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I installed several programs on the computer, including antivirus software, Google Chrome, Microsoft Office, Adobe Reader, and Java. Not knowing what other programs we needed, I logged off the computer and measured fibers for a while. Later I remembered that the VMware Horizon View Client should be on the computer so that we could use the Skybox. When I came back to the computer, it was off and the power button did not work. I measured more fibers and came back to 403 later. Dr. Jones asked how things were going and I told him the problem. He opened and closed a switch on the rear panel of the computer and it booted up afterwards. I installed the VMware Horizon View Client and he instructed me to install printer drivers. I found a webpage with drivers for the HP Designjet T1100 before going home.

I installed several programs on the computer, including antivirus software, Google Chrome, Microsoft Office, Adobe Reader, and Java. Not knowing what other programs we needed, I logged off the computer and measured fibers for a while. Later I remembered that the VMware Horizon View Client should be on the computer so that we could use the Skybox. When I came back to the computer, it was off and the power button did not work. I measured more fibers and came back to 403 later. Dr. Jones asked how things were going and I told him the problem. He opened and closed a switch on the rear panel of the computer and it booted up afterwards. I installed the VMware Horizon View Client and he instructed me to install printer drivers. I found a webpage with drivers for the HP Designjet T1100 before going home.

12/23: There were four printer drivers and I did not know which one to use. Two of the drivers were programs and two were files that would enable Windows to control the printer. I downloaded one program and one zipped folder of files for Windows, but when it was time to discover network devices, the printer in 403 did not appear. Then it occurred to me that there might be [http://zeus.phys.uconn.edu/wiki/index.php/Private:Poster_printing_directions directions] for installing a driver on the wiki. After finding them, I knew I should use the driver files for Windows rather than the driver program. However, when I had followed the instructions to add the printer, it was the wrong size, 24 inches instead of 44. I tried the other driver files for Windows from the HP webpage I found the night before, with the same result. Then I noticed a link on the directions page to a driver for the 44-inch printer. There were only two driver downloads on that page, and I chose the driver files again rather than the program. I had to delete the first to driver folders before the third folder would unzip. I added the printer using the third set of driver files, but it was still identified as a 24-inch printer. I wondered if it would matter that the driver was for a 24-inch printer and began to look at the paper sizes it could use. The biggest size I saw in my exploration of the Adjust print options window was 24" x 36". Returning to the main printer window, I noticed the item Customize your printer. Maybe it could be customized to be 44 inches. In the Customize window under the Advanced tab, I found a New Driver button that opens the Add Printer Driver wizard.

12/23: There were four printer drivers and I did not know which one to use. Two of the drivers were programs and two were files that would enable Windows to control the printer. I downloaded one program and one zipped folder of files for Windows, but when it was time to discover network devices, the printer in 403 did not appear. Then it occurred to me that there might be [http://zeus.phys.uconn.edu/wiki/index.php/Private:Poster_printing_directions directions] for installing a driver on the wiki. After finding them, I knew I should use the driver files for Windows rather than the driver program. However, when I had followed the instructions to add the printer, it was the wrong size, 24 inches instead of 44. I tried the other driver files for Windows from the HP webpage I found the night before, with the same result. Then I noticed a link on the directions page to a driver for the 44-inch printer. There were only two driver downloads on that page, and I chose the driver files again rather than the program. I had to delete the first to driver folders before the third folder would unzip. I added the printer using the third set of driver files, but it was still identified as a 24-inch printer. I wondered if it would matter that the driver was for a 24-inch printer and began to look at the paper sizes it could use. The biggest size I saw in my exploration of the Adjust print options window was 24" x 36". Returning to the main printer window, I noticed the item Customize your printer. Maybe it could be customized to be 44 inches. In the Customize window under the Advanced tab, I found a New Driver button that opens the Add Printer Driver wizard. This wizard offers a menu of manufacturers and a menu of printers. I chose HP, and there was a 44-inch printer in the printer menu. I selected that one, and our printer changed from 24 inches to 44. Later I noticed that I still had the wrong driver because it was for the T1100 PS, so I replaced it with the one for the T1100.