Home School Link – Updated 14/02/2008

Installation Instructions

Windows Xp and 2000 operating system users can skip to step two. After following the below steps, please use My Computer to access your favourites list.

How to use home school link is explained here

Windows 95/98/Me or if your unsure of your operating system, then please complete steps one and two.

Step One

Click on the 'Click here to Install Files' button below to install the required files and follow the instructions below........

On the 'File Download' box select'Run this program from its current location' and click 'OK'.

Click the 'Yes' button when asked the question 'Would you like to install Visual Basic 6.0 run time files?'.

Please then wait until installation of the required files is complete, and then continue with step two.

Step Two

Open your Internet explorer. Click on Tools, select internet options and then click on the advanced tab. Under the browsing sub menu make sure there is a tick in the box next to 'enable folder view for FTP sites' as shown below. Then click ok.

Click on the 'Click here to Run Programme' button below to start the installation and follow the instructions below........

On the 'File Download' box click 'Open'.

Because you are running a program from the internet a 'Security Warning' box will appear. Click the 'Yes' button to allow the 'Home School Link' installation to continue.

The 'Home School Link Installation' box will appear. Enter your school login name, then click on the down arrow to select your group, and finally click the 'Install' button to complete.

When the installation is complete a box will appear...click 'OK' to close this.

Installation of the 'Home School Link' is now complete.

Note: Dialog boxes could differ from the images above.

If there is more than one pupil or staff member in a household who wishes also to use 'Home School Link' then run step two of the installation process for these additional person or persons.

Now the installation is complete please click here to find out what 'Home School Link' does, and how to use it.

If you encountered problems whilst completing the 'Home School Link' installation process, then please contact the ICT Team for assistance.

Academic Year Ends And Removing 'Home School Link' From Your PC

At the beginning of each academic year it is best to follow the procedure below to delete last year's 'Home School Link' from your PC and then follow the instructions from step two of the installation process to re-install 'Home School Link'. This is because for example, the item 'Home Drive jbloggs04 in year 7' will not work when the pupil with the login 'jbloggs04' is in year 8.

NOTE: Members of staff do not need to do this as they do not change year groups.

Deleting 'Home School Link'

If you wish to delete 'Home School Link' from your home PC, open your Internet Explorer web browser and delete the item 'The Meden School' from the 'Favorites' list.