PC Requirements

Windows 98, 98SE, Me, NT, 2000 or XP
64 MB RAM (128 MB recommended, 256 MB recommended for Windows XP)
56K modem recommended
Sound Card and Speakers (required for viewing multimedia or video)

Browser Requirements

At least one of the following browsers:

• Internet Explorer 6.0 (recommended)
• Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.5 (supported)
• Netscape Communicator 7.0, 7.1, 7.2 (recommended)
• Netscape Communicator 4.7, 4.8 not validated to work with WebCT Vista
• Firefox 1.0

Sun Java Requirements

Sun Java will need to be downloaded, installed and enabled in the browser for certain parts of WebCT Vista to function.

• Sun Java 1.5.0
• Free download link available in the Browser Tuneup section of this Web site

Browser Configuration

WebCT Vista requires the following six browser configuration settings for Internet Explorer. Instructions are available at www.webct.com/tuneup. Click here to go to the browser tuneup.

• Enable Java
• Enable JavaScript
• Set browser cache
• Turn off anonymous login
• Enable cookies
• Disable popup blocking for WebCT

Supported Browser Plugins

You may need one or more of the following plugins depending on what technologies are used in your course(s).

• Adobe Reader
• Macromedia Flash
• Macromedia Shockwave
• Quicktime
• Real Media Player
• Windows Media Player
• Sun Java Virtual Machine JVM (required for PC-based Internet Explorer)

Assistive Technology

• JAWS, latest versions
• Note: WebCT designs and tests against compliance guidelines and standards of the W3C, WAI and US Regulation 508. WebCT works with assistive technologies in the marketplace that conform to those same standards.

Video Playback

• Real Media Player

Video Digitization

• Windows Media Encoder
• Real Producer Basic (free download)
• Other software is available in the ICT Creation Studio