These are the minimum technology requirements you must meet to take online courses:
Supported Operating Systems
- Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP / Vista
- Apple Macintosh OS X 10.4 or higher
Supported browsers for Desire2Learn (D2L)
- Windows: Internet Explorer 6 and 7
- Windows/Mac OS X: Firefox 2.0
- Mac OS X: Safari 1.3 or 2.0
Software required for all UW Colleges Online courses
- Microsoft Office Suite 2007 (Microsoft Works is NOT supported)
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 or above
- RealPlayer 10 or above or Real Alternative
- Adobe Flash Player
- Apple Quicktime Player
- Windows Media Player
Microsoft products and other popular software are available to UW Colleges students at discounted prices from the Wisconsin Integrated Software Catalog (WISC). You will need your Campus (ISO) ID number to use this website. You can obtain your Campus (ISO) ID number from the University of Wisconsin Colleges Student Account Management System at https://selfservice.uwc.edu.
A computer virus is a small program that attaches itself to e-mails, images, documents, and other programs. When an infected file is opened or executed, the computer virus is activated. Computer viruses can send themselves to people in your e-mail address book, collect and send personal information, damage files and programs on your computer, or completely erase your hard drive.
As more and more people use the Internet, the likelihood that a computer virus will infect your computer increases. If you don't already have one, we strongly advise you to acquire an anti-virus program. You can download the Symantec Antivirus Client for MS Windows here [log in required].
If you have an anti-virus program installed, it is very important to update the virus definitions frequently in order to provide yourself with the best protection available.