7 Jun 2021
To connect to your hosted SIMS / FMS or other Scomis Hosted Application, whether at school or home, you need to download and install the following software - Scomis Hosted Application Connector…
1 Mar 2018
When trying to print from SIMS, the error No Printers Defined appears with the explanation: You do not have any Printers Defined. Please add at least one (1) Printer via the control panel.…
24 Apr 2015
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19 Jun 2014
In order to fully uninstall the Screwdrivers driverless printing client, the following steps will need to be taken. 1. Scripted removal Download this script which can be run manually or deployed via…
Updated 2015/06/29 with new version of Screwdrivers script Scomis Hosted Application Connector - Upgrading / Deploying across your network In most cases you would be able to deploy the connector across a…
13 Jun 2014
Problem When connecting to the Scomis Hosted Application service you may get an error relating to "Remote Desktop can’t connect to the remote computer" Remote Desktop can’t connect to the remote computer…
Problem When installing the Scomis Hosted Apps Connector the installation package will attempt to remove existing versions before completing installation. In some circumstances this will not be possible and you will get…
Updated 20150629 with new version of Screwdrivers script In most cases you would be able to deploy the Screwdriver across a school by using group policy with the MSI downloadable from http://www.scomis.org/go/hosted The MSI…
SWGfL School Connectivity Requirements The hosted SIMS connector will work for a SWGfL school following our standard connectivity requirements guide but we also allow direct connection to the load balanced server farm…
Connectivity Requirements The connector will work from any internet connection with the exception of a few countries such as China which are blocked at our firewall Bandwidth Requirements For information on bandwith requirement…
Problem Your SIMS Terminal Server shortcut has dissapeared from your desktop and start menu Cause You or your school ICT team may have updated your system to use our updated Hosted Application…
5 Jun 2014
Problem - Second Logon Prompt When logging onto the service through the Connector you may find a second login / double login box asks for your password... Windows 7 Windows XP Cause…
7 May 2014
When attempting to print in SIMS an error message appears stating ‘You do not have permission to use the selected printer’. Try completely removing and reinstalling Screwdrivers (Double check whether the school…
15 Jan 2014
Problem If you have problems with print output where there are missing characters, i.e. the actual printout is missing pieces of information that exist in the on screen report or print preview...…
20 Sep 2013
Occasionally the network administrators disable the Screwdrivers control panel which means that user are unable to set preferences of printers that are available within a Remote Desktop session. The following scripts can…
20 Oct 2011
Our Server 2008 Terminal Server platform has been enabled with a truly Printer independent Driverless solution called Screw Drivers. The product removes many of the restrictions surrounding host based printers. You will need to…
7 Feb 2011
Please note that this article applies only to the Server 2008 platform that is retiring in January 2020. Server 2016 has 2 methods available to create PDF files: Word and Excel reports…
The Driverless Printing Solution on the SIMS Terminal Server gives a number of Advanced Options that extend the functionality of the software. Open the ScrewDrivers v4 Control Panel. Click on the name…
By Default the Scomis Driverless Printing will only create 2 Printers on the Terminal Server. This has been designed to help make more efficient use of Server resources. If you have more…