Recommended Software and Browsers

This document contains the list of recommended systems and web browsers for use with Learn@UW. Please note that the information below is from the Software Vendor. Alternative and newer versions of the listed operating systems and browsers may or may not work properly with Learn@UW in certain cases, but there should be no expectation that they do. We will submit any reported problems to Desire2Learn for newer operating systems and browsers, such as Mac 10.5 and Safari 3.

Desire2Learn is no longer supporting Netscape or Mozilla.

Recommended Operating Systems and Hardware

Below is a list of System Requirements and Recommendations.

Component

Required

Recommended

Operating System:
  • Windows 98, 98SE, ME, 2000, 2003, XP, Vista
  • Mac OS X (up to 10.4)*
  • Windows 2003, XP Service Pack 2
  • Mac OS X (up to 10.4)

Video:
  • SVGA monitor
  • Minimum resolution of 800 x 600
  • Resolution of 1024 x 768 or greater

Internet Speed:
  • 56K modem
  • 56K, DSL or Cable modem



*Note: Desire2Learn is also supporting the Intel-based Macs.

Recommended Browsers

Note: These are the minimum browser requirements needed for using Learn@UW.

OS

Compatible Browsers

Recommended Browser

Windows
  • Internet Explorer 6.0
  • Internet Explorer 7.0
  • Firefox 2.0
  • Internet Explorer 6.0

Mac OS X
  • Safari 1.3
  • Safari 2.0
  • Firefox 2.0
  • Firefox 2.0

Recommended Settings

  1. Make sure that the browser is set to accept cookies (from both 1st party and 3rd party). See Web Browsers - Cookies FAQ for details (use the "managing cookies" links on the bottom of the page).
  2. Javascript must be enabled. See Web Browsers - Enabling Javascript

Recommended Software

The following software should be installed for full functionality within the Learn@UW site:

See Also: