Thursday, March 28, 2013

To do list for swapping computer

A quick to do list for swapping laptops:

On the old laptop:

  1. Gather all data from the previous laptop including (but not limited to):
    a. desktop
    b. documents
    c. favorites
    d. Firefox profile data
    e. Chrome profile data
    f. music
    g. pictures
    h. videos
    i. Outlook NK2 file
    j. Outlook archive (check both c:\archive and the folder in appdata\local)
  2. Gather profile info from previous computer including (but not limited to):
    a. default printer
    b. default browser
    c. additional mailboxes open in Outlook
  3. Note any additional nonstandard programs that may be on the laptop including (but not limited to)
    a. Dropbox
    b. itunes
    c. Acrobat, Photoshop
    d. NitroPDF
    e. Skype
    f. Google Talk
On the new laptop:
  1. Log in as the user
  2. Configure Outlook as needed including (but not limited to):
    a. configure account
    b. configure archiving as appropriate
    c. add bcc field to new messagee
    d. copy signature from sent items to this Outlook
    e. add back any additional mailboxes to Outlook
  3. copy data from backed up data from old laptop including (but not limited to):
    a. desktop
    b. documents
    c. favorites
    f. music
    g. pictures
    h. videos
    i. Outlook NK2 file
  4. add all relevant printers
  5. set proper default printer
  6. install browsers, if needed
  7. copy Chrome/Firefox profile settings to new computer 
  8. set proper default browser
  9. add terminal server icon to desktop (if applicable)
  10. set up VPN and/or add icon to desktop (if applicable)
  11. install TightVNC (if applicable)
  12. Rename computer with appropriate initials in computer name
  13. set up backup
  14. install all updates
  15. make sure antivirus is up to date
  16. track new computer ownership in inventory spreadsheet

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