Windows XP Quicktips
1. Can I access XP applications from a Sun workstation?
2. How can I start applications under Windows XP?
3. How can I change my password under Windows XP?
4. Where do I save my files to when working in XP?
5. Can I access UNIX applications from an XP workstation?
- You can not access Windows XP applications through the Sun workstations. Top
- All Windows XP applications are started through the pop-up menus under Start->All Programs->Mosaic XP or Start->Mosaic XP (depending on whether you are using Windows XP desktop theme or Windows Classic dektop theme). Top
- To change your password from a Windows XP machine, use your web browser to go to Click Here. Be sure to include the "https" as the "s" tells your browser that it is contacting a secure web server.. Top
- Your files and documents are not saved on the hardrives of local machines. The Mosaic system has fileservers on which every user's files and documents are saved (H: and U: drives in XP). Each undergraduate user is given 500 megabytes of quota, disk space on a fileserver, when their account is activated. Grad students and Faculty/Staff receive 2 gigabytes. If additional quota is needed, simply fill out the Quota Request Form on the Mosaic webpage. DO NOT STORE FILES ON THE C: DRIVE OF XP WORKSTATIONS!! THEY WILL BE ERASED! Use your area on the H: or U: drives! Top
- You can access Unix applications through some of the XP workstations via the Exceed software package Start -> MOSAIC XP-> Unix Utilities -> Exceed ->Exceed Solaris. . . Top