Plug-Ins and Settings
This page contains a list of multimedia or software packages and plugins that may be required for your study or to access multimedia applications on the Web in relation to your studies. Your computer should have a sound and video card but to experience multimedia online, you may also need special software programs called plugins.

Plugins allow your web browser to view or play certain types of files, such as some audio, video or chat functions. (Plugins - Wikipedia)
 
ActiveX settings in Internet Explorer | http://support.real-time.com/browsers/security/ie/activex.html
Many of the current security vulnerabilities that exist in Microsoft's Internet Explorer web browser exist in the service called "active scripting". Active scripts are programs written in Javascript, or sometimes Microsoft's VBScript and ActiveX. If you ever go to a URL that has an ".asp" extension, you are most likely running a script, or program, off of that server.
Adobe Reader  |  http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
Free software that enables you to view, print, search, and share Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files --a file that will look the same on the screen and in print, regardless of what kind of computer or printer someone is using and regardless of what software package was originally used to create it.

Adobe Reader Support |
Adobe (Macromedia) Shockwave Player | http://www.navisware.com/shockwave/download/
  Shockwave Player displays destination web content such as interactive multimedia product demos and training, e-merchandising applications, and rich-media multi-user games.
Acobe Flash Player | http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash&promoid=BONRN
   Flash Player displays content created with Adobe Flash CS3 Professional such as web application front ends, high-impact website user interfaces, interactive online advertising, and short-form to long-form animation and rich Internet applications created using Adobe Flex.
Browser information
  Troubleshooting Flash         Troubleshooting Flash for Macs  
Real Media Player  | Real Media for Macintosh | http://www.real.com/  Look for the Free Player download -- not the 14 day free trial for SuperPass
The free RealOne Player includes a media player, a music jukebox, and a built-in media browser to play a wide variety of streaming media formats on the Web. The free RealOne Player does not include access to RealOne channels or programming, premium player features, or RealOne member services.

Troubleshooting RealMedia
Windows Media Player  | Windows Media Player for Macintosh (not supported) |  http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/download/download.aspx
  This program allows you to play streaming and downloadable digital audio, video, and other Internet content; play back CD and digital recordings.

Troubleshooting Windows Media Player
Apple Quicktime Player |  http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
    QuickTime is an excellent movie viewer application that uses the latest streaming technology to access instant content on the Web. This viewer plays clips in almost every movie format, and is the only player that will work with some exclusive Apple formats (*.mov).

Troubleshooting Quicktime Player
Java - Sun Microsystems  |  http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp
    This connection enables applets on
Web sites to be run within
a browser on the desktop.
Download Instructions for Windows       		Mac Users
Java software can be directly downloaded from Apple.
 
Macintosh (Apple Mac OS X) - Instructions
Macintosh (Apple Mac OS 9 & earlier) - Instructions
Troubleshooting Java Virtual Machine
Impatica Files: MSUM uses a product called Impatica to publish PowerPoint Presentations in a smaller file size for viewing. If you have trouble viewing those files check this handout: Viewing Impatica FilesI
 
 
Tegrity WebLearner Browser Wizard  |  http://sessions.tegrityonline.com/_wizard/
    This page runs a browser test to determine if your computer has all the necessary requirements to run Tegrity WebLearner Sesssions. 
Issues related to the browser test   |  http://sessions.tegrityonline.com/_wizard/help/brwsrerr.htm
Horizon Wimba Set-up Wizard  | Login at MSUM http://netclass.mnstate.edu
    Horizon Wimba is an online webconferencing service that allows you to enter a "classroom" where you can speak with one another over the computer (using a microphone and speakers/headphones). It also enables you to write to one another using text-chat, view PowerPoint slides and share a whiteboard.  In order to participate, you will need a headset microphone for your computer (which you can purchase for around $12). At a minimum, you can use a computer microphone and speakers, but this will diminish the online experience considerably.
 

Microsoft Office Viewers  -  If you do not own Microsoft Office the following are links to download the various viewers that allow you to view files created with the application.  You cannot edit or create new documents.
Microsoft Office 2007 converter | http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA100444731033.aspx
To open Microsoft Office Word 2007 .docx or .docm files with Microsoft Office Word 2003, Word 2002, or Word 2000, you need to install the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for 2007 Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint File Formats and any necessary Office updates. By using the Compatibility Pack for the 2007 Office system, you can open, edit some items, and save Office Word 2007 documents in previous versions of Word.

 
Word Viewer 2007 | http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3657CE88-7CFA-457A-9AEC-F4F827F20CAC&DisplayLang=en
View, print and copy Word documents, even if you don't have Word installed. This download is a replacement for Word Viewer 2003 and all previous Word Viewer versions.
PowerPoint Viewer 2007  | http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=048DC840-14E1-467D-8DCA-19D2A8FD7485&displaylang=en
PowerPoint Viewer 2007 lets you view full-featured presentations created in PowerPoint 97 and later versions. This viewer also supports opening password-protected Microsoft PowerPoint presentations. You can view and print presentations, but you cannot edit them in the PowerPoint Viewer 2007
Excel Viewer 2007 | http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1cd6acf9-ce06-4e1c-8dcf-f33f669dbc3a&displaylang=en
With Excel Viewer, you can open, view, and print Excel workbooks, even if you don't have Excel installed. You can also copy data from Excel Viewer to another program. However, you cannot edit data, save a workbook, or create a new workbook. This download is a replacement for Excel Viewer 97 and all previous Excel Viewer versions.