Supported Operating Systems

MyITLab supports the following Operating Systems

• Windows XP Service Pack 2 [SP2 is specifically important; the edition of XP is not.]
• Windows Vista [The specific edition - Home, Home Premium, etc. - is not important. You should have Vista SP1 installed as well, not for MyITLab, but in general. SP2 has also been released.]

Note: myitlab does not run natively on any Mac operating systems. myitlab can be run on a Mac with an Intel-based architecture, running Windows via a program such as Boot Camp or Parallels [or VMWare].

Supported Web Browsers

myitlab supports the following Web browsers:

• Internet Explorer 6.0
• Internet Explorer 7.0 [You should be using IE ver 7]

[Note: A specific comment about browsers: Although MyITLab documentation will mention the use of Firefox or alternatives, the fact is that the key portion of MyITLab, the simulation of Office applications, REQUIRES using Internet Explorer as it relies on Microsoft functions via ActiveX, etc. Thus, there really is only one choice - using Internet Explorer. IE version 8 is not yet supported by MyITLab and it will not properly function with IE ver 8.]

Note: If you are running myitlab on Internet Explorer 7 on Windows Vista or Windows XP, you will need to set specific browser settings to ensure an optimal experience in myitlab. For more information and detailed instructions, visit www.myitlab.com and click the Student Support link.

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Screen Resolution

myitlab is best viewed with a screen resolution of 1024x768 pixels.

• 800x600 screen resolution is supported; simulation will scale down to the smaller screen size
• Larger screen resolutions also are supported; simulation will scale up to the larger screen size
• DPI setting should be set to 96 DPI (Normal size in Windows XP; Default scale in Windows Vista).

Hardware

Memory [RAM]: 512MB or higher recommended; 256MB minimum requirement

• Windows XP: 512MB or higher [1GB] recommended; 256MB minimum requirement
• Windows Vista: 1GB RAM* [1GB really is the minimum, but it will work; 2GB is preferable.]

Processor*

• Windows XP: 1.4Ghz processor
• Windows Vista: 2.0Ghz processor*

*Note: The increase in the requirements for Vista are due to the additional memory and CPU overheads imposed by the operating system itself.

Sound Card

• Any MCI compliant sound card

Internet Connection

myitlab is best used with a broadband connection (cable or DSL) or higher. Dial-up/56K modem connection is the minimum requirement; you may experience slow download times trying to run simulation activities. [Don't bother with dial-up; it is simply not going to work.]

Plug ins

myitlab uses the following plug ins:

• ActiveX control (will download via Installation Wizard)
• Adobe Flash player 9 or higher
• Adobe Reader

Note: Depending on the content you upload or add to your myitlab course, you [...] may need additional plug-ins and players (for example, QuickTime, PowerPoint Viewer, and so on).

Supported File Types / Formats

myitlab supports the following file types / formats for file uploads:

• Image Formats: JPEG, JPG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, and PNG.
• Audio Formats: MID, MIDI, WAV, RAM, and MP3.
• Video Formats: WMV, MPEG, MPG, MPE, WM, AVI, and ASF.
• Application Formats: DOC, XLS, PPT, PPS, PDF, RM, SWF, CLASS, EXE, RTF, and CAB.
• Text Formats: TXT, HTML, and HTM.

Note: You cannot upload any files larger than 10MB to myitlab. If you need to include larger files in your course, consider posting them to a Web site and adding links in your course to point to those files.