Windows
Access to MS Windows
Public MS Windows Stations: H52, J Floor, K Floor.
For regular use (no special USB stick access, no scanning, no CD/DVD reading/burning), the easiest way is to to use the Windows Terminal Server:
Launch > Applications > Internet > Windows
After logging on a Windows, the own files are located under My Documents.
The institutes /scratch directory is accessible under drive S:
Internet Explorer
Due to the mass of security problems with the IE, almost everything dangerous is disabled by default. For example you can't start ActiveX components or view PDF files. If you need a special feature for a website which you trust, you are able to add that site to the "trusted websites"
Internet Explorer/ Tools/ Internet Options/ Security/ Trusted Sites