Virtual Desktop Access
Installation and First Time Use
Windows XP / Windows 7 / Windows 8 laptop or desktop
HISD has deployed a new application called Virtual Desktop Infrastructure ( VDI ) that allows remote users to login and access their U :\ drive from anywhere outside the district . Your home computer or laptop will connect to a virtual machine inside the district and run a Windows 7 computer that has access to your U :\ drive documents .
The Microsoft Office Suite is not installed on these computers , but Open Office is . Open Office is a free word processing suite . These programs will open up automatically when you select documents from your U :\ drive .
This access needs to be after school hours or on weekends since it is a set of virtual computers that is shared with our students during the school day .
Click here to download the Citrix Receiver Application
1 . Click above to download the Citrix Receiver Application to your computer
2 . Click the Download button . 3 . Accept the End-User License Agreement .
4 . Select Download your file manually at the next dialog box .