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Login in as local Admin and run the "Join a Domain or Workgroup" wizard under System Properties/Network ID. Has never failed to fix this issue and only take a minute.

Just posted this in the Window 7 Netbook thread and it was only relevant for our laptops and netbooks over wireless, but I thought I would still share. We have luckily never had this issue on a PC, yet. What we have found is that students (and staff) are impatient. They shutdown and close the laptop/netbook and hand them in before the device has finished shutting completely down. We have told the schools to make sure that the devices are fully off but they never do so if this happens now, we just get them to pull the battery out of the device and try again. Works everytime. Another suggestion would be logging in as local admin and running the "Join a Domain or Workgroup" wizard. This has helped fix some Trust Relationship issues we have had. Might be worth a try.

This is an old thread but because we have had this issue on our network and we believe we have found the reason, I thought I would share and get other opinions. What we have found is that students (and staff) are impatient. They shutdown and close the laptop/netbook and hand it in before the device has finished shutting completely down. We have told the schools to make sure that the devices are fully off but they never do so if this happens now, we just get them to pull the battery out of the device and try again. Works everytime.

Thanks Russell! All excellent points. Have there been any studies on the use of this sort of software?

No one has anything to help me out?

Hello all, We are currently trialing Impero in our school division, here in Alberta. The two of us who have been working with it, love it. It's like having another tech working with us. Schools love it as well. The hard sell is to my director and to senior admin who are saying this sort of software goes against where education technology is supposedly going. "Teachers should be instilling responsibility into their students about proper web and technology use. The need for a software platform which allows you spy on students is obsolete and unnecessary." I see Impero as an extra set of hands which also allows us (tech dept) to do more with less. Classroom Management software is not something I have seen in any other Alberta school division but it seems to be utilized quite a lot in Britain and Europe. My questions are… Why are you using it? Are there any studies from Britain supporting it use? What are some clever ways of using it that has made your jobs even better/easier? Thanks!

We use Enterasys and their HiPath solution which is formerly Siemens.

Snagit works well.