Cannot load or display internet web page

Try a different web browser i.e. Chrome, Internet Explorer, Edge, Firefox Try pinging the web page i.e. ping scomis.org and see if it gets a response and resolved to an IP address (Reply from 37.128.134.205: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=54). If there is no IP address, there may be a problem with the DNS/Hosts file which is usually…

Clear print queue/print queue stuck

Occasionally a print job may be stuck in the print queue that you cannot clear. You may need to restart the Printer Spooler Service on the curriculum server (or which computer is hosting the printer) and to delete the offending file. The Following should be done by whomever is responsible for Curriculum network: NOTE This will delete all print…

Windows 10 – Map network drive for Admin F & G drives

In order to map a network drive, the user will need an account on both the machine they will be using and the main admin server machine with the same username and password. If the user has already been setup with the same username and password on the server, ignore this step. On the main…

Windows 10 Creators Edition Update & Scomis Hosted Applications Launcher

We have become aware of an issue caused by the recent Microsoft Creators Edition Update to Windows 10 which has introduced a bug affecting some updated Windows 10 computer’s ability to establish a remote desktop connection, including to our Hosted Application service. Users are unable to connect to the remote session and receive the error message below Your computer can’t connect to the…

Antivirus: McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.8 Patch 16

Note: Please be aware that McAfee VirusScan Enterprise is due to come to end of life on 31st December 2021. Please upgrade your Anti Virus before then McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.8 Patch 16 (Installable release) Standalone Patch 16 (Patch only) Mcafee Zip Password: Contact Scomis Service Desk (McAfee License required) Scomis Service Desk email: scomis@devon.gov.uk…

Windows 10 Anniversary Update (32bit) connectivity issues with Scomis Hosted Applications (Microsoft fix)

Since the recent Microsoft Anniversary Update to Windows 10 which appeared to have introduced a bug affecting a 32bit Windows 10 computer’s ability to establish a remote connection, including to our Hosted Application service. Users are unable to connect to the remote session and receive error messages relating to RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol). Previously the only way to resolve this…