LTS to Transition to Windows 7

Library and Technology Services (LTS) has been testing Windows 7 (Microsoft's new operating system) for the past several months in anticipation of its scheduled release which occurred on October 22, 2009. LTS plans to upgrade all public computing sites from Windows XP to the 64-bit version of Windows 7 after the spring 2010 semester.

For public testing, LTS has configured some computers at the EWFM 180 and EWFM library public sites with Windows 7 64-bit. As with any operating system upgrade, there may be some applications that will not function properly in the new environment.

Faculty who use software for courses should test their applications as soon as possible and provide feedback to windows@lehigh.edu. For a list of applications found to be incompatible, general Windows 7 information and a link to provide feedback, visit http://www.lehigh.edu/win7.

Students, faculty, and staff will be eligible to purchase a Windows 7 installation disk (for use on personally-owned home PCs) through the Lehigh Bookstore some time during the spring 2010 semester.

More information about the Windows 7 migration will be provided in the upcoming months. If you have any questions or concerns regarding Windows 7 or the implementation timetable, please contact the Help Desk at 8-HELP (8-4357).

--Susan A. Cady
  LTS Director for Administrative and Planning Services

Article posted November 18, 2009

 

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