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I was wondering about this, as I haven't noticed issues with blackboard and vista, but equally my current course only uses the announcements, discussion boards and course documents. Quoting "Nind, Rich M" <[log in to unmask]>: > Can you give us more details? we had a problem with Blackboard taking up > to half an hour to load on student's laptops, but it was solved by the > following: > > (In Internet Explorer) > > Go to Tools > Internet Options > Advanced > > > In the settings box, scroll down to the security section, find the "Use > SSL 2.0" , and tick it. > > Click ok > > I'm aware of this being a problem with the combination of Vista and IE7, > if there are other problems I'd like to know more about them, as we use > Blackboard here at Hallam. > > ta > Rich > > Rich Nind > Technical Advisor > Disabled Student Support Team / Sheffield Regional Assessment Centre > Sheffield Hallam University > Tel: 0114 2255311 > Email: [log in to unmask] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff. > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ros Stevenson > Sent: 05 February 2008 11:39 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Windows Vista and Blackboard > > Dear Colleagues > > I would be interested to know how others are managing the issue of > Windows Vista and its incompatibility with Blackboard. I saw a student > yesterday who cannot use his DSA-funded computer (which operates on > Vista) for some online learning activities because of this problem - and > he cannot be the only one. I have spoken to one supplier who has said > there is an interim solution - but it would add to the cost of the > student's equipment package. > > Your comments would be very welcome. > > Ros > > -- > Ros Stevenson (Mrs) > Adviser for Dyslexic/SpLD Students > Oxford Brookes University > Student Services > Helena Kennedy Student Centre > Headington Hill Campus > Oxford OX3 0BP > Tel: 01865 484693 > Fax: 01865 484656 > www.brookes.ac.uk/student/services/dyslexia/ > > > >