about USMLEWorld

System Requirements


Desktop & Laptop Computers

To utilize our services and all of its unique features fully, your computer must

  • have English as the default display and input language,
  • have Microsoft Windows XP or higher (Vista, 7 etc.) or Macintosh OS X 10.4.x or higher (10.5.x, 10.6.x or 10.7.x) with administrator privileges,
  • use Pentium III 800MHz or faster (Pentium IV 1.5 GHz or higher preferred) processor for Windows and G4 700 MHz or faster (1.2 GHz or higher preferred) processor for Macintosh,
  • have a minimum of 512 MB of RAM (1 GB or higher preferred),
  • have Java Runtime Environment for Windows (available at http://www.java.com/winoffline_installer) and version 1.5 or higher for Macintosh installed or have necessary administrative rights to install it,
  • have stable and reliable Internet service via 56k dial-up or faster (high-speed connection preferred),
  • use Internet Explorer v6.0 or higher or Firefox v1.5 or higher for Windows and Safari v1.0 or higher for Macintosh (browser must have Javascript and cookies enabled),
  • have Adobe® Flash® Player, 8.0 or higher installed (available at http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/)
  • have a screen resolution of 1024x768 or higher pixels.

Please be advised that these are the bare minimum requirements for our software to properly function. The presence of a personal firewall, such as Norton, ZoneAlarm, McAfee, Little Snitch etc. or network firewall (setup by school, work, hospital, library, or public Wi-Fi administrator), proxy server (setup by school, work, hospital, library, public, or Wi-Fi administrator), VPN, cookie and cache management products may adversely affect your experience.

We do not support any other browsers like Netscape, AOL, Opera, etc. or virtualization applications or any other operating system environments like Unix, Linux, etc. Trying to log-in from unsupported browsers, non supported computers, accessing the contents of courses by disabling scripting Internet options is a violation of the terms and conditions.

iOS Devices (iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch)

Access via mobile devices is provided as an additional feature, but it is not intended to be a replacement for computer access. To utilize our software via a supported iOS device (iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch), your device must have

  • iOS version 4.3 or higher
  • at least 20 MB (maximum) of free storage space to install the app
  • a stable and reliable internet connection while in use (Wi-Fi is highly recommended)
  • Location Services turned "On" for the app (under Settings section on the home screen)

Please be advised that these are the bare minimum requirements for the app to function properly. The presence of a network firewall (set up by school, work, hospital, library, or public Wi-Fi administrator) and/or access via a proxy server, unreliable internet access point may adversely affect your experience with the app.

Basic Compatibility Check

The following are results of a basic compatibility check of this computer.

Software Version(s) Is Compatible?
Operating System
Browser
Cookies enabled
Java Support

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