Holy Cross School Laptop Configuration Instructions for Students Grades 5 10 Windows 10 7/11/2017

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1 Holy Cross School Laptop Configuration Instructions for Students Grades 5 10 Windows 10 7/11/2017 This documentation is for students that will be using a Windows 10 laptop. A basic understanding of computers is assumed and therefore basic operations such as powering on/off, proper care for a laptop is not included in this document. After you complete the setup below you should review this video on computer privacy and make changes that you feel are necessary. Note: As with any version of Microsoft Windows there are several ways to accomplish a task with the OS. Windows 10 has a great little feature called Cortana which lets you type or talk to if you have a mic on your laptop to accomplish tasks within the OS. If you want to learn to use Cortana, please do a search on YouTube. There are numerous tutorials that focus on the subject matter. KEEP THIS DOCUMENTATION IN A SAFE PLACE IN CASE YOU NEED IT AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. In the first part of setting up your laptop we are going to disable UAC, create a user name for you to use for school, add that user to the Administrators group, and change the computer name to something more user friendly. 1. Power up your computer and login with an account that has Administrative rights. Your screen may not appear exactly as below. Page 1 of 43

2 2. Once logged in we want to first do some housekeeping. One of the most annoying features of Windows is the User Access Control which is known to cause issues with the proper operation of some programs. This will be our first task. So, in the area where the arrow is pointing you want to type in CONTROL And then select the enter key. Page 2 of 43

3 This will bring you to the control panel where you will select User Accounts as shown below. Then select Change User Account Control Settings Once opened you want to use your mouse and slide the indicator to the bottom to Never Notify. Once this step is finished you will be notified that you will need to restart the computer for it to take affect. You should select yes and then close all the windows and restart the computer before continuing. Page 3 of 43

4 3. Once the computer restarts login in with the same Administrative user account you started with. You need to play close attention to the instructions as sometimes you will need to right click and sometimes you will need to left click. IF YOU HAVE WINDOWDS 10 HOME EDITION SKIP TO PAGE 9. Right click the start icon Page 4 of 43

5 Then select Computer Management Once computer management is open you want to click the arrow next to Local Users and groups then click on the User Folder and then right click the User folder and select New user. Page 5 of 43

6 The next steps are important and you should write the user name and password down if there is a chance you might forget them. So complete the User name, Full Name, Description and enter a password twice. The user name can be whatever user name you would like to use on this computer and that you will remember. You can leave the description field blank if you would like otherwise an example would be Tina s computer. Then, very important to adust to the check boxes as shown below and then select create. Once you return to the Computer Management Page you want to select Groups in the left column and then double click Adminstrators in the right column. Page 6 of 43

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8 Once you have the Administrators Properties open Select add, then type in your user name that you just created and then select Ok Then Select Ok again Page 8 of 43

9 USER ID SETUP FOR WINDOWS 10 HOME EDITION (skip to page 12 if already setup) To create a new USER account you ll need get to USER ACCOUNTS in the Control Panel. An easy way to get there is by using Cortana. Using the search bar next to the Start button, type User Accounts. Click on the option Add, edit, or remove other people. The next step will be to click the plus sign to add someone else to this PC. Page 9 of 43

10 When prompted, enter the desired User Name and Password. A password hint may be required. Once you have created the new account, we need to make it an administrator. We do this by clicking on the accounts name and changing the type. The drop down will appear and you need to change from Standard User to Administrator. Page 10 of 43

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12 Continue here once you have created your new administrative userid/password In the next step we are going to assign a computer name of your chosing to your computer. If you have already selected a computer name for your computer you can skip this step. Right click the start button and click on System Then Select Advanced system settings Page 12 of 43

13 Once you have the System Properties screen you want to click on Computer Name and then select Change, then in the Computer Name area type in a name you want to give your computer and then select ok. You don t need to get too fancy with the name. You could type in something as simple as TaraHC. You will then get a message that you need to restart your computer. Select ok and then close all your windows and then restart the computer. Page 13 of 43

14 The following section is critical that you complete. If you do not complete this section your laptop will not have network or internet access once school begins in August. 1. Login to your laptop using the new userid that you created with the password that you set and connect to HCWIFISETUP SSID. Once you connect to HCWIFISETUP a browser will open with the information below. Enter your HC network username and password. If your browser does not open then select a browser from the task bar and open it. You HC username is the same user name from last year (first initial first name, first initial middle name, last name example: Chris Mosley Brown would be cmbrown and the password for all users is 1Holycross). You will change your password in a few minutes. Page 14 of 43

15 4 When the screen below is displayed, you should click on, download and install the software to your computer. Page 15 of 43

16 You may or may not see the screen below. You want to run the software. The software install process will begin. Respond Yes to the question below. It will appear multiple times. Page 16 of 43

17 The icon may minimize and you must click on it from the task bar. Finish. Once the software has completed the installation the software will connect you to the SSID Holy Cross. Page 17 of 43

18 When finished, you need to make sure that you are connected to SSID HolyCross. This is the only SSID that will allow you to access your files and the internet without any problems. NOTE: If your computer goes to sleep or into power save mode you must reconnect to HolyCross SSID to restore your internet connection. Page 18 of 43

19 SECTION 2 Register with the Password Reset Program By registering with the password reset program you will be able to reset your password at any time without assistance. This is the password used to access your , setup printers for use on campus, and for SSWEB. This is not to reset your password on your personal computer. 1. Open your internet browser and go to the Holy Cross homepage: 2. Under the quick links section click on Password Reset option 3. Enter your username (example: cmbrown), current password (1Holycross), the captcha code and click Login. Your login is First letter of Page 19 of 43

20 first name, first letter of middle name, and your last name. Click on Click here next to the arrow key to setup up your password reset questions. Page 20 of 43

21 4. Once you login select 3 questions, enter the answers twice and then click on enroll. Once enrolled correctly you will receive the completed registration screen: Page 21 of 43

22 Once enrolled you want to change your password. Click change password and follow the instructions on the screen. This password is for access to your , ssweb, and other school passwords. It is not the password to login to your computer. You are the only one to have that password. You can exit the program once you have changed your password. If you ever forget your password you would return to the same quick link screen and select reset password. You will be asked the 3 questions you registered and then presented with a screen to change your password. Page 22 of 43

23 READ CAREFULLY: After your computer restarts you want to select the user name that you created AND THE PASSWORD. You should no longer be using the previous login and password for school use. Installation of Basic Applications & Office In the next steps, we will accomplish the following: Installation of basic applications Installation of Office and the setup of Outlook READ CAREFULLY Please play close attention when we are setting up these apps as some of the apps during the installation will try to install additional apps or versions that we do not have licenses with. In this section, we are going to use a website to install several basic applications at once instead of having to go to each website separately. To start with we are going to use Microsoft Edge as our web browser to install the basic apps on the computer and then you can use Chrome or Firefox if you want. If you already have Chrome or another browser installed on the computer, you can use it to complete this section. Before we complete any new tasks we first need to confirm that you are connected to the HolyCross SSID. Moving forward, the following assumes that you have successfully established a network connection to the HC network, your home network, or somewhere that you can use Wi Fi. I suggest you either do this from school or home. Public Wi Fi will usually limit (throttle) you to how much and how fast you can download. So let s establish an internet connection by clicking on the big E in the task bar. Page 23 of 43

24 Once your browser opens navigate to the website This is a nifty little site that will allow us to download several programs at one time. Once you are on the website you may need to scroll down some until you see the Pick the apps you want section from this section, you will check off programs that you want installed on your computer. NOTE: You can always return to this site later and add additional software. In the next section, I have enlarged this area and checked off applications you should install during this setup. Page 24 of 43

25 After you make your selections you may need to scroll down some to begin the installation of all your programs. You want to select Get Your Ninite. Depending on which programs you selected there may be different screens that you will see. You may be presented with files to save and if so do so to the desktop for now. Page 25 of 43

26 When you see the pop up that allows you to run the install you want to select that option. You will then see the progress bar open and begin installing the programs. The time required will depend on the number of options you installed. Occasionally, you will see an error popup and ask if you want to continue. If so, click continues or ok. You are wanting to continue the install. When everything has finished a window similar to below will be displayed. Select Close. Page 26 of 43

27 You should close all your windows and your desktop will be displayed again. You can select the install file that was created and move it to the Recycle bin if you would like. What has happened? So, we have installed several programs on the computer all at once. At this point, before we continue you should RESTART your computer and log back in using the user name you created. Once the restart has completed you should see additional icons on your desktops for programs that have been installed. You now have the option to continue using Microsoft Edge or select Chrome or Firefox to continue to the following tasks. One of the programs that are important that was not available to install from the website we just used was Adobe Acrobat which is used to open pdf files. This is one of the programs that you should be careful installing. So, lets open the browser (I will be using chrome) and navigate to Once the website is up scroll to the bottom of the page and select Acrobat Reader DC Page 27 of 43

28 Once the menu section opens then select Acrobat Reader DC BEFORE CLICKING INSTALL you want to uncheck the 2 optional offers or however many offers are displayed. Once you complete this step then click Install now to continue. The next step depends on the browser you are using. When using Chrome, you will see a file downloaded to your computer as indicated below. You want to click on this file to begin the installation. Regardless of the browser, you are looking to execute the installation. So, you may be asked to Run or Save; you want to Run the program. Page 28 of 43

29 Once the installation is completed you will be presented with the screen below. Uncheck the Launch selection and then click finish. Page 29 of 43

30 The next application we will install is the Microsoft office suite. So, you want to navigate your browser to: Login in using your school (example: Once you login select Install Office 2016 as shown below. Once you select the installation begins you will see another program that will download and then you will need to click on it to begin the install. (Shown Below) Once the program begins the install you will see the window below. This is another good time to take a break if you want. Depending on your internet connection this could take from 10 to 30 minutes to complete. Page 30 of 43

31 Once completed you will see the screen below and you can select close to complete the Office Installation. We are making progress. So, our next steps are to get your setup and going. Make sure you are back on your desktop and type in OUTLOOK in the Cortana section and select enter. Page 31 of 43

32 Enter your Click on Connect Select Exchange for Account type. Page 32 of 43

33 If prompted with the security screen select Yes On the Windows Security screen: 1) Click on More choices 2) Click on Use a different account 3) Enter holycrosstigers.com\username 4) Enter Students password 5) Place a check next to Remember my credentials 6) Click OK Page 33 of 43

34 UNCHECK Set up Outlook Mobile on my phone, too and click ok. Page 34 of 43

35 What about printing? Good Question. Since you are no longer connected to the domain you will need to install additional software to enable you to print from the Cloud on campus. Be sure to have Chrome installed and use it for this section. To install the software you want to navigate to When you navigate to this website using Chrome you will be asked to install an extension. It is ok to do so. Once the extension is installed you will be asked to install the printer client. Click install. The next step is to execute the install as shown below. For IE, it may say Run so you would click on Run. It depends on the browser you are using. Page 35 of 43

36 Click next to begin the installation, click install, Click Finish Page 36 of 43

37 You are then prompted to login. Use your HC login and password and select Log In. Some processing will take place and then the page below will be displayed. BE PATIENT It takes several minutes for this program to begin and complete the installation. Click on the log in icon only once. Page 37 of 43

38 You then want to select the building and then the printer you want to install. Click on the printer icon on the printer you want to install. BE PATIENT. It takes time before the install begins. You will then be presented with a window that requires an authorization code. That code currently is bcjmp9. The code is subject to change at any time. The next couple of screens are self explanatory. Page 38 of 43

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40 Once the installation is completed you can type in printers in Cortana and you should see the newly installed printer. You would repeat the process until you have all the printers you will access installed. Page 40 of 43

41 How about my files? Another Good question. Your files are now stored securely in the cloud. To access your files, we have installed a web based file manager than you can access from the Quick links on the home page called SSWEB for students. Once you click on SSWEB you will be prompted for a username and password. This is your normal school username and password. Once in the file manager system you can access all your files. This system is loaded with features and capabilities. We will be scaling back the options in order not to make it too complex to use. Page 41 of 43

42 Most important is that you map a drive letter from your computer to the online file system. This will make it easy for you to save new online files. Open SSWEB from your browser Now you want to map a network drive to this location: Use the Windows Key map network drive. and the letter E, then right click on Network and select Page 42 of 43

43 Once the Network mapping screen appears insert the web string below, make sure you check on Reconnect at sign in and then click finish. enter this string for the folder: This is the end of the setup. Remember: 1. Store this document in a safe place in case you need it again. 2. Review the YouTube video mentioned at the beginning of this document. 3. Help is always available 4am 8pm CST Monday Friday & 7am 3pm CST on Weekends. Link can be found under Quicklinks on the website. Page 43 of 43