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From: CSUF Bulletin Board List [ mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kelly Lee O'Boylan Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 2:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [BULLETINBOARD] Microsoft Vista/Office 2007/IE7 Announcement

Microsoft Vista/Office 2007/IE7 Announcement

Microsoft has begun to ship Windows Vista and Office 2007. Many campus vendors, such as Dell, are starting to ship systems with Windows Vista as the default operating system and Office 2007 as the office productivity package of choice. If you choose to install or purchase these new technologies, you should be aware there are currently multiple issues/problems you may experience.

Information Technology Services is working with our vendors to resolve these problems as quickly as possible and will notify the community as significant progress is made. Some of the current issue with Vista and Office 2007 are:

 Campus-supported applications such as Meeting Maker and Trend Micro Anti-Virus software are not currently compatible with Vista.  The installation of Vista or Office 2007 will automatically set your default browser to Internet Explorer 7. Internet Explorer 7 does not work with important campus websites like My Fresno State, Blackboard and web-based E-mail.  Testing with existing software commonly used on campus has resulted in compatibility issues with older Windows software and Office suites.  Vista is resource-intensive. Not all on-campus computers may have enough memory or processing speed to support Vista and may result in unacceptable performance or instability.  Not all hardware manufacturers have created compatible peripheral device software for Vista. It is possible that your printer, Personal Digital Assistant or scanners will not function correctly in Windows Vista. 

If you do elect to install Vista or Office 2007, please be aware that University Help Desk support is extremely limited during our initial testing and integration phase of Vista.

For more information about Vista, please visit the Microsoft Vista web site at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/features/default.mspx

If you have any questions about the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system or the Office 2007 suite, please call the Help Desk at 278-5000 or visit the ITS Help Center at https://help.csufresno.edu.

Chip Hancock Information Technology Services (ITS) - Support Services Manager California State University, Fresno Voice: 559.278.3923 Web Support: https://help.csufresno.edu