Problem:
On Windows 10 - Starry Night 7 Remote SkyGuide, in part, uses the Windows Internet Explorer framework, and if javascript is not enabled for IE, then remote SkyGuide will fail.
Test:
You can test whether this is the issue by navigating to the following web page using Internet Explorer:
https://www.whatismybrowser.com/detect/is-javascript-enabled
If the webpage says javascript is not enabled then it must be enabled.
Solution:
The Windows group policy setting to enable Java script on a per user basis:
Group Policy Management Console:
User settings:
Preferences
Windows settings
Registry
1400 General
Hive HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key path SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\3
Value name 1400
Value type REG_DWORD
Value data 0x0 (0)
If the issue can not be resolved via the solution above please submit a ticket request for assistance.
OR
Force SN to use the local copy of sky guide by adding a line to prefs.txt.
To do this:
Navigate to the Pro (or Pro Plus) preferences folder:
\Users<YourUserName>\AppData\Local\Simulation Curriculum\Starry Night Prefs\Pro (or \Pro Plus)
Open up prefs.txt with notepad or another plain text editor.
Insert
<SN_VALUE name="UseLocalCopyOfSkyGuide" value="Yes">
at the second to last line, before the closing </BODY> tag.
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