web
site.
There are several editions of Windows Vista. For more information on each of
these products, see
Microsoft's Web site. Dartmouth's Peter Kiewit Computing Services supports
the Enterprise and Ultimate editions of Vista. If you have questions about
Windows Vista or need help installing Windows XP Professional, please
contact the Computing Help Desk or your department's
computing support office.
Dartmouth has entered into an agreement with Microsoft that allows Dartmouth
faculty, staff, and students to purchase upgrades to the Microsoft operating
system on their computer for a significantly reduced price. For faculty and
staff, this applies only to the computers that are owned by Dartmouth; not
personal purchases. If your computer is running a version of a Microsoft
operating system that is not supported, please contact the Computing Help Desk
at 646-2999, send electronic mail to help@dartmouth.edu, or call your department's
computing support office to see if your hardware can be upgraded.
In addition, the Computing Help Desk or your department's
computing support office can tell you about other software that is
available for the Windows operating system. For example, Dartmouth has an
agreement with Microsoft that allows Dartmouth faculty, staff, and students to
purchase some Microsoft products at a significantly reduced price. This
includes software that Microsoft has developed for Windows. If you are
interested in obtaining the Microsoft Office suite of software
(Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) for your Windows
computer, please contact Computer
Sales and Service at 646-3249 for pricing information.
Currently, Windows XP Professional is the recommended operating system for
faculty and staff. Windows Vista is the recommended operating system for
incoming students.
If you have questions, contact the Computing Help Desk at 646-2999 and
select from the options provided, send electronic mail to help@dartmouth.edu, or call your department's
computing support office.
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