Preliminary Check-list and other Misc items: Difference between revisions
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# Make all desktop icons visible (right click on desktop > Personalise > Change desktop icons and tick Computer, User Files, Network, Recycle Bin and Control Panel) | # Make all desktop icons visible (right click on desktop > Personalise > Change desktop icons and tick Computer, User Files, Network, Recycle Bin and Control Panel) | ||
# Change the name of the server to NEOSYS | # Change the name of the server to NEOSYS | ||
# In Tools > Folder Options > View – Tick Show hidden files and folders and Un-tick Hide extensions | |||
For Windows 2008 (additional) | For Windows 2008 (additional) | ||
# Rename Administrator to administrator (A should be in small caps) | # Rename Administrator to administrator (A should be in small caps) | ||
# Disable complex password settings under Local Security Policy (under Administrative Tools) | # Disable complex password settings under Local Security Policy (under Administrative Tools) |
Revision as of 10:42, 20 April 2010
For Windows 2003 and 2008:
- Make sure you have changed the default password to a strong one as per the guidelines
- Make sure that Windows is activated
- Make sure not connected to domain controller
- Away in a secure place and secure power cable
- No services like IIS and no server roles are installed
- Installed with more than one partition (C: D:)
- Make sure that the boot sequence is correct (CD,HDD,USB)
- Ensure the Windows CD/ I386 folder is copied to C Drive
- Make sure the system has a static internal IP address
- All high priority Windows updates from Microsoft are installed
- Automatic Windows update is configured for 3 AM
- Make all desktop icons visible (right click on desktop > Personalise > Change desktop icons and tick Computer, User Files, Network, Recycle Bin and Control Panel)
- Change the name of the server to NEOSYS
- In Tools > Folder Options > View – Tick Show hidden files and folders and Un-tick Hide extensions
For Windows 2008 (additional)
- Rename Administrator to administrator (A should be in small caps)
- Disable complex password settings under Local Security Policy (under Administrative Tools)