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You find listed below frequently asked questions relating to Viewpoint Online and Viewpoint Offline. If you have a question but cannot find an answer please contact out technical team on (01422)315418

Viewpoint Online FAQs
1.  I have Speech and Flash installed but when I login, I get a screen that tells me they are not installed
2.  I get page cannot be displayed or a white screen when I go to http://www.vptol.co.uk
3.  The login screen appears, but when I try to login it just stays at the login screen
 
1.  I have Speech and Flash installed but when I login, I get a screen that tells me they are not installed  
 

This could be caused by session cookies being disabled or you may be using an old desktop icon to run Viewpoint Online. The desktop Icon is no longer used due to problems with session cookies when using it. To run Viewpoint Online open Internet Explorer and go to http://www.vptol.co.uk

Enabling Session Cookies

To enable session cookies in IE4 or greater open Internet Explorer and:

1.  Click on the “Tools” Menu and select “Internet Options”, the “Internet Options” window will pop up.
2.  Click on the “Security” tab.
3.  Click on the “Custom Level” button, the “Security Settings” window will pop up.
4.  Scroll down the “Security Settings” window until you find the “Cookies” section.
5.  Check the “Enable” option on “Allow per-session cookies (not stored)”.
6.  Click on the “OK” button to close the “Security Settings” window.
7.  Click on the “OK” button to close the “Internet Options” window.

To enable session cookies in IE6 or greater open Internet Explorer and:

1.  Click on the “Tools” Menu and select “Internet Options”, the “Internet Options” window will pop up.
2.  Click on the “Privacy” tab. 3.  Click on the “Advanced” button, the “Advanced Privacy Settings” window will pop up.
4.  Check the “Override automatic cookie handling” option.
5.  Check the “Always allow session cookies” option.
6.  Click on the “OK” button to close the “Advanced Privacy Settings” window.
7.  Click on the “OK” button to close the “Internet Options” window.

 
2.  I get page cannot be displayed or a white screen when I go to http://www.vptol.co.uk  
  This could be caused by a firewall blocking the Viewpoint Online website.

The website www.launch.com being blocked by a firewall has been found to also lead to the firewall blocking www.vptol.co.uk. Contact your IT Support to verify your firewall settings.
 
 
3.  The login screen appears, but when I try to login it just stays at the login screen  
  This could be because you have a pop-up blocker installed (viewpoint online opens in a new window and is blocked by pop-up blockers).

To allow Viewpoint Online to run you will need to edit the settings of your pop-up blocker to allow the website: http://www.vptol.co.uk to use pop-ups.

If you have Windows XP Service Pack 2 installed please follow the instructions below to allow pop-ups when using Viewpoint:

1.  Open Internet Explorer and click on the "Tools" menu
2.  Then choose "Internet Options"
3.  On the "Internet Options" window that pops up click on the "Privacy" tab
4.  In the "Pop-up blocker" section click on the "Settings" button
5.  In the "Address of Web site to allow" box enter "http://www.vptol.co.uk" and click on the "Add" button
6.  Click on the "close" button then click on the "OK" button to close the "Internet Options" window
 


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