STATE UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA DISTANCE LEARNING 

Troubleshooting Help for Distance Students


Select the symptom that best describes the problem you are currently experiencing. The symptoms are listed by category below:

Access Denied
     When Username & Password are submitted, "Access Denied" message pops up. (a)

Chat
     When I click on the chat icon...
           ...a new window opens but nothing happens (b)
           ...I get an error message saying that there was "no response" & that the server may be down (c)
    &nbsp      ...I do NOT see the actual gray boxes representing each room (d)
      While in a chat room...
           ...I was suddenly unable to type or post a message (e)
           ...the window for the room suddenly disappeared (f)

Bulletin Board
     When I click on the Bulletin Board icon...
           ...new window opens but nothing happens - the screen remains blank (g)
           ...I get an error message saying, "No Response" and that the server may be down. (h)
     Unable to read people's Bulletin Board messages. (i)
     When Bulletin Board message is posted, last few words are cut off. (j)
     I am sure I hit the "Post" button, but I can't find my Bulletin Board posting. (k)

WebCT/E-mail
     When I click on the E-mail icon...
          ...a new window opens but nothing happens - the screen remains blank. (l)
          ...I get an error message that says, "No Response" and that the server may be down. (m)
          ...I can open messages I've received, but I can't use the "Compose" or the "Reply" functions. (n)
          ...I can see a list of the messages I have received, but when I click on the messages to read them, the messages will not "open". (o)
     While in the middle of composing an e-mail message, the message box suddenly disappeared. (p)
     While in the middle of reading an e-mail message, the message box suddenly disappeared. (q)
     I sent an e-mail message, but the recipient said it was not received. (r)

Whiteboard
     When I click on the Whiteboard icon...
          ...a new window opens, but nothing happens - the screen remains blank. (s)
          ...I get an error message saying, "No Response" and that the server may be down. (t)
     While in the Whiteboard Room, I was suddenly unable to type or post a message. (u)
     While on the Whiteboard, the window for the room suddenly disappeared. (v)

My Progress/Tracking Record
     I think my tracking record is inaccurate. (w)

My Record/Grades
     My professor says he/she has posted my grades under the "My Record/Grades" icon, so why don't I see my grade when I go to this location? (x)

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