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Thank you all for your suggestions and comments, they're helpful!

Hi guys, Currently for exams we're using Microsoft Word with all proofing disabled for Exams, however it requires a manual set-up each time. Would it be best to use WordPad instead, is there anything I need to look out for or can WordPad just be opened and used right away? It seems ok to me but I don't know if I'm missing something, there is no proofing in Word Pad right? No way the user can get around it? Many thanks for your help.

Hi guys, I'm looking to deploy IE11 as an .msi and it is my understanding that I need to create one via the Internet Explorer 11 Administration Kit. I've fallen at the first hurdle as I can't even install the kit! I have installed Internet Explorer 11 on my machine (have tried both x32 and x64) and it runs fine. However when I try to install the IEAK it errors and says 'The Internet Explorer Administration Kit 11 requires that you have Internet Explorer 11 installed'. I do have it installed? Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

Thanks, that might just be the problem. It's update KB3008923 that's IE related. KB 3008923, the MS14-080 Internet Explorer rollup, is crashing Internet Explorer, although which versions of IE is unclear. Bryanangler2 reports on Microsoft Connect: "We have an enterprise app that heavily uses modal dialogs. This morning we were greeted with a flood of support requests that after a Windows update last night, dialogs no longer work. We isolated the issue that window.dialogArguments on secondary window no longer works." At this point, I've seen reports of the problem with IE9 and IE11, but one report says it affects IE11 only, and not IE9 or IE10. As usual, there's no acknowledgment of the problem in the KB article (although the KB article does say there may be an installation error 8024001d with Windows 10 Technical Preview). No clue as to a workaround. It's either a mass update uninstall or a new deployment of IE.

Hi guys, Not really sure where to begin to solve this issue. As of last Friday Internet Explorer appears to crash spontaneously for all users on our network. They'll be using a website and then 'Internet explorer has stopped working...' As far as I can tell there's no specific trigger for this to happen. I monitored memory and processes and nothing out of the ordinary occurred. The current version they are running is IE9. Has anyone experienced this before or have any ideas where to start to fix this issue? Could it be a filtering related issue? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.

Thanks for that, I managed to find the default location for the connect.ini file in a similar setting as you described. Turns out I had to revalidate the database name so the file included the latest version. I'm close to a flawless install, for some reason when the workstation tries to log in to SIMS for the first time, SIMS does not automatically detect the connect.ini file. Even though it deploys in the correct location, thus prompting the user to locate the file.

Hi guys, When I deploy SIMS from Solus 3 to a workstation the program installs absolutely fine. However I find that the SIMS.ini and connect.ini files contain old data which does not point to the correct database, I then have to manually change each file to the correct settings. Is there a way that I can change these details on the server so that when SIMS is deployed it will contain the correct data? Many thanks.

Thanks for the reply Cache. It turns out that even by uninstalling SIMS, previous deployments would still be kept on the machine in a hidden folder named Capita in ProgramData. I simply deleted the Capita folder, redeployed SIMS from Solus and it worked.

Hi guys, Banging my head against a wall for this one... I have one single laptop that will not accept the Autumn update for SIMS through Solus 3, and the only error code I'm presented with is "One or more errors occurred..." Solus 3 can see the laptop, deploy the agent, deploy the latest update and as soon as I click 'deploy' on the laptop it waits a minute and then errors. I understand this is a pretty bleak description but I'm hoping someone might have experienced this error before and will be able to shed some light? Many thanks!

Hi guys, I have an issue with my schools proxy settings on a few laptops and it's proving to be a real headache. This post will hopefully be able to generate a few ideas and bring me closer to the root of the issue. To remotely install some bits of software I need my proxy to be ON... Ok, here are the details: 3 x Laptops HP 250 G1 (x86)with Ralink wireless driver, Windows 7 Professional Browsing the internet does not work with the proxy ON. Browsing the internet does work with the proxy OFF. The proxy address and port number are 100% correct and working on nearly every laptop. I can ping any website and proxy server/default gateway I have tried... (with no luck) Removing Wireless networks Resetting the adapter Uninstalling the driver Static IP Non-Static IP IPConfig (Release, Renew, Flush DNS) NetShell - netsh int ip reset Removing from the domain REBUILDING the laptop Removing wireless profiles from registry Here's the kicker... this happened yesterday and I had to give up in the end. The member of staff then took the laptop home an connected to her Wi-Fi as normal. When she brought it back in the next day and reconnected to the sites Wi-Fi, all was working once again. But its happened again today with another member of staff. Can you guys think of anything else I might be able to try? Many thanks.

Thanks for sending that through AXE, I've also found a working solution for the problem - I've edited my original post.

Hi AXE, that would be great if you're able to help?

Hi deKay, as this is for students to use, by default command line is blocked by group policy (I'll double check). However when they run aiStarter the command line box does appear with the emulator settings and this does work on a number of PCs.

Thanks Rich, I did suspect it could be proxy/firewall related. All of the PCs are identical and have the same proxy settings, so not too sure!

Hi guys, I'm having a few problems with MIT App Inventor and I wondered if anyone might be able to help. I've deployed an msi to a computer suite of 30 computers and problems keep cropping up. Some work, some don't. The main issues stem from the emulator. First error is: Companion Version Check The Companion you are using is out of date. This version of App Inventor should be used with Companion version 2.23ai2zx1 However this is the version I have already installed! The second problem is: Launch the aiStarter program on your computer and then try again. I've tried launching aiStarter before and during whilst using App Inventor and still receive the same error. Has anyone encountered something similar? Any help would be greatly appreciated! [EDIT] Whilst I'm still having an issue with problem 1, I have since solved the issue to problem 2. The reason that aiStarter isn't registering as open is because it (a) hasn't opened properly or (b) wasn't closed down correctly. I was initially closing down the command box by clicking the red 'X'. However you need to hit Ctrl-C to fully kill the application. Once reopened it works fine. [EDIT 2] I found a work around for problem 1 You need to obtain the latest emulator .apk (which for me currently is 2.22ai2zx1) - D/L Here 1) Copy and paste the .apk into the root of App Inventor which is typically C:\Program Files\AppInventor\commands-for-Appinventor. 2) Launch the command prompt and change directory to C:\Program Files\AppInventor\commands-for-Appinventor (or wherever it's installed). 3) Now in Google Chrome, log-in to App Inventor and run the emulator as normal, ensure the emulator is running during step 4. 4) In command prompt, with the 'commands-for-appinventor' folder selected, paste the following: adb -e install -r YourFile.apk 5) The emulator will upgrade using the .apk and will work right away.