How to Prep Your Computer for Reimaging
(A.K.A. How to get your stuff back after we wipe your computer clean)
Important Information: We will be reimaging (wiping clean) all computers this summer. Reimaging will delete everything from your computer. After we reimage, we will reinstall your printers and add Microsoft office. In order to make sure you get all of your other “stuff” back on your computer after we reimage, please read the directions below (they are in a question and answer format).
Q 1: Why are you reimaging everyone’s computer and do you have to do mine? (Page 1) Q 2: What will my computer look like after you reimage it? (Page 1)
Q 3: How do I save my files/documents to my U: drive? (Page 2) Q 4: How do I get all of my printers back? (Page 3)
Q 5: How do I get all of my programs back (Word, Smartboard, iTunes, PDF writer, etc)? (Pages 3-5) Q 6: How do I get my shortcut icons (TAC, Eduphoria, etc) back on my desktop? (Page 5)
Q 7: How do I save my “Favorite” websites? (Pages 6-7) Q 8: How do I get my iTunes music back? (Pages 8-10)
Q 9: How can I make Microsoft Office the dominate program instead of Open Office? (pages 11-12) Questions, Answers, & Directions are Below
Q 1: So why are you reimaging everyone’s computer and do you have to do mine?
A 1: Yes, everyone’s computer must be reimaged. In order to stay up to date with our district’s policy, programs, and anti-virus software, all computers must be reimaged. The only exception will be CTE computer labs. All other computers will be done.
Q 2: What will my computer look like after you reimage it?
A 2: After we reimage your computer will have the district’s basic programs on there plus your printers and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Your computer will have eTrust (our anti-virus
Q 3: I have a lot of files (word documents and PowerPoints) on my computer. How do I make sure they are not deleted?
A 3: Save everything to your U: drive because everything on your desktop will be deleted. Your U: drive or a flash drive is the only safe place for your files. (See directions below)
1. Open My Computer
2. Under "Network Drives" look for your username on (U:)
3. Double click on your username to open your U: drive
4. Now just drag and drop icons from your desktop (or my documents) to your U: drive
5. If you try to drag and drop items into your U: drive and it doesn't work, you need to let me know ASAP so I can have someone at district fix it.
Q 4: How do I get all of my printers back?
A 4: After we reimage your computer, we will automatically add all of your printers back. So this is one less thing to worry about.
Q 5: How do I get all of my programs back (Word, SmartBoard, iTunes, PDF writer, Quicktime)? A 5: Before we reimage it is very important that you make a list of what programs you had on your computer. Once we reimage, all of these programs will be deleted. After we reimage, we will only install Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) and your printers. All other programs must be installed by you. Below are the directions on how to install all of your favorite programs. (If you are unable to install these programs because you do NOT have administrative privileges, please notify us ASAP and we will give you administrative rights. You can also login as student to install programs. Username: student, Password: pass, Domain: this computer)
Directions or links for downloading the software you need can be found either in the shared drive under “ORHS Technology” or in the ORHS PLC (Superman) under “Downloads for the Classroom.”
Shared Drive:
ORHS PLC:
Program Uses Where to Get it Special Directions
Adobe Flash Player
Watch online
movies http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
Click Agree and install now
Adobe Reader
View PDFs http://get.adobe.com/reader/ Click Download Adobe Shockwave
Play online
games http://get.adobe.com/shockwave/
Click Agree and install now
Java Software
Play online
games http://www.java.com/en/
Click Free Java Download
All in one & Watch movies or listen to music http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
Check QuickTime with iTunes and click Free Download Now Watch DVDs
on computer Click launch
YouTube Downloader Download movies from YouTube Click launch FLV Player Watch FLV
video files Click Launch
Turns Word documents or
PowerPoints into PDFs
Directions are inside folder Eye CamD (webcam) CISD’s newest version of a document camera
Directions and the link are inside the folder
Microsoft Office Converter Allows you to open docx, pptx, and xlsx (or you can just use open office) Click Launch SmartBoard Software To use a SmartBoard in your classroom
In shared drive, under ORHS Technology
Directions are inside the SmartBoard folder. You will need a product key to download. The product key is in the SmartBoard folder as well.
Intelliboard Intelliboard To use an in your
classroom
Click on the software link and fill out the form. The model and serial number needed can be found in the Intelliboard folder. Mimio To use a Mimeo in your classroom Click on Launch.exe. You will need a serial number to install. It is in the Mimio folder.
Q 6: How do I get my shortcut icons (TAC, Eduphoria, etc) back on my desktop?
A 6: You will need to open the website you want to make a shortcut for and drag its web address icon onto your desktop.
Open the website you want to make a shortcut for and drag the internet icon that is beside the web address onto your desktop. (Make sure the internet window doesn’t take up the whole space on your monitor because you need to be able to see the internet window and your desktop. If you can’t see your desktop, click on the “restore down” button to make the internet screen smaller.)
Q 7: I have a ton of websites saved under “My Favorites.” How can I save them and put them back on my computer once it has been reimaged?
A 7: BEFORE we reimage, you need to copy your favorite’s folder to your U: drive. AFTER your computer has been reimaged, you will drag it out from your U: drive back to your computer.
Steps 1-4 are to be done BEFORE we reimage.
1. Open “My Computer.” Under "Hard Disk Drives" open the “Local Disk (C:)” drive. Then open the “Documents and Settings” folder. Look for your username, and open your folder.
2. Right click on the “Favorites” folder and click “copy.” You now can exit that window.
3. Now open “My Computer” and then open your U: drive.
4. You should be looking at your U: drive. In any white space on your U: drive, right click and choose “Paste.” This should paste your Favorites folder into your U: drive.
Steps 5-9 are to be done AFTER we reimage.
5. AFTER your computer has been reimaged, you need to drag the Favorites folder from your U: drive back to where originally found it (in other words, we are doing steps 1-4 backwards). So open your U: drive. Right click on the Favorites folder and click Copy.
6. Now open My Computer. Under "Hard Disk Drives" open the “Local Disk (C:)” drive. Then open the “Documents and Settings” folder. Look for your username, and open your folder.
7. Right click in the white space on the window and click “Paste.”
8. A window will pop up saying that you already have a folder called Favorites and it will ask if you want to save. Click “Yes to All.”
9. Open the internet and look at your favorites. They should all be there.
Q 8: How do I get my iTunes music back?
A 8: BEFORE we reimage, you will need to save your iTunes file to a flash drive (WARNING: the storing of files – especially large video and audio files – on the U: drive is restricted to school material only. For this reason, you need to copy your music files to a flash drive and NOT the U: drive.) AFTER your computer has been reimaged, you will drag it out from your flash drive back to your computer.
Steps 1-4 are to be done BEFORE we reimage.
1. Open the following folders. They are listed in order: My computer>Local Disk C:>Documents and Settings>Your username folder (e.g. mine is brees)>My Documents>My Music
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
5th 6th
2. Right click on the “iTunes” folder and click “copy.” You now can exit that window.
3. Plug in your flash drive. Open “My Computer” and then open your flash drive.
4. You should be looking at your flash drive. In any white space on your flash drive, right click and choose “Paste.” This should paste your iTunes Music folder into your flash drive.
Steps 5-10 are to be done AFTER we reimage. 5. AFTER your computer has been reimaged, you need to first install iTunes.
6. Once iTunes is installed, you need to drag the iTunes folder from your flash drive back to where originally found it (in other words, we are doing steps 1-4 backwards). So open your flash drive. Right click on the iTunes folder and click CUT or Copy. If you copy the folder, the music files will still be on your flash drive. If you choose cut, the music files will no longer be on your flash drive.
7. Open the following folders. They are listed in order: My computer>Local Disk C:>Documents and Settings>Your username folder (e.g. mine is brees)>My Documents>My Music
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
5th 6th
8. Right click in the white space on the window and click “Paste.”
9. A window will pop up saying that you already have a folder called iTunes Music and it will ask if you want to save. Click “Yes to All.”
Q 9: How can I make Microsoft Office the dominate program instead of Open Office?
A 9: By making Microsoft Office the dominate program over Open Office, it will allow Word, PowerPoint, and Excel to automatically open all files and documents rather than Open Office.
1. Open either the U: drive or the S: drive and find a Word document. Right click on that document. Choose “Open With,” and click on “Choose Program…”
2. Click on Microsoft Word from the list of recommended programs. Check the “Always use the selected program…” Click OK. (FYI: if you don’t see Microsoft Word in the list of recommended programs, go to # 4.)
3. Now we are going to do this again for PowerPoint and Excel. Open the U: or S: drive and find a PowerPoint and Excel file. Follow the same procedures as you did for the Word document. (Again, if you don’t see Microsoft program in the list of recommended programs, go to # 4.)
PowerPoint
EXCEL
4. Let’s pretend you have right clicked on a word document in your u drive but Microsoft Word,
PowerPoint, and Excel are not in the Recommended Programs list. What do we do? We have to go find it…Just click on the browse button. Open the “Microsoft Office” folder, then the “Office 10” folder. Now you will see a list of all of the Microsoft Office programs. If you are looking for Word, click “Winword.exe” then OPEN. If you are looking for PowerPoint or Excel, just click on them and hit OPEN. Once you hit open that program will now appear under the Recommended Programs list and you can choose it, check the “Always” box, and click OK just like the directions above tell you.
