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1. babai go gt Control Panel Power Options Ar Search 2 File Edit View Tools Help Require a password on wakeup Select a power plan S aa ts Power plans can help you maximize your computer s performance or conserve energy Make a plan foe active by selecting it or choose a plan and customize it by changing its power settings Tell me more Create a power plan about power plans hen to turn off the Preferred plans Balanced Energy savings 999 Change when the computer Change plan settings Performance 999 sleeps Power saver Energy savings 999999 Change plan settings Performance 99 High performance Energy savings 99 Personalization Change plan settings Performance 999999 User A Figure 17 Selecting a power Plan 32 Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation How to configure Windows Vista SP1 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher 2 Configure Windows Vista Settings Toe 2 gt Control Panel Power Options Edit Plan Settings JO CE File Edit View Tools Help Change settings for the plan High performance Choose the sleep and display settings that you want your computer to use IQ Turn off the display 15 minutes Put the computer to sleep Never Change advanced power settings Restore default settings for this plan Figure 18 Changing Settings for the Plan High Performance Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 33 2 How to con
2. re al hese accoun j Language for non Unicode programs This setting system locale controls the language used when displaying text in programs that do not support Unicode parner pra gi xj English United States Select which language system locale to use when displaying text in programs fy Change system locale that do not support Unicode This setting affects all user accounts on the What i computer What is system locale Current system locale English United States X ons OK Cancel Apply Figure 40 Regional and Language Options Dialog AdministrativeTab MUST 12 Power Management for network devices From Start gt Control Panel gt Network and Sharing Center Select Change adapter settings Right click Local Area Connection gt Properties gt Configure Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 59 3 How to configure Windows 7 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher Configure Windows 7 Settings a On the Power Management tab disable all items Intel R 82566DM Gigabit Network Connection Properties xj General Advanced Driver Details Power Management A Intel R 82566DM Gigabit Network Connection D F Allow this device to wake the computer F Only allow a magic packet to wake the computer Wamina ff this is a laptop computer and you run it using battery power allowing the network adapter to wake the computer could drain the batter
3. Administrative To change the way your computer displays numbers currencies dates and time select an entry from the format list Current format English United States X Examples of how data is displayed using this format Number 123 456 789 00 Currency 123 456 789 00 Time 3 24 39 PM Short date 5 26 2008 Long date Monday May 26 2008 For additional formats keyboards and tools go to the Microsoft website EOK Cancel Apply Figure 23 Regional and Language Options Dialog Administrative Tab MUST 9 Power Management for network devices From Start right click Network gt Properties gt Manage network connections right click Local Area Connection gt Properties gt Configure Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation How to configure Windows Vista SP1 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher 2 Configure Windows Vista Settings a On the Power Management tab disable all items see Figure 24 on page 39 E Wake on Directed Packet Wake on Magic Packet Wake on Link Reduce link speed during standby Sets the adapter to negotiate the lowest possible speed setting to save power while the computer is in standby mode i4 NOTES e Wake on Magic Packet or Wake on Directed Packet must be enabled for this option to function e Wake on Magic Packet from power off state has Figure 24 Network C
4. b 2 November 1995 as applicable in any technical data Safety Notices CAUTION A CAUTION notice denotes a hazard It calls attention to an operating procedure practice or the like that if not correctly per formed or adhered to could result in damage to the product or loss of important data Do not proceed beyond a CAUTION notice until the indicated condi tions are fully understood and met A WARNING notice denotes a hazard It calls attention to an operating procedure practice or the like that if not correctly performed or adhered to could result in personal injury or death Do not proceed beyond a WARNING notice until the indi cated conditions are fully under stood and met Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation In This Guide In This Guide Agilent delivered ChemStation PC Bundle systems are delivered with the supported Windows operating system pre installed and are configured for optimum ChemStation performance Non Agilent PC Bundle systems require some manual configuration changes in order to provide optimum performance This manual describes how to configure a non Agilent PC Bundle system 1 How to configure Windows XP SP 3 for use with Agilent ChemS tation Rev B 04 03 or higher This chapter identifies and describes all parameters necessary to configure a non Agilent Windows XP SP 3 system for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher It also covers important setti
5. Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher Configure Windows Vista Settings 2 b If regional format other than English United States is used the following settings are mandatory The settings can be defined by clicking the Customize this format button See Figure 22 on page 37 Decimal symbol point Digit grouping symbol comma e List separator comma Fi Cantorvane RERNA Optic Numbers Currency Time Date Example Positive 123 456 789 00 Negative 123 456 789 00 Decimal symbol i Srti i iS a No of digits after decimal 2 X Digit grouping symbol X Digit grouping 123 456 789 5j Negative sign symbol v Negative number format 11 X Display leading zeros oz List separator k X Measurement system U S X Standard digits 0123456789 Z Use native digits Never Click Reset to restore the system default settings for numbers currency time and date Figure 22 Customize Regional Options Dialog Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 37 2 38 How to configure Windows Vista SP1 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher Configure Windows Vista Settings c Language for non Unicode programs On the Administrative Tab click Change system locale From the drop down list select English United States see Figure 23 on page 38 Formats Location Keyboards and Languages
6. Sharing and security model for local accounts Pr ra ES inj Microsoft network dient Digitally sign C Advanced Audit Policy Configuration ij Network security LDAP dient signing requi ial Mehainrl canurihu Minimum caccian coc rit Figure 37 Local Security Policy Dialog Network MUST 11 Regional and Language Options Start gt Control Panel gt Regional and Language Options 56 Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation How to configure Windows 7 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher 3 Configure Windows 7 Settings a Regional options should be set to English United States from the drop down list Region and Language j x Formats Location Keyboards and Languages Administrative Format English United States r Date and time formats Short date IWdyy Long date dddd MMMM dad yyy o A Short time nmmtt o O S Long time h mm ss ssi lt CSsS Firstdayofweek Sunday y What does the notation mean r Examples Short date 8 5 2010 Long date Thursday August 05 2010 Short time 3 43 PM Long time 3 43 36 PM Additional settings Go online to learn about changing languages and regional formats Figure 38 Regional and Language Options Dialog Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 57 3 How to configure Windows 7 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher Configure Windows 7 Settings b If regional forma
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8. you have Norton AntiVirus installed but it will not be able to determine its working status Please either refer to Windows for help on how to disable the Security Alert for Virus Protection and monitor Norton AntiVirus yourself or refer to Symantec Support to obtain an update which adds compatibility to Windows Security Center Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation Maintaining the PC s File System 6 Cleaning up Left Over Temporary Files Occasionally temporary files may accumulate in the directory specified by the TEMP environment variable These files generally are left open when Windows is abnormally terminated for example by powering your computer down without closing Windows first The Windows temporary files are named XXXXXXX TM P where XXXXXXX are characters and numbers produced by the program that created the temporary file To recover the temporary space you should delete these files after closing all currently running applications To determine which directory is currently being used for temporary files type SET at the command prompt This will echo back the current settings for all user and system environmental variables 1 Select Start gt Programs gt Accessories gt System Tools gt Disk Cleanup 2 Select the drive e g C you want to clean up Select the drive you want to clean up Drives C Exit 3 Select Temporary Files and Temporary Internet Files You may select other types of
9. Configure and Maintain Your Agilent ChemStation Computer B 04 03 ot Agilent Technologies Notices Agilent Technologies Inc 2004 2005 2010 No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any means including elec tronic storage and retrieval or translation into a foreign language without prior agree ment and written consent from Agilent Technologies Inc as governed by United States and international copyright laws Manual Part Number 62170 90136 Edition 09 10 Printed in Germany Agilent Technologies Hewlett Packard Strasse 8 76337 Waldbronn Software Revision This guide is valid for revision B 04 03 or higher of the Agilent ChemStation software Microsoft is a U S registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Windows 7 Windows Vista SQL Server and Visual Studio are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Oracle is a U S registered trademark of Oracle Corporation Warranty The material contained in this docu ment is provided as is and is sub ject to being changed without notice in future editions Further to the max imum extent permitted by applicable law Agilent disclaims all warranties either express or implied with regard to this manual and any information contained herein including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a par
10. File System Scanning for Viruses 94 If the Agilent ChemStation computer is connected to the network in order to communicate with other systems LAN modem BBS etc or if you share files with other computer users we recommend scanning the drives for computer viruses If you download programs from the internet or exchange documents or programs through e mail or flexible disks a virus check utility is mandatory Many different utilities are available for virus scanning Many of these utilities also come with periodic updates as new viruses are discovered You have to be aware that these utilities will degrade the performance of the hard disk when scanning for viruses Additionally other side effects may influence the behavior of your system Agilent ChemStation was tested to work together with Symantecs Norton Antivirus We recommend that you scan all disks of your ChemStation computer at least once per week for viruses It is essential that you perform the LiveUpdate to obtain the latest virus definitions as provided by Symantec as reaction on new viruses Never perform a virus scan during data acquisition as this will degrade the performance of the hard disk and the acquired data might not be written to the hard disk fast enough causing a power fail or buffer overrun message in the instrument log book and possible loss of data With Norton AntiVirus versions prior to Norton Antivirus 2005 Windows Security Center will be aware that
11. Pictures Display as a link e Run command Search other files and libraries Search public folders Search programs and Control Panel 48 Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation How to configure Windows 7 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher 3 Configure Windows 7 Settings Sort All Programs menu by name System administrative tools Display on the All Programs menu and in the Start menu Use large icons MUST 2 Folder Options right click Start gt Open Windows Explorer a Choose Organize gt Layout Enable M enu Bar Enable Navigation Panel b Set View to Details c Choose Tools gt Folder Options View tab Disable the option Hide extensions for known file types Enable the option Display the full path in the title bar classic theme only d Apply these settings to all folders by selecting the Apply to Folders button MUST 3 Go to Start gt Control Panel gt Windows Update Check for updates and apply all critical security patches E control Panel all Control Panel Items Windows Update 7 lol x I Wak WO Control Panel All Control Panel Items Windows Update K search Control Panel 2 File Edit View Tools Help Control Panel Home Windows Update Check for updates Change settings D Check for updates for your computer View update history x Always install the latest updates to enhance your computer s security and Restore hidden updates perfonsance Update
12. Rev B 04 03 orhigher 25 Install Windows Vista 26 Configure Windows Vista Settings 27 How to configure Windows 7 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher 45 Install Windows 7 46 Configure Windows 7 Settings 47 Security Settings 67 Security Settings for LC M SD and CE MSD Systems 68 Security Settings for LC M SD Trap Systems 72 Security Settings for GC 7890A Systems 77 Security Settings for 1O Library Suite 15 5 80 Security Settings for Systems using Agilent Bootp Service 84 Additional Modifications 85 InstallChemStation 86 Profiles and Group Policies to run ChemStation as PowerUser User 87 Maintaining the PC s File System 89 Scanning and Repairing NTFS Volumes 90 Defragmenting an NTFS Volume 92 Scanning for Viruses 94 Cleaning up Left Over Temporary Files 95 Performing Backups 97 Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation Contents 6 Configure and M aintain your Agilent ChemStation Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation ee l e How to configure Windows XP SP 3 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher Install Windows XP 8 Configure Windows XP Settings 9 This chapter identifies and describes all parameters necessary to configure a non Agilent Windows XP SP 3 system for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher It also covers important settings like Internet Security a Agilent Technologies 1 How to configure Windows XP SP 3 for use w
13. Security Settings tree open Local Policies folder then Security Options folder b Double click the following policy listed in the right hand panel Network Access Sharing and security model for local accounts c In the displayed dialog select the following item from the drop down list Classic local users authenticate as themselves File Action View Help Security Settings Account Policies RY Network access Do not allow anonymous enumer Local Policies ae Network access Do not allow storage of credenti 3 Audit Policy ae Network access Let Everyone permissions apply t ll ig ee ee ane ae Network access Named Pipes that can be accesse Figure4 Local Security Settings Dialog MUST 8 Disable Automatic Startup of Windows Messenger Start gt Programs gt Windows Messenger gt Tools gt Options a Select the Preferences tab See Figure 5 on page 14 b In the General section disable Run Windows Messenger when Windows starts Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 13 1 How to configure Windows XP SP 3 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher Configure Windows XP Settings c Select OK and reboot the system Te 6h Personal Phone Preferences Privacy Connection General A M Bn Windows Messenger when Windows starta IV Allow Windows Messenger to run in the background IV Show me as Away when l m inactive for 5 minutes Alerts 3 IV Display alerts when cont
14. Station Rev B 04 03 or higher 3 Configure Windows 7 Settings a Repeat these steps for all drives of your computer Recycle Bin Properties OPTIONAL 17 Screen layout right click on desktop gt View Disable Align Icons to grid Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 65 3 How to configure Windows 7 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher Configure Windows 7 Settings 66 Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 4 Security Settings Security Settings for LC M SD and CE M SD Systems 68 Security Settings for LC M SD Trap Systems 72 Security Settings for GC 7890A Systems 77 Security Settings for IO Library Suite 15 5 80 Security Settings for Systems using Agilent Bootp Service 84 This chapter summarizes all security settings for LC M SD CE MSD LC MSD Trap GC 7890A 10 Library Suite 15 5 and Agilent Bootp Service ee Agilent Technologies 67 4 Security Settings Security Settings for LC MSD and CE MSD Systems Security Settings for LC MSD and CE MSD Systems The MSD part of LC MSD and CE MSD systems requires exceptions for the Windows Firewall in case the firewall is enabled Additionally the communication with the MSD is sensitive to the order NICs in the Adapters and Bindings dialog These settings are described in the following passages These settings should only be applied on PCs controlling LC MSD or CE MSD syst
15. act To indicate the relative importance of individual settings each item is categorized as MUST These changes must be applied PERFORM ANCE These changes will improve system performance OPTIONAL M ost of these changes will affect the graphical display of the application OPTIONAL 1 General Layout Start Menu right click gt Properties a Start Menu Tab Select Classic Start M enu Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 9 1 10 How to configure Windows XP SP 3 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher Configure Windows XP Settings b Start Menu gt Customize button See Figure 1 on page 10 In Advanced Start menu options Disable the following option Use Personalized M enus Customize Classic Start Menu 2 xi y Start menu EI You can customize your Start 7 i ea menu by adding or removing items Remove Advanced Sort 2 To remove records of recently accessed documents programs Clear and Web sites click Clear Advanced Start menu options J Expand My Documents J Expand My Pictures Expand Network Connections Expand Printers Scroll Programs Show Small Icons in Start menu O Use Personalized Menus v OK Cancel Figure1 Customize Classic Start M enu Dialog c Enable in the following options Display Administrative Tools Display Favorites Display Log Off for Workgroup Systems this option is only available after configurati
16. active logom Require Domain Controller authentication to unlock work Disabied parses lt a lteractive logon Require smart card Dvsetied T Security Options L Interactive logom Smart caed removal behavior No Action E Windows Firewall with Advani Ee Microsoft network client Digitally sign communications always Disabled DD Network List Manager Policie Ej Microsoft network client Digitally sign communications if server agrees Enabled EE Public Key Policies LA Microsoft network client Send unencrypted password to third party SMB se Disabled DD Software Restrcton Pokores Microsoft network server Amount cf idle time required before suspending s 15 mimt es amp BP Security Policies on Local C Microsoft network server Digitally sign communications always Disabled L3 Microsoft network server Digitally sign communications if cient agrees Disabled L Microsoft network server Disconnect clients when logon hours expire Enabled i Network access Allow anceymous SD Name translation Disabled e lt 2 Network access Do not allow anonymous enumeration of SAM accounts Enabled ca Network access Do net allow anonymous enumeration of SAM accounts an Disabled od Network access Do not allow storage of credentials or NET Passports for ne Disabled oo Network access Let Everyone permissions apply to anonymous users Dsatied c Network access Nemed Pipes that can be accessed anonymously netiogon Iserpc semi browser lt Network acc
17. acts come online IV Display alerts when an instant message is received Vv Block alerts and set status to Busy when running full screen programs I Play sound when contacts sign in or send Sounds a message File Transfer 3 Files received from others will be put in this folder C Documents and Settings Stefan Meyer My Browse Cancel Help Figure5 Options Dialog Preferences Tab MUST 9 Regional and Language Options Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt Regional and Language Options See Figure 6 on page 15 14 Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation How to configure Windows XP SP 3 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher Configure Windows XP Settings a Set Regional Options to English United States from the drop down list Regional and Language Options Regional Options Languages Advanced Standards and formats This option affects how some programs format numbers currencies dates and time Select an item to match its preferences or click Customize to choose your own formats Samples Number fizzase7e90000 2 2 2 2 02 7 Currency 23456 7830 Time MoooaM oo Short date paoa o Long date Wednesday March 10 2004 Location To help services provide you with local information such as news and weather select your present location Germany OK Cancel Apply Figure6 Regio
18. aintain your Agilent ChemStation 1 11 1 12 How to configure Windows XP SP 3 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher Confi MUST sare Windawe igure WIndows AI 6 yp setings b Disable Use the Welcome Screen c Disable Use Fast User Switching Power Options Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt Power Options See Figure 3 on page 12 a Select the Power Schemes tab b From Power Schemes drop down box select one of the power schemes c Set the drop down boxes Turn off hard disks and System standby to Never d Select the Hibernate tab disable Enable hibernation Power Options Properties 2 x Power Schemes Advanced Hibemate UPS r Power schemes Home Office Desk r Settings for Home Office Desk power scheme Turn off monitor After 20 mins Turn off hard disks Never 7 Select the power scheme with the most appropriate settings for this computer Note that changing the settings below will modify the selected scheme Save As Delete Figure 3 System standby Never 7 Cancel Apply Power Options Properties Dialog Power Schemes Tab Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation How to configure Windows XP SP 3 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher 1 Configure Windows XP Settings MUST 7 Local Security Policy Start gt Programs gt Administrative Tools gt Local Security Policy a In the
19. allowing exceptions 74 Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation Security Settings 4 Security Settings for LC MSD Trap Systems 4 On the Advanced tab see below In the Network Connection Settings section de select the Local Area Connection pertaining to the LC MS NIC Typically this is Local Area Connection 2 Windows Firewall JES General Exceptions Advanced Network Connection Settings Windows Firewall is enabled for the connections selected below To add exceptions for an individual connection select it and then click Settings Local Area Connection O Local Area Connection 2 Security Logging You can create a log file for troubleshooting purposes Settings ICMP With Internet Control Message Protocol ICMP the Settings computers on a network can share eror and status ba information Default Settings To restore all Windows Firewall settings to a default state Pestore Defaults click Restore Defaults Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 75 4 Security Settings Security Settings for LC MSD Trap Systems 5 From the list of Resources select Change the way Security Center alerts me See below Disable Automatic Updates Disable Firewall Enable Virus Protection P Alert Settings Security Center Alert me if my computer might be at risk because of my firewall settings I Automatic Updates Alert me if my computer might be at r
20. arch this user s files Search programs Sort All Programs menu by name System administrative tools Display on the All Programs menu and in the Start menu Use large icons MUST 2 Folder Options right click Start gt Explore a Set View to Details b Choose Organize gt Layout Enable M enu Bar c Choose Tools gt Folder Options General tab for Tasks select Use Windows classic folders View tab Disable the option Hide extensions for known file types Enable the option Display the full path in the title bar classic folders only d Apply these settings to all folders by selecting the Apply to Folders button Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 29 2 How to configure Windows Vista SP1 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher MUST 3 Got to Start gt All Programs gt Internet Explorer Perform Windows Update via Tools gt Windows Update to check for updates and apply all critical security patches see Figure 15 on page 30 Delete Browsing History Diagnose Connection Problems Pop up Blocker gt Phishing Filter gt Manage Add ons b Work Offline Windows Update Full Screen F11 Menu Bar Toolbars b Sun Java Console Internet Options Figure 15 Downloading Critical Security Updates MUST 4 Register Windows Vista with Microsoft MUST 5 Windows Logon Options Start gt search for gpedit msc a Navigate to Local Computer Policy gt Computer Configuration gt Adm
21. ard disk after and set the Minutes to 0 Never Click OK e Save the changes Power Options ea Control Panel All Control Panel Items Power Options E Search Control Panel Za File Edit View Tools Help Control Panel Home Select a power plan Power plans can help you maximize your computer s performance or conserve energy Make a plan active by Require a password on wakeup selecting it or choose a plan and customize it by changing its power settings Tell me more about power plans Choose what the power button does Preferred plans Create a power plan Balanced recommended Change plan settings 2 ray when to turn off the Automatically balances performance with energy consumption on capable hardware isplay Change when the computer sleeps High performance Change plan settings Favors performance but may use more energy Hide additional plans al See also Power saver Change plan settings Personalization User Accounts Saves energy by reducing your computer s performance where possible Figure 34 Selecting a power plan Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 53 3 How to configure Windows 7 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher Configure Windows 7 Settings Edit Plan Settings Choose the sleep and display settings that you want your computer to use I Tum off the display it hour x Put the computer to sleep Never z Change advanced power s
22. ay of the application If User Account Control UAC is switched on some configuration steps will require active confirmation to continue OPTIONAL 1 General Layout right click Start gt Properties a Start Menu Tab In the Privacy section select both items b Start Menu Tab gt Customize button In Customize Start Menu dialog Disable the following option Favorites menu Enable in the following options Computer Display as a link Connect To Control Panel Display as a menu Default Programs Devices and Printers Documents Display as a link Enable context menus and dragging and dropping Games Don t display this item Help Highlight newly installed programs Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 47 3 How to configure Windows 7 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher Configure Windows 7 Settings Customize Start Menu q xi You can customize how links icons and menus look and behave on the Start menu Display as a link Display as a menu Don t display this item J Downloads Display as a link Display as a menu Don t display this item Enable context menus and dragging and dropping Number of recent programs to display Number of recent items to display in Jump Lists Figure 30 Start Menu configuration Music Don t display this item e Network e Open submenue when I pause on them with the mouse pointer Personal folder Display as a link
23. e User PowerUser setup But some changes e g performance settings can only be set manually using the Administrator account Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 87 5 Additional M odifications Profiles and Group Policies to run ChemStation as PowerUser User 88 Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 6 ee 6 e Maintaining the PC s File System Scanning and Repairing NTFS Volumes 90 Defragmenting an NTFS Volume 92 Scanning for Viruses 94 Cleaning up Left Over Temporary Files 95 Performing Backups 97 Windows XP Backup 97 Automating and Scheduling Windows XP Backup 97 Travan Tape Drives 98 Digital Audio Tape DAT Drives 98 Magneto Optical M O Disk Drives 98 Recordable CD ROM 99 RecordableDVD 99 Network Servers 99 To help to optimize the performance of your ChemStation system it is important that you schedule routine maintenance e g deleting unnecessary files The following instructions should be used as a part of your routine maintenance schedule You will need Administrator capabilities to perform these tasks ee Agilent Technologies 89 6 Maintaining the PC s File System Scanning and Repairing NTFS Volumes Scanning and Repairing NTFS Volumes 1 Double click My Computer on the desktop 2 Select the C drive 3 Select File gt Properties 4 From the Tools tab click Check Now in the Error checking section 5 Select both Chec
24. e if a file increases in size after it is on the drive This means that backing up a volume to tape and restoring it from tape will result in an unfragmented volume Windows XP Professional includes a defragmentation utility Perform the following steps to use the defragmentation utility provided by Microsoft Windows 1 Select Start gt Programs gt Accessories gt System Tools gt Disk Defragmenter 2 Select the drive e g C you want to analyze and click the Analyze button Disk Defragmenter Estimated disk usage before defragmentation Estimated disk usage after defragmentation Defragment Pause Stop View Report BB Fragmented files o Contiguous files E Unmovable files Free space Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation Maintaining the PC s File System 6 Defragmenting an NTFS Volume 3 Ifthe result of the analysis indicates that the drive needs defragmentation click Defragment Otherwise defragmentation is not necessary at this time and you can click Close Disk Defragmenter me 7i xi Analysis is complete for C You do not need to defragment this volume Defragment Close CAUTION ae of your harddisk while ChemStation is acquiring data can cause loss gt Never defragment your hard disk drive during data acquisition 4 Repeat these steps for the other drives on your system Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 93 6 Maintaining the PC s
25. ecycle Bin Enable the following options See Figure 13 on page 23 Custom size select a size corresponding to approximately 10 of the complete disk space for the drive e Check Display delete confirmation dialog Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 43 2 How to configure Windows Vista SP1 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher Configure Windows Vista Settings b Repeat these steps for all drives of your computer General Recycle Bin Location Space Available M Data D d Programs C 40 5 GB Settings for selected location Custom size a Maximum size MB 11894 Do not move files to the Recycle Bin Remove files immediately when deleted Display delete confirmation dialog Figure 29 Recycle Bin Properties Dialog General Tab OPTIONAL 13 Screen layout right click on desktop gt View Disable Align to grid 44 Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 6 ee 3 e How to configure Windows 7 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher Install Windows 7 46 Configure Windows 7 Settings 47 This chapter identifies and describes all parameters necessary to configure a non Agilent Windows 7 system for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher ee Agilent Technologies 45 3 How to configure Windows 7 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher Install Windows 7 Keep y
26. ems Internet Security Settings Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt Security Center 1 Click Manage security settings for Windows Firewall 2 General tab See Figure 44 on page 69 a Select option On recommended 68 Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation Security Settings 4 Security Settings for LC MSD and CE MSD Syst n b Disable option Don t allow exceptions Windows Firewall x General Exceptions Advanced Windows Firewall is helping to protect your PC Windows Firewall helps protect your computer by preventing unauthorized users from gaining access to your computer through the Internet or a network Oe This setting blocks all outside sources from connecting to this computer with the exception of those selected on the Exceptions tab I Don t allow exceptions Select this when you connect to public networks in less secure locations such as airports You will not be notified when Windows Firewall blocks programs Selections on the Exceptions tab will be ignored i C Off not recommended Avoid using this setting Turing off Windows Firewall may make this computer more vulnerable to viruses and intruders What else should know about Windows Firewall Figure 44 Windows Firewall Dialog General Tab 3 Exceptions tab See Figure 45 on page 70 a Select option Display a notification when Windows Firewall blocks a program b Add ChemM ain exe to the list of Programs and Se
27. ess Remotely accessible registry paths System CurreneConnrolSet Comro ProductOpti s Network access Remotely accessible registry paths and sub peths Systemn CurreneConnrolSet Controf Print Printer Oo Network access Restrict anonymous access to Named Pipes and Shares Enabled lt lt Network access Shares that can be accessed anonymously Not Defined el DA Network security Do net store LAN Manager hash value on next password c Enabled Figure 20 Local Security Policy Dialog MUST 8 Regional and Language Options Start gt Control Panel gt Regional and Language Options see Figure 21 on page 36 Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 35 2 36 How to configure Windows Vista SP1 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher Configure Windows Vista Settings a Regional options should be set to English United States from the drop down list To change the way your computer displays numbers currencies dates and time select an entry from the format list Current format Examples of how data is displayed using this format Number 123 456 789 00 Currency 123 456 789 00 3 24 39 PM 5 26 2008 Monday May 26 2008 Customize this format For additional formats keyboards and tools go to the Microsoft website Figure 21 Regional and Language Options Dialog Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation How to configure Windows Vista SP1 for use with
28. ettings Restore default settings for this plan Saye changes Figure 35 Edit Plan Settings High Performance 54 Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation How to configure Windows 7 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher Configure Windows 7 Settings Poweroptions zx Select the power plan that you want to customize and then choose settings that reflect how you want your computer to manage power B Change settings that are currently unavailable High performance Active High performance Require a password on wakeup Setting Yes Hard disk Turn off hard disk after Setting Minutes Desktop background settings Wireless Adapter Settings SI eep ai fm USR settinas f H Figure 36 Power Options 10 Local Security Policy Start gt Control Panel gt Administrative Tools gt Local Security Policy a Navigate to Security Settings gt Local Policies gt Security Options b Double click the following policy listed in the right hand panel Network Access Sharing and security model for local accounts MUST Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 55 3 How to configure Windows 7 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher Configure Windows 7 Settings c Inthe displayed dialog select the following item from the drop down list Classical local users authenticate as themselves p Network access
29. figure Windows Vista SP1 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher Configure Windows Vista Settings 3 Power Options Advanced settings Select the power plan that you want to customize and P then choose settings that reflect how you want your computer to manage power Change settings that are currently unavailable High performance Active X Additional settings Require a password on wakeup Hard disk Turn off hard disk after Setting Never Wireless Adapter Settings Sleep USB settings Power buttons and lid PCI Fynress oy Figure 19 Power Options MUST 7 Local Security Policy Start gt Programs gt Administrative Tools gt Local Security Policy a Navigate to Security Settings gt Local Policies gt Security Options b Double click the following policy listed in the right hand panel Network Access Sharing and security model for local accounts 34 Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation How to configure Windows Vista SP1 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher 2 Configure Windows Vista Settings c In the displayed dialog select the following item from the drop down list Classical local users authenticate as themselves Bile Action View Help ce ih Security Settings Pokey Secunty Setting S Ac Policies i Ieteractwe Prompt user to sword before expiration Marys Local Policies a logon change pes 5 lt a inter
30. files to delete depending on your understanding of these file types and the way you use your PC It is possible to delete vital files with the Disk Cleanup utility so do not delete file types that you do not understand Do Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 95 6 Maintaining the PC s File System Cleaning up Left Over Temporary Files not select the option Compress old files on a ChemStation computer Press OK lt Disk Cleanup for C paded Program Files M amp Temporary Intemet Files O Recycle Bin O Setup Log Files Temporary files 4 Repeat these steps for the other drives on your system 96 Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation Maintaining the PC s File System 6 Performing Backups In order to protect your valuable data an appropriate backup strategy is mandatory We recommend to archive your data files in regular intervals If your data is no longer required to be available online you should also archive them and remove them from your hard disk This will free up valuable storage space on your computers hard disk as data acquired from a diode array or mass spectrometer detector may easily exceed several megabytes in size Windows XP Backup Windows XP Professional includes compatible backup programs that support many standard tape devices The backup utility also allows for backing up to a single file which can then be placed on an offline medium Both backup ut
31. formance Options Dialog Advanced Tab b Advanced tab gt Startup and Recovery gt Settings button See Figure 12 on page 21 e System startup section Change both Time to display fields from 30 to 3 sec e System failure section Set Write debugging information to none Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation How to configure Windows XP SP 3 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher 1 configure WindOWSs AP Settings Startup and Recovery 7 i 21x gt System startup Default operating system microsoft Windows XP Professional Fastdetect x JV Time to display list of operating systems 3 seconds IV Time to display recovery options when needed 3 seconds To edit the startup options File manually click Edit Edit gt System falre m RA IV Write an event to the system log JV Send an administrative alert JV Automatically restart Write debugging information Dump File oSystemRoot o MEMORY DMP IV Overwrite any existing file Figure 12 Startup and Recovery Dialog c Advanced tab gt Error Reporting button Select Disable error reporting and But notify me when critical error occur d Remote tab Disable Allow Remote Assistance invitations to be sent from this computer and Allow users to connect remotely to this computer e System Restore tab Enable Turn off System Restore on all drives f Reboot the system after enablin
32. g this setting Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 21 1 22 How to configure Windows AP gt e 3 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher Configure Windows XP Sett g Disable hardware acceleration for the video adapter Right click desktop gt Properties gt Settings Tab gt Advanced button gt Troubleshoot tab Set hardware acceleration to None Plug and Play Monitor and Mobile Intel R 965 Expres gt CI 2 x General Adapter Monitor Troubleshoot Color Management Are you having problems with your graphics hardware These settings can help you troubleshoot display related problems Hardware acceleration Manually control the level of acceleration and performance supplied by your graphics hardware Use the Display Troubleshooter to assist you in making the change gasencescessncconsesceesensencensensscenseeceeoesceasen Hardware acceleration None _ Full Disable all accelerations Use this setting only if your computer frequently stops responding or has other severe problems JV Enable write combining OPTIONAL 13 Recycle Bin Properties right click on desktop icon Recycle Bin Enable the following options See Figure 13 on page 23 a Use one setting for all drives b Do not move files to the Recycle Bin Remove files immediately when deleted Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation How to configure Windows XP SP 3 for use w
33. his system setting enables non Unicode programs to display menus and dialogs in their native language It does not affect Unicode programs but it does apply to all users of this computer Select a language to match the language version of the non Unicode Programs you want to use gt Code page conversion tables 10000 MAC Roman CJ 10001 MAC Japanese J 10002 MAC Traditional Chinese Big5 CO 10003 MAC Korean CO 10004 MAC Arabic CO 10005 MAC Hebrew Default user account settings Apply all settings to the current user account and to the default user profile Cancel Apply Figure8 Regional and Language Options Dialog Advanced Tab PERFORMANCE 10 Hard disk Properties right click Start gt Explore right click on Local Disk C gt Properties a In the General tab disable Allow Indexing Service to index this disk for fast file searching See Figure 9 on page 18 b Apply the changes by selecting OK Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 17 1 How to configure Windows XP SP 3 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher c In the selection screen enable the option Apply changes to CA subfolders and files d Disable this setting for all non removable drives Microsoft applies special sets of permissions to certain folders such as the NTUninstallKB folders which relate to Windows HotFixes and Patches These folder permissions re
34. hoose Figure 27 System Properties Dialog 12 Welcome Center Start gt search for gpedit msc Navigate to Local Computer Policy gt Computer Configuration gt Administrative Templates gt System gt Logon see Figure 28 on page 43 Enable Don t display the Getting Started welcome screen at logon 42 Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation How to configure Windows Vista SP1 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher 2 Configure Windows Vista Settings Don t display the Getting Started Setting welcome screen at logon P Assign default demain for logon Duplay P L Exctude credental providers Requirements LB De mot process the run once list Microsoft Windows 2000 only P Tum off Windows Startup Sound Description L Mide entry points for Fast User Switching Sapresies the welcome screen Lb Always use classic logon a This setting hades the welcome T Run these progrars at logon screen that is duplayed on GA mrii Windows 2000 Professional each L Always wait for the network at computer startup and logon Not configured time the user logs on Users can still display the welcome rereen by selecting it on the Start menu or by typing Welcome in the Rian dialog box This setting applies only to Windows 2000 Professional R does not affect the Configure sg Figure 28 Local Group Policy Editor Dialog OPTIONAL a Recycle Bin Properties right click on desktop icon R
35. ilities allow the Windows Registry to be backed up as well as data Automating and Scheduling Windows XP Backup CAUTION Windows XP allows automation and scheduling of Backup jobs through the use of batch files and the Scheduler service The Scheduler is available by default for Windows XP Do not perform a backup while ChemStation is acquiring data This will degrade the performance of the hard disk and the acquired data might not be written to the hard disk fast enough causing a power fail or buffer overrun message in the instrument log book and possible loss of data It may also result in inconsistencies in the file structure stored on the backup medium gt Be sure to perform any backup with a Windows based backup utility during times where no data acquisition is scheduled Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 97 6 98 Maintaining the PC s File System Travan Tape Drives Tape drives are the most common backup devices available today The IDE tape drives combine lowest initial hardware cost with acceptable performance up to 4 GB gt hour Travan tapes are a reasonable backup solution for most laboratories that run their Agilent ChemStation on single workstation PCs The minimum storage capacity per tape is currently around 2 5 GB of uncompressed data You will need an appropriate backup utility that supports the drive Never run an MS DOS based tape backup utility from Windows This may result in corrup
36. indows Update might update itself automatically first when checking for other updates Read our privacy EE statement online Figure 31 Windows Update Settings Close the Update screen 50 Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation How to configure Windows 7 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher 3 Configure Windows 7 Settings MUST 6 Go to Start gt Control Panel gt Administrative Tools Select Services Right click on the Desktop Window Manager Session Manager In the context menu select Properties Set the startup type to Disabled Z Services File Action View ate ih Services T Description The DCOM Provides De Desktop Window Manager Session Name Manager e3 DCOM Server Process Launcher pesEOp NINAO Manager Session Manager Description Provides Desktop Window Manager startup and maintenance services MM Sevicename SES Display name Desktop Window Manager Session Manager Description Provides Desktop Window Manager startup and Prakeenenice services v Path to executable C Windows System32 svchost exe k LocalSystemNetworkRestrcted Startup type Disabled X me i service st ions Service status Stopped Sop _ Pause Resume Start You can specify the start parameters that apply when you start the service from here eee Start parameters Figure 32 Disable Desktop Service Confirm b
37. inistrative Templates gt System Logon see Figure 16 on page 31 Enable Hide entry points for Fast User Switching and Always use classic logon 30 Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation How to configure Windows Vista SP1 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher 2 Configure Windows Vista Settings J Local G les bo File Action yew Help 20B m Ly Local Computer Policy a amp Computer Configuration Select an tem to view its description E Do not process the run once list L Turn off Windows Startup Sound 1 Hide entry points for Fast User Switching 5 Always use classic logon Don t deuplay the Getting Started welcome screen at logon LE Run these programs at user logon LE Always weit for the network at computer startup and logon DI Performance Control Panel 7 Figure 16 Local Group Policy Editor Dialog MUST 6 Power Options Start gt Control Panel gt Power Options see Figure 17 on page 32 a Enable power plan High performance b Click Change Plan settings see Figure 18 on page 33 c Set the option Put the computer to sleep to Never d Click Change advanced power settings see Figure 19 on page 34 Change Turn off hard disk after Settings Minutes to Never 0 Minutes Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 31 2 How to configure Windows Vista SP1 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher Configure Windows Vista Settings e Save the changes
38. ions Windows7 49 Windows Vista 29 WindowsXP 11 M magneto optical disk drives 98 network 100 server 99 NTFS volumes 90 P Power Options WindowsXP 12 poweruser 87 R recordable CD ROM 99 repairing NTSF 90 S security settings Bootp service 84 GC7890A 77 LC M SD andCE MSD 68 security settings LC MSD trap 72 security 8 server network 99 T temporary files 95 travan tape drive 98 U user profiles 87 Configure and M aintain your Agilent ChemStation Windows 7 confi installation Windows Vista igure 47 46 configure 27 26 installation Windows XP configure 9 installation write once media 8 98 Index Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 101 www agilent com In This Book This manual describes how to configure a non Agilent PC Bundle system The first three chapters of this document identify and describe all parameters necessary to configure a non Agilent PC Bundle system as well as important settings such as Internet Security The forth and fifth chapter describe instrument specific security settings and additional configuration tasks respectively The last chapter describes how to maintain your computer to keep its performance in an optimal status Agilent Technologies 2004 2005 2010 Printed in Germany 09 10 S170 301387 G2170 90136 oa Agilent Technologies
39. irewall Windows Firewall is helping to protect your PC Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 81 4 Security Settings 3 Exceptions tab See below Select option Display a notification when Windows Firewall blocks a program Add Siclland exe to the list of Programs and Services Enable an exception for this program Add the following ports to the list of Programs and Services LxiAllow 5044 UDP LxiAllow 5044 TCP LxiAllow 320 UDP LxiAllow 319 UDP SunRpcAllow 111 UDP SunRpcAllow 111 UPD Enable exceptions for these ports Disable exceptions for all other programs listed by default The above listed programs and ports are added to the list of exceptions for the firewall during installation of the IO Library Suite 15 5 per default 82 Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation Security Settings 4 Security Settings for 10 Library Suite 15 5 Windows Firewall TES General Exceptions Advanced Windows Firewall is blocking incoming network connections including the programs and services selected below Programs and Services Lxidllow Lxidllow Lxidllow Lxidllow O Network Diagnostics for Windows xP O Remote Assistance O Remote Desktop Siclland SunRpcdllow O UPnP Framework z Add Program Add Port Edit Delete IV Display a notification when Windows Firewall blocks a program What are the risks of allowing exceptions Cancel Configure a
40. isk because of my Automatic Updates settings IV Virus Protection Alert me if my computer might be at risk because of my virus protection software settings NOTE With these settings you will not receive any alerts regarding the state of Windows Firewall Be sure that you monitor the state of Windows Firewall yourself 76 Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation Security Settings 4 Security Settings for GC 7890A Systems Security Settings for GC 7890A Systems GC 7890A systems require exceptions for the Windows Firewall in case the firewall is enabled These settings are described in the following sections These settings should only be applied on PCs controlling GC 7890A systems Internet Security Settings Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt Security Center 1 Click Manage security settings for Windows Firewall Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 77 4 Security Settings Security Settings for GC 7890A Systems 2 On the General tab See below Select option On recommended Disable option Don t allow exceptions Windows Firewall Windows Firewall is helping to protect your PC else should know about Windows Firewall T 78 Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation Security Settings 4 Security Settings for GC 3 On the Exceptions tab See below Select option Display a notification when Windows Firewall blocks a program Add AgtCSRCAM oduleDr
41. ith Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher Install Windows XP Keep your PC disconnected from the internet until you have installed the appropriate security patches and hot fixes It is strongly recommended to install the latest security fixes as supported from Agilent and virus definitions prior to connecting to a network 1 Install Windows XP from recovery CD or Windows XP Professional CD ROM During the setup of Windows XP provide the Computer Name Administrator password and network settings Select to either join an existing domain or set up the system in workgroup mode 2 Check the Windows version by typing winver at the Start gt Run command prompt If necessary install Service Pack 3 for XP Ignore the option to archive current files and reboot the system 3 To secure your system against viruses please install an AntiVirus program Running AntiVirus programs might influence the behavior and performance of your computer Agilent ChemStation was tested to run with Symantecs Norton Antivirus See Scanning for Viruses on page 94 for more details 8 Configure and M aintain your Agilent ChemStation How to configure Windows XP SP 3 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher 1 Configure Windows XP Settings Some changes within this document are mandatory for the ChemStation to work properly on a Windows XP system Some changes will optimize application performance Other changes will have a graphical or minor imp
42. ith Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher 1 Configure Windows XP Settings c Display delete confirmation dialog Recycle Bin Properties LU Maximum size of Recycle Bin percent of each drive Figure 13 Recycle Bin Properties Dialog Global Tab OPTIONAL 14 Screen layout right click desktop gt arrange icons by Disable Align to grid Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 23 1 24 How to configure Windows XP SP 3 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher Configure Windows XP Settings Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 6 ee 2 e How to configure Windows Vista SP1 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher Install Windows Vista 26 Configure Windows Vista Settings 27 This chapter identifies and describes all parameters necessary to configure a non Agilent Windows Vista SP1 system for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher ot Agilent Technologies 25 2 How to configure Windows Vista SP1 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher Install Windows Vista 26 Keep your PC disconnected from the internet until you have installed the appropriate security patches and hot fixes It s strongly recommended to install the latest security fixes as supported from Agilent Technologies and virus definitions prior to connecting to a network 1 Install Windows Vista from reco
43. k disk options Automatically fix file system errors and Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors 90 Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation Maintaining the PC s File System 6 Scanning and Repairing NTFS Volumes 6 Click the Start button Check Disk Local Disk C RIED Check disk options IV Automatically fix file system errors cms The warning message The disk check could not be performed because the disk check utility needs exclusive access to some Windows files on the disk These files can be accessed only by restarting Windows Do you want to schedule this disk check to occur the next time you restart the computer is displayed Press Yes Checking Disk Local Disk C xi gt The disk check could not be performed because the disk check utility needs exclusive access to some Windows files on J the disk These files can be accessed only by restarting Windows Do you want to schedule this disk check to occur the next time you restart the computer Restart the computer During startup Check Disk will be performed Repeat the steps outlined above for the other drives on your computer Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 91 6 Maintaining the PC s File System Defragmenting an NTFS Volume Defragmenting an NTFS Volume 92 Compared to the FAT file system fragmentation of files on an NTFS volume is greatly reduced By design fragmentation only occurs on an NTFS volum
44. n steps will require active confirmation to continue OPTIONAL 1 General Layout right click Start gt Properties a Start Menu Tab Select Start M enu In the Privacy section select both items b Start Menu Tab gt Customize button In Customize Start Menu dialog Disable the following option Favorites menu c Enable in the following options Computer Display as a link Connect To Control Panel Display as a menu Default Programs Documents Display as a link Enable context menus and dragging and dropping Games Don t display this item Help Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 27 28 2 How to configure Windows Vista SP1 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher Configure Windows Vista Settings Highlight newly installed programs Music Don t display this item Network Open submenue when pause on them with the mouse pointer Don t display this item Default Programs lL Documents Display as a link oa Start menu size Number of recent programs to display Show on Start menu W Internet link V E mail link Figure 14 Customize Start M enu Dialog Personal folder Display as a link Pictures Display as a link Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation How to configure Windows Vista SP1 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher 2 Printers Run command Search communications Search favorites and history Search Files Se
45. nal and Language Options Dialog Regional Options Tab Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 1 How to configure Windows XP SP 3 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher Configure Windows XP Settings b If regional format other than English United States is used the following settings are mandatory The settings can be defined by clicking the Customize button See Figure 7 on page 16 Decimal symbol point Digit grouping symbol comma e List separator comma Customize Regional Options Numbers Currency Time Date Sample Positive fi 23 456 789 00 Negative ia 23 456 789 00 Decimal symbol i f No of digits after decimal 2 H Digit grouping symbol Lt C COCOC SS Digit grouping 123 456 7393 Negative sign symbol f Negative number format 1 1 bi Display leading zeros for O H List separator L gf Measurement system U S i Cancel Apply Figure7 Customize Regional Options Dialog Numbers Tab 16 Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation How to configure Windows XP SP 3 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher 1 Configure Windows XP Settings c Language for non Unicode programs On the Advanced Tab select English United States from the drop down list See Figure 8 on page 17 Regional and Language Options 2 x Regional Options Languages Advanced m Language for non Unicode programs T
46. nd Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 83 4 Security Settings Security Settings for Systems using Agilent Bootp Service If you use Agilent Bootp Service for administration of IP addresses for Agilent instruments on a LAN your system requires exceptions for the Windows Firewall in case the firewall is enabled These settings are described in the following passages These settings should only be applied on PCs using Agilent Bootp Service 84 Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation ee 5 M Additional M odifications Install ChemStation 86 Profiles and Group Policies to run ChemStation as PowerUser User These modifications can only be performed using an Administrator user account gig Agilent Technologies 87 35 5 Additional Modifications Install ChemStation 1 Install the ChemStation Software to C Chem32 logged on with Administrator user account 86 Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation Additional Modifications 5 Profiles and Group Policies to run ChemStation as PowerUser User The ChemStation system needs to be installed using an operating system Administrator user account To run the system with the configured options outlined in this document all Users and PowerUsers should use the same settings Some of the outlined settings can be simplified by using the Windows Group Policy or by copying user profiles in order to simplify th
47. ngs like Internet Security 2 How to configure Windows Vista SP1 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher This chapter identifies and describes all parameters necessary to configure a non Agilent Windows Vista SP1 system for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher 3 How to configure Windows 7 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher This chapter identifies and describes all parameters necessary to configure a non Agilent Windows 7 system for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher 4 Security Settings This chapter summarizes all security settings for LC MSD CE MSD LC MSD Trap GC 7890A IO Library Suite 15 5 and Agilent Bootp Service 5 Additional Modifications These modifications can only be performed using an Administrator user account Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 3 In This Guide 6 Maintaining the PC s File System To help to optimize the performance of your ChemStation system it is important that you schedule routine maintenance e g deleting unnecessary files The following instructions should be used as a part of your routine maintenance schedule 4 Configure and M aintain your Agilent ChemStation Contents Contents How to configure Windows XP SP 3 for use with Agilent ChemS tation Rev B 04 03 orhigher 7 Install Windows XP 8 Configure Windows XP Settings 9 How to configure Windows Vista SP1 for use with Agilent ChemStation
48. o 4 7 GB Single Layer gt 8 5 GB Double Layer of data on a single DVD The DVD reader gt recorder is usually connected to your PC the IDE interface DVD R disks have life times comparable to CD ROM disks In contrast to some other DVD formats DVD R disks are not rewritable and thus are especially suited for long term archiving The DVD R disks can be read by other computers fitted with DVD drives and appropriate software Network Servers Network servers can also be used for data backup purposes provided that the network system administrator has implemented an appropriate backup strategy for data stored on the servers disk One strategy is to allocate a portion of the servers hard disk space for your Agilent ChemStation This portion on the server is called a share which you can use for your standard file operations access copy evaluate files within Windows The advantage of this approach is that backup will be performed centrally by a system administrator for all users that have accounts logon capabilities on the system Using a 3 5 inch floppy disk drive is not a reasonable backup solution for the Agilent ChemStation Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 99 Index anti virus 8 26 46 94 backup Strategy 97 C CD ROM recordable 99 configure settings Windows7 47 Windows Vista 27 WindowsXP 9 D defragmentation 92 digital audio tape drives 98 disc clean up 95 drives forbackup 97 F folder opt
49. on step 6 e Display Run Enable dragging and dropping Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation How to configure Windows XP SP 3 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher Expand Control Panel Expand Network Connections Expand Printers Scroll Programs Show Small Icons in Start menu MUST 2 Folder Options right click Start gt Explore a Set View to Details b Choose Tools gt Folder Options c General tab for Tasks select Use Windows classic folders d View tab Disable the following options Use simple file sharing Hide extensions for known file types e Enable the following option Display the full path in the title bar f Apply these settings to all folders by selecting the Apply to All Folders button MUST 3 Internet Explorer Start gt Programs gt Internet Explorer See Figure 2 on page 11 a Tools gt Windows Update Apply all critical security patches http www microsoft com isapi redir dll prd ie amp p File Edit view Favorites Tools Help y X Mail and News Om O ik O i gt Ls Synchronize Address gt windows Update Internet Options Figure2 Downloading Critical Security Updates MUST 4 Register Windows XP Professional with Microsoft MUST 5 Windows Logon Options For Workgroup Systems only Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt User Accounts a Select Change the way users log on or off Configure and M
50. onnection Properties Dialog Power Management Tab PERFORMANCE 10 Screen layout right click on desktop gt Personalize a Click on Window Color and Appearance b Click on Open classic appearance properties for more color option Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 39 2 How to configure Windows Vista SP1 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher c Press Effects Disable all three items rocseeusonssencessonsecssecseoed Ptecesocscssecsecsseuseseesecssssscoceecosscecseeccsse toscuescescossossccsveccvecsensecuesccensocseed ClearType EF Show shadows under menus Show window contents while dragging Lox cancel _ Figure 25 Effects Dialog PERFORMANCE 11 System Properties Start gt Control Panel gt System click Advanced system settings a On the Advanced tab gt Performance hit the Settings button Advanced tab gt Virtual Memory For optimum performance use the Change button to adjust the paging file size to a value of 2 to 3 times of the physical RAM on the PC Data Execution Prevention tab Enable Turn on DEP for essential Windows programs and services only b Advanced tab gt Startup and Recovery gt Settings button see Figure 26 on page 41 System startup section Change both Time to display fields from 30 to 3 sec System failure section Set Write debugging information to none 40 Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation How to configure Windo
51. ons Static IP policy or by a DHCP server Check with your network administrator Advanced Settings 21 x Adapters and Bindings Provider Order Connections are listed in the order in which they are accessed by DNS and other network services Connections Local Area Connection 2 a Local Area Connection B Remote Access connections ele Bindings for Local Area Connection 2 FH Internet Protocol TCP IP Client for Microsoft Networks YF Intemet Protocol TCP IP Cancel Figure 46 Advanced Settings Dialog Adapters and Bindings Tab Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 71 4 Security Settings Security Settings for LC M SD Trap Systems Security Settings for LC MSD Trap Systems The MSD part of LC MSD Trap systems requires exceptions for the Windows Firewall in case the firewall is enabled These settings are described in the following passages These settings should only be applied on PCs controlling LC MSD Trap systems Internet Security Settings Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt Security Center 1 Click Manage security settings for Windows Firewall 72 Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation Security Settings Security Settings for LC M SD Trap Systems 2 On the General tab See below Select option On recommended Disable option Don t allow exceptions Windows Firewall p E x General Exceptions Advanced Windows Firewall is helping to pro
52. our PC disconnected from the internet until you have installed the appropriate security patches and hot fixes It s strongly recommended to install the latest security fixes as supported from Agilent Technologies and virus definitions prior to connecting to a network 1 Install Windows 7 from recovery DVD or Windows 7 Professional or Enterprise DVD During the setup of Windows 7 provide the Computer Name Administrator password and network settings Select to either join an existing domain or set up the system in workgroup mode 2 To secure your system against viruses please install an AntiVirus program Running AntiVirus programs might influence the behavior and performance of your computer Agilent ChemStation was tested to run with Symantecs Norton Antivirus See Scanning for Viruses on page 94 for more details 46 Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation How to configure Windows 7 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher 3 Configure Windows 7 Settings Some changes within this document are mandatory for the ChemStation to work properly on a Windows 7 system Some changes will optimize application performance Other changes will have a graphical or minor impact To indicate the relative importance of individual settings each item is categorized as MUST These changes must be applied PERFORM ANCE These changes will improve system performance OPTIONAL M ost of these changes will affect the graphical displ
53. rvices c Enable an exception for this program Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 69 4 Security Settings Security Settings for LC MSD and CE MSD Systems d Disable exceptions for all other programs listed by default Windows Firewall x General Exceptions Advanced Windows Firewall is blocking incoming network connections including the programs and services selected below Programs and Services ChemM ain exe O File and Printer Sharing O Remote Assistance CO Remote Desktop O UPrP Framework Add Program Add Patt Edit Delete IV Display a notification when Windows Firewall blocks a program What are the risks of allowing exceptions Cancel Figure 45 Windows Firewall Dialog Exceptions Tab 70 Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation Security Settings 4 Advanced Network Settings Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt Network Connections 1 Select menu Advanced gt Advanced Settings 2 Adapters and Bindings tab see Figure 46 on page 71 a Make sure that the Local Area Connection pertaining to the LC MS or CE MS NIC is the first item in the list of connections The names of your LAN cards may differ from those shown in the example You can tell which LAN card is the Instrument LAN by comparing the IP addresses assigned to the LAN cards The LAN pertaining to the company intranet gt internet will typically have an IP address assigned by organizati
54. s frequently asked Check for updates questions Most recent check for updates Never Updates were installed Never You receive updates For Windows only See also Installed Updates Get updates for other Microsoft products Find out more Windows Anytime Upgrade MUST 4 Register Windows 7 with Microsoft Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 49 3 How to configure Windows 7 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher Configure Windows 7 Settings MUST 5 Select Change Settings Select Change Settings gt Set the Important updates selection to Never check for updates Deselect the other update options E control Pane All Control Panel Items Windows Update Change settings x Ega gt All Control Panel Items Windows Update Change settings E Search Control Panel e Ele Edit View Tools Help Choose how Windows can install updates When your computer is online Windows can automatically check for important updates and install them using these settings When new updates are available you can also install them before shutting down the computer How does automatic updating help me Important updates D Never check for updates not recommended ba Install new updates Every day z at 3 00 AM z Recommended updates JT Give me recommended updates the same way I receive important updates Who can install updates T Allow all users to install updates on this computer Note W
55. screen at logon Local Group Policy Editor 2 5 x Assign a default domain for logon Exdude credential providers Do not process the legacy run list Edit policy setting Requirements Windows 2000 only Description Supresses the welcome screen This setting hides the welcome screen that is displayed on Windows 2000 Professional each time the user logs on Do not process the run once list UE Turn off Windows Startup Sound 5 Hide entry points for Fast User Switching l Always use classic logon Don t display the Getting Started welcome screen at logon Run these programs at user logon 5 Always wait for the network at computer startup and logon i Always use custom logon background Users can still display the welcome screen by selecting it on the Start menu or by typing Welcome in the Run dialog box This setting applies only to Windows 2000 Professional It does not affect the an Your Server on a Figure 43 Local Group Policy Editor Dialog OPTIONAL 16 Recycle Bin Properties right click on desktop icon Recycle Bin Enable the following options Custom size select a size corresponding to approximately 10 of the complete disk space for the drive Check Display delete confirmation dialog 64 Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation How to configure Windows 7 for use with Agilent Chem
56. section Set Write debugging information to none Startup and Recovery Dump files IV Oyerwrite any existing File Figure 42 Startup and Recovery Dialog 62 Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation How to configure Windows 7 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher Configure Windows 7 Settings c Remote tab In the Remote Assistance section disable Allow Remote Assistance connections to this computer In the Remote Desktop section enable Don t allow connections to this computer System Properties Computer Name Hardware Advanced System Protection Remote Remote Assistance J Allow Remote Assistance connections to this computer What happens when enable Remote Assistance Advanced Remote Desktop Click an option and then specify who can connect if needed Allow connections from computers running any version of Remote Desktop less secure Allow connections only from computers running Remote Desktop with Network Level Authentication more secure Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 63 3 How to configure Windows 7 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher Configure Windows 7 Settings 15 Welcome Center Start gt search for gpedit msc Navigate to Local Computer Policy gt Computer Configuration gt Administrative Templates gt System gt Logon Enable Don t display the Getting Started welcome
57. sult in error messages when applying new settings for the Indexing Service Select Ignore when these messages appear Local Disk C Properties 2 xi General Tools Hardware Sharing Security Quota Type Local Disk File system NTFS Wi Used space 2 242 945 024 bytes 2 08 GB DM Free space 6 335 987 712 bytes 5 90 GB Capacity 8 578 932 736 bytes 7 98 GB i Drive C Disk Cleanup I Compress drive to save disk space Allow Indexing Service to index this disk for fast file searching Cancel Apply Figure9 Local Disk C Properties Dialog General Tab 18 Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation How to configure Windows XP SP 3 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher 1 PERFORMANCE 11 Screen layout right click desktop gt Properties a Please change the following items in the Display Properties dialog See Figure 9 on page 18 Themes tab Change Windows XP to Windows Classic Desktop tab Customize Desktop button General tab Enable all 4 desktop icons My Documents My Computer My Network Places Internet Explorer General tab Disable Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard every 60 days Screen Saver tab Change Screen Saver from Windows XP to none Appearance tab gt Effects button disable all items except for Hide underlined letters for keyboard navigation Settings tab 1280 by 1024 resolution 32 bit color 75 Hertz refresh or higher Please note some old moni
58. t file information on the tape Digital Audio Tape DAT Drives Digital audio tape DAT drives are suited to handle large amounts of data storage capacity is typically 2 to 6 GB or more but require a SCSI interface installed in the PC Magneto Optical M O Disk Drives MO disk drives are high storage capacity devices at least 1 3 GB connected externally to a SCSI interface that must be installed in your PC MO disk drives are capable of reading and writingwrite once media and rewritable disks No specific backup software is required The supporting drivers are shipped with the operating system or the device and allow for accessing the additional MO disk as if it was a floppy disk If the rewritable disk is formatted with NTFS it cannot be hot swapped i e ejected and exchanged while the system is running To change disks you need to shut down Windows Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation Maintaining the PC s File System 6 Recordable CD ROM CD R CD Recordable systems allow you to record up to 700 gt 800 MB of data on a single CD R disk The CD reader gt recorder is usually connected to your PC the IDE interface The CD R media have a very long life making them ideally suited to archiving The CD R disks can be read by other computers fitted with CD ROM drives and appropriate software Recordable DVD Recordable DVDs are available in several formats e g DVD R and DVD R They allow you to record up t
59. t other than English United States is used the following settings are mandatory The settings can be defined by clicking the Customize this format button Decimal symbol point Digit grouping symbol comma List separator comma Customize Format s x Numbers Currency Time Date Example Positive 123 456 789 00 Negative 123 456 789 00 Decimal symbol B No of digits after decimal 2 O g Digit grouping symbol Loo SY Digit grouping 1234567839 Negative sign symbol ooo YS Negative number format 11 Z Display leading zeros 0 7 be List separator Loo Measurement system U S ad Standard digits 0123456789 hd Use native digits Never be Click Reset to restore the system default settings for Reset numbers currency time and date Figure 39 Customize Regional Dialog 58 Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation How to configure Windows 7 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher 3 Configure Wind ettl c Language for non Unicode programs On the Administrative Tab click Change system locale From the drop down list select English United States 9 Region and Language Ei x Formats Location Keyboards and Languages Administrative M Welcome screen and new user accounts View and copy your international settings to the welcome screen system accounts and new user accounts E9 Copy settings
60. tect your PC Windows Firewall helps protect your computer by preventing unauthorized users from gaining access to your computer through the Internet or a network This setting blocks all outside sources from connecting to this computer with the exception of those selected on the Exceptions tab T Don t allow exceptions Select this when you connect to public networks in less secure locations such as airports You will not be notified when Windows Firewall blacks programs Selections on the Exceptions tab will be ignored C Off not recommended Avoid using this setting Turning off Windows Firewall may make this computer more vulnerable to viruses and intruders Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 73 4 Security Settings Security Settings for LC MSD Trap Systems 3 On the Exceptions tab See below Select option Display a notification when Windows Firewall blocks a program RII x General Exceptions Advanced Windows Firewall is blocking incoming network connections except for the programs and services selected below Adding exceptions allows some programs to work better but might increase your security risk Programs and Services O File and Printer Sharing O Microsoft Management Console O Remote Assistance CO Remote Desktop O UPrP Framework Add Program Add Port Edit Delete IV Display a notification when Windows Firewall blocks a program What are the risks of
61. tors may only work with 60 Hz Display Properties y d 2 x Themes Desktop Screen Saver Appearance Settings Figure 10 Tabs in Display Properties Dialog PERFORMANCE 12 System Properties Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt System a Advanced tab gt Performance gt Settings button See Figure 11 on page 20 Visual Effects tab Set Visual Effects to Adjust for best performance Advanced tab gt Virtual Memory For optimum performance use the Change button to adjust the paging file size to a value of 2 to 3 times of the physical RAM of the PC Data Execution Prevention tab Enable Turn on DEP for essential Windows programs and services only Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 19 1 How to configure Windows XP SP 3 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher Configure Windows XP Settings Performance Options s 2 xi visual Effects Advanced Data Execution Prevention Processor scheduling By default the computer is set to use a greater share of Processor time to run your programs Adjust For best performance of Background services By default the computer is set to use a greater share of memory to run your programs Adjust for best performance of Programs System cache Virtual memory 4 paging file is an area on the hard disk that Windows uses as if it were RAM Total paging file size For all drives 384 MB Change Figure 11 Per
62. v exe to the list of Programs and Services and enable an exception for this program Disable exceptions for all other programs listed by default General Exceptions Advanced Windows Firewall is blocking incoming network connections including the programs and services selected below Programs and Services AgtCSRC4ModuleDry exe O File and Printer Sharing O Network Diagnostics for Windows XP O Remote Assistance C Remote Desktop O UPrP Framework Add Program Add Pott Edit Delete IV Display a notification when Windows Firewall blocks a program What are the risks of allowing exceptions Cancel Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 79 4 Security Settings Security Settings for I0 Library Suite 15 5 Security Settings for I0 Library Suite 15 5 Using the IO Library Suite 15 0 requires exceptions for the Windows Firewall in case the firewall is enabled These settings are described in the following sections These settings should only be applied on PCs having the IO Library Suite 15 0 installed Internet Security Settings Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt Security Center 1 Click Manage security settings for Windows Firewall 80 Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation Security Settings Security Settings for 10 Library Suite 15 5 2 On the General tab See below Select option On recommended Disable option Don t allow exceptions Windows F
63. very DVD or Windows Vista Business DVD During the setup of Windows Vista provide the Computer Name Administrator password and network settings Select to either join an existing domain or set up the system in workgroup mode 2 Check the Windows version by typing winver at the Start gt Start Search command prompt If necessary install Service Pack 1 for Vista Ignore the option to archive current files and reboot the system 3 To secure your system against viruses please install an AntiVirus program Running AntiVirus programs might influence the behavior and performance of your computer Agilent ChemStation was tested to run with Symantecs Norton Antivirus See Scanning for Viruses on page 94 for more details Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation How to configure Windows Vista SP1 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher 2 Configure Windows Vista Settings Some changes within this document are mandatory for the ChemStation to work properly on a Windows Vista system Some changes will optimize application performance Other changes will have a graphical or minor impact To indicate the relative importance of individual settings each item is categorized as MUST These changes must be applied PERFORM ANCE These changes will improve system performance OPTIONAL M ost of these changes will affect the graphical display of the application If User Account Control UAC is switched on some configuratio
64. ws Vista SP1 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher r Configure Windows Vista Settings rtup and Recovery System startup Default operating system Microsoft Windows Vista ka v Time to display list of operating systems 3 seconds Time to display recovery options when needed 3 seconds System failure v Write an event to the system log v Automatically restart Write debugging information none X Dump f le eSystemRoot MEMORY DMP Overwrite any existing File Figure 26 Startup and Recovery Dialog c Remote tab In the Remote Assistance section disable Allow Remote Assistance connections to this computer In the Remote Desktop section enable Don t allow connections to this computer Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 2 How to configure Windows Vista SP1 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher Configure Windows Vista Settings been a Computer Name Hardware Advanced System Protection What happens when enable Remote Assistance Advanced Remote Desktop Click an option and then specify who can connect if needed Dont allow connections to this computer Allow connections from computers running any version of Remote Desktop less secure Allow connections only from computers running Remote Desktop with Network Level Authentication more secure Help me c
65. y more quickly It might also cause the laptop to become very hot if it wakes up while packed in a canying case PERFORMANCE 13 Screen layout right click on desktop gt Personalize a Click on Window Color and Appearance b Click on Open classic appearance properties for more color option 60 Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation How to configure Windows 7 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher 3 c Press Effects Disable all three items rocseeuconssencessonsecssecceoed Ptecesocscstecsecsseusesecsecsssecsoceecosacecseccsse toscuesseccosscssecsveccvocsensecuesscensocseed Show shadows under menus Figure 41 Effects Dialog PERFORMANCE 14 System Properties Start gt Control Panel gt System click Advanced system settings a On the Advanced tab gt Performance hit the Settings button Advanced tab gt Virtual Memory For optimum performance use the Change button to adjust the paging file size to a value of 2 to 3 times of the physical RAM on the PC Data Execution Prevention tab Enable Turn on DEP for essential Windows programs and services only Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 61 3 How to configure Windows 7 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher Configure Windows 7 Settings b Advanced gt Startup and Recovery gt Settings button System startup section Change both Time to display fields from 30 to 3 sec System failure
66. y clicking OK and close the Services window Close Administrative Tools Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation 51 3 How to configure Windows 7 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher Configure Windows 7 Settings MUST 7 Go to Start gt Control Panel gt Indexing Options Click the Modify button Deselect all drives and locations Click OK Click Close Ke Indexing Options z L Indexed Locations 1 items indexed Change selected locations Q indeng compete cp AIAG LZ gt nding comple P Offine Fies amp PROGRAMS C Index these locations Induded Locations txdude Modify E Advanced wre tow does indening affect searches Trowbleshoot search and ndena Figure 33 Disable file indexing MUST 8 Navigate to Local Computer Policy gt Computer Configuration gt Administrative Templates gt System gt Logon Enable Hide entry points for Fast User Switching and Always use classic logon 52 Configure and Maintain your Agilent ChemStation How to configure Windows 7 for use with Agilent ChemStation Rev B 04 03 or higher 3 Configure Windows 7 Settings MUST 9 Power Options Start gt Control Panel gt Power Options See a Enable power plan High performance Show additional plans b Click Change Plan settings see Figure F on page 28 c Set the option Put the computer to sleep to Never d Click Change advanced power settings see Figure 19 on page 29 Open the nodes for Hard disk Turn off h

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