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Hi All, We use a few laptops in exams for pupils with Support for Learning needs, and I've just been thinking about how to change the way we set them up. What I'm thinking of doing is: Two different log-ins: one for use with spellcheck on Word and one for spellcheck disabled (which I intend to do through security permissions on files used by spellchecker). Security settings denying exam users the ability to run desktop/all program icons for subject software. Power settings to 'Always on'. Wireless disabled. These accounts will be disabled when laptops are in normal classroom use to minimise the chance of the profiles becoming corrupt. We have XP Sp2 laptops on Exchange 2003 based network. How do you set up your laptops/computers when used for exams?

Hi All, Wondering if any of you have experience of extending the USB cable length connecting a computer and recent versions of Promethean whiteboards. I'm looking at extending the range with some kind of booster as the length of cable we need may be too long to reach on its own. Thanks, Tim

I am getting a HidFind.exe error when logging into windows - this has started since installing recent versions of the Promethean ActivDriver (4.9 or 4.10) onto some of our Dell laptops. Is this a Microsoft fault or an ActivDriver fault? I am going to uninstall from my laptop, but obviously I need to leave the drivers on for the teachers! It has happened on maybe three out of fifteen Dell D520 laptops so far. Windows XP Prof SP2 with roaming profiles. If anyone has seen this before, I'd appreciate a fix! Thanks, Tim

Hi All, We have the strangest problem here with the following setup: ActivPrimary v2.5 (latest patch) Driver versions 3.0.X and 4.x.x Recent version of Primary whiteboards (purchased in last year and a half) Dell D520 laptop with latest bios and XP SP2 USB connection Exchange 2003 network, users with Roaming Profiles Basically, every so often (maybe once every couple of weeks) when using the whiteboards as usual, a blank worksheet will appear when using the pen. Using the undo function returns it to how it should be and then the problem usually dissapears (though sometimes a restart is needed to stop it happening again). Promethean said they have not seen this before, and I tried their various possible fixes with no success. All staff using this setup have this problem and I wonder if anyone else has seen it? I think it is only happening with the Dell laptops, but being an intermittent problem it is hard to tell. Thanks, Tim Stewart's Melville College, Edinburgh