SIM hanging before login

[Mulsow]

windows pop up with:
Checking HTTP server status

[Joel Rubenstein]

go to http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim and download and install the critical SP1 update and this should correct your problem.

[Mulsow]

SP1 for the HP SIM 4.0 is already installed

[David Claypool]

The desktop and menu shortcuts for HP SIM run a simple JavaScript application that checks to see if the HP SIM service is running before launching a browser to connect. During the time it waits, the script displays a box with 'Checking HTTP server status' along with a counter that is the minutes and seconds of the system clock. If the service isn't running, the script attempts to start the service and loops again.

I have seen some situation where the script never gets a positive response that the service is running and ends up in a loop. Try to connect directly by launching the browser and typing the address and port in the address bar just like you would if you were accessing from another server.

[Mulsow]

Locally open the SIM over the browser isn't possible.
Error: Page cannot be displayed