When you install programs to your computer, you might face a situation where you have two versions of the same program: a 32-bit and a 64-bit version. If your operating system is 32-bit, all your other programs have to be 32-bit as well. In a 64-bit operating system, both versions work but typically the 64-bit […]

You need your password when you log in to your e-mail and other services provided for you by the University of Oulu or Oamk. If your password does not work, it does not necessarily mean you have forgotten it: The first thing to do, is to make sure that you do not have Caps Lock […]

Software updates and backups are important! To avoid losing your important files, for example your photos, you should take backups of your files on a regular basis. For backups, you can use e.g. an external USB hard drive, which you connect to your computer only for doing or restoring backups. A removable hard disk, which costs […]

MS Office application are available on all of the Windows computers maintained by the OUAS IT-Services. Also both the students and staff of the OUAS are entitled to install MS Office products on their own computers. The most used applications are MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint. Microsoft provides thorough guidelines inside the application: […]

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This instruction describes two methods how to change your Oamk password when you remember the current one. If you have forgotten your password or want to reset it, see the other guideline instead: How to apply Oamk username and/or new password (oulu.fi). When planning a new password, check Password requirements and recommendations (oulu.fi). Method 1: Using […]

Every student at the Oulu University of Applied Sciences has an Oamk account; a user name and related password. You need your account e.g. when you want to read your email, log in to the Oamk data systems e.g. Students intranet Oiva and map your home directory (to a Windows computer at the school network) Students […]

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