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| An old Chinese proverb says: The way to tell which Gremlin is small and which one is big, just look at them: the small one is the small one and the big one is the big one. | = FAQ = If you cannot find what you are looking for on this page, please have a look at the FAQ before contacting Support: * [[Workstations/Windows/FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]] = Printing = * [[Workstations/Windows/UserGuidePrinting|Printing on Windows 7 - the all-including, friendly guide by ISG.EE]] = Windows = * [[Workstations/Windows/PwdChange|Changing your password]] * [[Workstations/Windows/DisplayLanguage|Display Language]] * [[Workstations/Windows/ActionCenterNotifications|How to manage Action Center notifications]] * [[Workstations/Windows/MappedDrives|Mapped Drives (Homedirectory at D-ITET and ETH/ID]] = Email = * [[Workstations/Windows/MailSettings|Email client configuration (Exchange server and Tardis), .PST and .OST storage location]] = Remote Access = * [[Workstations/Windows/RemoteDesktopUsage|Remote Desktop Usage]] = Software-related = * [[Workstations/Windows/SoftwareInstallation|Software Installation]] * [[Workstations/Windows/BrowserPlugins|Flash Plugin or JavaScript is not installed and/or websites are not displayed properly]] * [[Workstations/Windows/PDFInBrowser|.PDF files cannot be opened in the browser]] * [[Workstations/Windows/MatlabOnAutlux|Matlab runs slow when using X-win32 from Windows on Autlux]] * [[Workstations/Windows/ElevatedPrivileges|Requesting of Elevated Privileges ("Local Admin Rights") - Duties and Implications]] * [[Workstations/Windows/Bundles|Software bundles available]] = Data = == Personal Data == You should save your personal data (created files) to a folder on the H: drive which is secured by a nightly backup. We can also restore data from a previous day if you delete something accidentally. For a reqeust, send an email to support@ee.ethz.ch The W: drive contains application configuration files of your application. Do not delete these folders "to make space" or "clean up a bit". == public_html == By default, no access is possible to your data in your public_html which is the web root for your personal website on people.ee.ethz.ch/~<username>. If you want to make data accessible on people website you must change the permissions on the public_html directory. 1. Right click on the directory "public_html" 1. Open "Properties" 1. Open the "Security" tab 1. Click on button "Advanced" 1. Click on button "Change Permissions" 1. For all three permission entries (<username>, <username>-group and everyone): * Click on button "Edit" * Select "This folder, subfolders and files" next to "Apply To" (just for <username>-group: check the boxes for "Create files / write data" and "Create folders / append data") * Click on button "Ok" 1. Click on button "Apply" after step 6. is done for all three permission entries 1. Close all windows == Local Temporary Data == On every Windows host, there is a folder called C:\Scratch (the equivalent folder on a Linux box would be /scratch). We recommend to use this folder for processing large amounts of computing data. This will also result in a performance boost because you will not read and write data via the network. Please be aware that C:\Scratch is not secured by a backup. If the harddisc crashes, your data will be lost. ---- [[CategoryWNCL]] |
Contents
FAQ
If you cannot find what you are looking for on this page, please have a look at the FAQ before contacting Support:
Printing
Windows
Remote Access
Software-related
Flash Plugin or JavaScript is not installed and/or websites are not displayed properly
Requesting of Elevated Privileges ("Local Admin Rights") - Duties and Implications
Data
Personal Data
You should save your personal data (created files) to a folder on the H: drive which is secured by a nightly backup. We can also restore data from a previous day if you delete something accidentally. For a reqeust, send an email to support@ee.ethz.ch
The W: drive contains application configuration files of your application. Do not delete these folders "to make space" or "clean up a bit".
public_html
By default, no access is possible to your data in your public_html which is the web root for your personal website on people.ee.ethz.ch/~<username>. If you want to make data accessible on people website you must change the permissions on the public_html directory.
- Right click on the directory "public_html"
- Open "Properties"
- Open the "Security" tab
- Click on button "Advanced"
- Click on button "Change Permissions"
For all three permission entries (<username>, <username>-group and everyone):
- Click on button "Edit"
Select "This folder, subfolders and files" next to "Apply To" (just for <username>-group: check the boxes for "Create files / write data" and "Create folders / append data")
- Click on button "Ok"
- Click on button "Apply" after step 6. is done for all three permission entries
- Close all windows
Local Temporary Data
On every Windows host, there is a folder called C:\Scratch (the equivalent folder on a Linux box would be /scratch). We recommend to use this folder for processing large amounts of computing data. This will also result in a performance boost because you will not read and write data via the network.
Please be aware that C:\Scratch is not secured by a backup. If the harddisc crashes, your data will be lost.