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Important information regarding Windows 7

Students

Students who currently have a W500, T61p, or T61 laptop under Rensselaer's Mobile Computing Program will be able to re-image their laptop with a 32-bit version of the Windows 7 operating system as of Monday, November 2. This base image will contain:

  • Windows 7 32-bit, Enterprise edition
  • Windows Office 2007
  • Symantec Endpoint Protection (anti-virus)
  • Adobe Elements (Contribute, Premiere, Photoshop, Soundbooth, and Acrobat)
  • WinDVD and Roxio Creator
  • ThinkVantage utilities

Other applications such as Matlab, NX6, and LabVIEW are available for download on-line or at the VCC Help Desk.

A full image including the full suite of software will be available at the start of the spring 2010 semester.

Windows 7 Ultimate media will be available to students participating in the Mobile Computing Program through the Rensselaer Campus Computer Store for $20. The media is expected to be available around November 5, 2009. Please check this website from time to time for the latest updates.


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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street, Troy, New York 12180-3590

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