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Obtain the correct system specifications. System Check  STEP 1 of 7 Back Step 2 Obtain the correct system specifications. To be successful, these are the recommended specifications: PC MAC  Dual core processor (Intel or AMD) 512 MB RAM Recommended: 1 GB High Speed Internet (Minimum 2,000 kbps connection) Windows XP, Vista or 7 Speakers (internal OR external) Printer Many courses also require a CD/DVD drive  Mac OS 10.4 (or better) High Speed Internet (Minimum 2,000 kbps connection) Audio enabled Printer Many courses also require a CD/DVD drive          Online Help Desk

You must download or update the following to avoid System Check STEP 2 of 7 Back Step 3 You must download or update the following to avoid technical issues. Required Plug-ins Java Use: Blackboard features Test it here Adobe Flash Player Use: Videos and animation Adobe Acrobat Reader Use: Documents Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer Use: View PowerPoint presentations Apple Quicktime Player Use: Audio and video files MP3 Player Use: Audio files Internet connection speed Online Help Desk

Download the correct software. System Check STEP 3 of 7 Back Step 4 Download the correct software. Do you have the right word processor? Taken at 94%? Internet students MUST have word processing software such as: Microsoft Word Microsoft Works Corel WordPerfect Microsoft WordPad and Apple TextEdit are not word processing software Do you have the right web browser? To reduce technical issues, download at least 2 of the browsers on the right. (Firefox 4 or better) (Internet Explorer 9 or better) (Google Chrome 10 or better) Do you have anti-virus software? (Basic versions preferred) Internet students should have up-to-date anti-virus software such as: Norton Anti-virus McAfee Virus Scan http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/new/ http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/internet-explorer/products/ie/home http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/make/download.html?brand=CHKZ Norton - http://us.norton.com/index.jsp McAfee - http://home.mcafee.com/Store/Downloads.aspx Office for PC - http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/en_US/pd/Office-University-2010/productID.229301900?Icid=Student_Main_OfficeUniv_FeatImage Office for mac - http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/en_US/pd/Office-for-Mac-University-2011/productID.234329500?Icid=Student_Main_OmacUniv_FeatImage Would you like a good deal? Current students with a .edu email address can get Microsoft Office for FREE! Use the following link to download Microsoft Office for FREE on PC or Mac. Download Microsoft Office for FREE

Enable cookies in your browser. System Check STEP 4 of 7 Back Step 5 Enable cookies in your browser. This is visit number 11 for you. You should see a red number above. COOKIE TEST Click the Refresh/Reload button near the top of your browser several times. Does the red number increase? If the red number does NOT increase, you will need to enable cookies in your browser: Internet Explorer 7 Mozilla Firefox Online Help Desk

System Check System Check STEP 5 of 7 Back Download a Javascript-enabled web browser. Step 6 How to code the if/then statement? If you are reading this message, you are using a browser that is NOT Javascript-enabled. It is mandatory that you upgrade your browser to: Internet Explorer 7 Mozilla Firefox Online Help Desk System Check STEP 5 of 7 Back Download a Javascript-enabled web browser. Step 6 Excellent! Your web browser is Javascript-enabled! Continue to the next step of the System Check. Online Help Desk

Set your security settings. System Check STEP 6 of 7 Back Set your security settings. Step 7 You MUST set your computer’s security settings so that it does not block course-related content. (This will NOT compromise your online security.) How to set security settings for: Internet Explorer 7 Mozilla Firefox Online Help Desk

http://www.pmi.edu http://online.pmi.edu System Check STEP 7 of 7 Back Allow pop-ups from PMI. Blackboard Login Continue Lesson If a new browser window does NOT open, set your browser to allow pop-ups from: http://www.pmi.edu http://online.pmi.edu http://my.pmi.edu http://mail.my.pmi.edu Test your pop-ups RESTART YOUR COMPUTER As a final step be sure to restart your computer to allow for any and all background updates to complete. Online Help Desk

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Links for Step 3: PowerPoint Viewer http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=048DC840-14E1-467D-8DCA-19D2A8FD7485&displaylang=en Adobe Reader http://get.adobe.com/reader/ IE7 http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/ie7/ Firefox http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/products/ Norton Anti-virus http://www.symantec.com/norton/index.jsp McAfee VirusScan http://home.mcafee.com/Store/Downloads.aspx

Download the correct software. System Check STEP 3 of 7 Back Step 4 Download the correct software. Internet students MUST have word processing software such as: Microsoft Word Microsoft Works Corel WordPerfect Do you have the right word processor? Microsoft WordPad is NOT a word processing software  Do you need PowerPoint? If you don’t have Microsoft PowerPoint, get the FREE viewer : Do you have Adobe Acrobat? Get the FREE updated version: Internet students MUST use one of the browsers listed here: Do you have the right web browser? (Internet Explorer 8 is not yet supported) If you have AOL, you do NOT need to switch service. Simply download IE7 or Firefox. (Preferred) Do you have anti-virus software? Internet students should have up-to-date anti-virus software such as: Norton Anti-virus McAfee VirusScan (Basic versions preferred)