[labnetwork] Getting files off older computers

[Kevin McPeak]

Dear Colleagues,

Here at the LSU cleanroom, we have several older computers (e.g Win XP and
Win 7) which are not allowed on the network. These computers are connected
to instruments (e.g. SEM and AFM) that we often need to get files from.
Unfortunately, the instruments do not run on Win 10 (our network
administrator won't allow Win 7 on the network as well).

The current protocol to get images etc. off these older computers is to use
a cleanroom owned USB stick to move the file to one computer in the
cleanroom which is on the network.

I do not like this protocol. It is very difficult to stop users from using
their own USB stick, which could be infected. Also USB sticks grow legs.

I suspect other facilities on the list have faced these same challenges. I
am curious how you have resolved them. Thank you in advance for your input!

Regards,
Kevin

-- 
Kevin M. McPeak
Assistant Professor
Louisiana State University
Dept. of Chemical Engineering
3307 Patrick Taylor Hall
Baton Rouge, LA  70803
email: kmcpeak at lsu.edu
phone: 225-578-0058
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