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June 6, 2006 Attention Upper School students and parents: For the 2006-2007 school year, the laptop requirements for the students in Grades 9-12 are listed below. The most important requirement is the operating system. Please take note that Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition will not work in our (or any other) domain. Contrary to what the students may tell you or what you may hear from the employees of your favorite local technology store, the only version of Windows XP that will work on a domain is Windows XP Professional. User authentication is required, and students with the home edition will not be able to authenticate since they won’t be able to join the domain. If the student already owns a laptop with Windows XP Home installed, you must purchase Windows XP Professional and have it installed separately. If a laptop purchase has not yet been made, be aware that the vast majority of store-available laptops come preconfigured with Windows XP Home. If you are unsure about which version is on the machine, the store’s salesperson should be able to inform you. Our network operates under a wireless network, so you must purchase a wireless network card. While the 3Com card is still favored, any brand (or integrated) wireless network card should work under our wireless network. The only wireless network card specification we have is that the card operates under either the 802.11 a, b, or g standard. These types of cards are readily available at most major technology stores. Specifications:
If you have any specific questions, please e-mail me at amacaluso@grandviewprep.net. Thank you,
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