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How to configure Java not to check for updates in the frozen computer lab
2014/02/26
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- Many applications – both web-based or standalone – in the LRC rely on Java. They currently all start Java with the autoupdater:
- and may at least temporarily allow for Java versions not tested for compatibility with LRC applications
- which should not cause permanent problems, since the computers are frozen, but does cause client s unnecessary hassle and delays
- provided that
- the LRC applications have been tested to work with the reasonably recent version of Java in the LRC image
- and staying on this version for, say, a term, causes no overarching security concerns (if it does, the more recent Java version should be frozen into the underlying software image anyway, after testing for compatibility with LRC applications).
- The answer how to shut out the autoupdater is likely in the Java control panel. This screenshot is from version 7.51 while we have 7.45, but likely similar
- Registry keys note 32-bit and 64-bit)
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\JavaSoft\Java Update\Policy EnableAutoUpdateCheck
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\JavaSoft\Java Update\Policy EnableAutoUpdateCheck
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\JavaSoft\Java Update\Policy EnableJavaUpdate
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\JavaSoft\Java Update\Policy EnableJavaUpdate
- For programmatically configuring this, a quick web search finds this:
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deployment.expiration.check.enabled
Boolean
true
Must be “true” to prompt users to update the JRE when an out-of-date JRE is found on their system. Set to “false” to suppress the prompt.
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This is a setting in here: The deployment.config file is used for specifying the System-Level deployment.properties in the infrastructure. By default no deployment.config file exists; thus, no system-wide deployment.properties file exists. If deployment.config exists, it is located in one of the directories shown in the following table.
Operating System:Windows
Location
• <Windows Directory>\Sun\Java\Deployment\deployment.config
• ${deployment.java.home}\lib\deployment.config -
in addition, likely this should be included: “SomeKey=SomeValue, may be locked by including another key, SomeKey.locked … so that the user cannot change it”.
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Information is from http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/guides/jweb/index.html which may likely contain other information needed to configure JAVA in the LRC environment.
Categories: e-infrastructure, Glitches&Errors, Translation, translation-software
control-panel, java, sdl-trados
If MS-Exchange room mailbox does not auto-decline, but forwards conflicting requests
2014/02/20
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- This room should auto-decline conflicting requests, but forwards them:
- If you log in as the room and look under Options / See more options / Settings / Resource:
- You see that 433d has it wrong here:
- 434 has it set correctly:
Categories: e-infrastructure, office-software
calendaring, live@edu, ms-exchange, office365, outlook, outlook-live, resources, scheduling
Internet Explorer add-ons to disable
2014/02/05
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- Problem: we need Realplayer for some legacy media, but Realdownloader is an unwanted feature.
- “download this video” tooltip distracts
- slows down internet explorer startup
- Workaround
- Sprocket/Manage Add-ons / Disable for Realnetworks looks like a good idea – may have to be done for all browser
- appwiz.cpl indicates a separate uninstall does not seem possible
- it may be possible to configure realdownloader separately (possibly using msconfig or registry)
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Categories: e-infrastructure, software, web-browsers
add-ons, image2014spring, internet-explorer, realnetworks
Old new problem in Sanako Study 1200 version 7 with 2 student recorder exe’s running simultaneously on client, under different user accounts?
2014/01/31
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- This images is too low resolution, but I am trying to demonstrate that we still experience the same issue as in the fall: two users can be logged in simultaneously. In both cases ones was me. this can cause the language lab software to fail.
- If generally this is supposed to be prevented in our computing environment, what may be the root cause in these instances?
- I am pretty sure mstsc’ing has nothing to do with it. I do not remote into that PC usually.
- Is it possible for another user to log in when previous (administrative?) users got locked?
Categories: digital-audio-lab, e-infrastructure, Glitches&Errors, os
image2014spring, sanako-study-1200
MS-Surface RT unboxing
2014/01/29
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Categories: e-infrastructure, hardware, os, tablets
8.1, ms-surface, ms-windows, rt
Overview over speech recognition assignment possibilities in the LRC–from beginning to end
2014/01/21
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- UPDATE: now with more videos to watch.
- First switch languages, once you are in the right language:
- The speech recognition loads at startup with this window:
- or can be started from the desktop shortcut:
- To activate = make it start/stop listening, click on the microphone
- create and save individualized voice training data (only the first time you use speech recognition in the LRC),
- Watch how to train (for English, short 5 minutes);
- Watch how to back up/restore;
- beginner voice training example (long, before/after effect in speech recognition),
- homework assignment exercise design,
- Watch how (for English, with correction in MS-Word)
- dictation example.
Categories: assignments, e-languages, English, French, German, Japanese, Mandarin, os, Spanish, Speaking
7, ms-windows, speech-recognition
“Server busy” dialogue on system startup and Speech recognition listening on by default
2014/01/14
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- How can one find the program that causes this error? It is not immediately obvious from the dialogue itself, including “Switch to”.
- Speech recognition should not be on (saying “listening”) by default (we have seen it freaking students out when it goes into command or typing mode).
Categories: e-infrastructure, os
image2014spring, speech-recognition
SDL-Trados 2011 configuration issues
2014/01/14
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- This is on the teacher PC during a demo – student PCs may not display this behavior, but should be checked also):
- We do not need the demo on each login for each user (“do not show me this again”).
- We have a duplicate project?
- Screenshots:
Categories: e-languages, Translation, translation-software
image2014spring, sdl-trados
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