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Microsoft Windows 7

Microsoft Windows 7 at UniSA

After extensive testing, Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit has been selected as the recommended version for use at UniSA. A UniSA SOE based on Windows 7 Enterprise has been created and is identified as UniSASOE v2.x.

Windows 7 Enterprise is available in both 32bit (x86) and 64bit (x64) versions.  It is only recommended that the 32 bit version be used on UniSA computers unless there is a particular requirement for 64 bit.

Access to the software

UniSA IT Support staff have access to Windows 7 Enterprise installation files and to the UniSA SOE images for both 32 and 64 bit.

Application Compatibility

ISTS and UniSA IT support staff have tested a range of corporate and third party applications on Windows 7 Enterprise. Please contact the IT Help Desk or your local IT support staff if you wish to know or test the compatibility of a particular software application.

Microsoft have released a list for IT Professionals which indicates which applications are compatible or not. See the link below for the applications and Microsoft's testing results.

Windows 7 Application Compatibility List for IT Pros.xls

Licensing and Activation

The University is licensed to use Windows 7 Enterprise on University owned systems providing the computer is supplied with a qualifying desktop operating system licence (ie this would typically be a Windows OEM licence).  UniSA Designated PC Suppliers are required to supply such a licence with all desktop and notebook system purchases.  A Windows desktop operating system upgrade license (ie Windows 7 Enterprise) is covered by the University's Microsoft Campus Agreement.

UniSA uses the Key Management Service (KMS) to assign licenses to clients. Default activation period is 7 days with an activation interval of 2hrs. You have a 30 day grace period before you will be forced into reduced functionality mode. Once activated your client will by default continue to renew activation every 7 days, this can be set to a maximum of 30 days. These settings are configured client side.

For users who do not have regular contact with the Universities network, we recommend you apply for a MAK license key.

Wireless

To connect to Eduroam follow the steps in the Getting connected to UniSA - Windows 7 guide.

Known Issues 

Office 2010 64bit: Microsoft recommend you use a 32bit version of Office unless there is a particular need to run the 64bit version.  For more information visit the Microsoft web page: Choose the 32-bit or 64-bit version of Microsoft Office

Office 2010 and SharePoint:  SharePoint Designer 2010 is not compatible for use with UniSA systems and therefore should not be used.  SharePoint Designer 2007 will remain the preferred version.

Office 2010 and Adobe Acrobat: Version 9 and earlier of Adobe Acrobat will sometimes cause an error when opening a PDF document linked on a web page.  Once the error message has been cleared the document will open as normal.

Office InfoPath 2010: InfoPath 2010 is not compatible for use with UniSA systems and therefore should not be used.  InfoPath 2007 will remain the preferred version.

Office WorkSpace 2010: Office WorkSpace 2010 is essentially the replacement product for Groove 2007.  Neither product is suitable for use at UniSA and should not be used.

Oracle: You will need to install Oracle 11g Release 2 as a minimum. Previous versions of Oracle are not compatible.

 

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