Installing Web Applets for Enhanced MOL

In order to use Enhanced MOL, the following components and plug-in need to be installed first.

• Java 2 Runtime Environmnet (J2RE)

• WebEQ Applet Jar File

• Maths Player 2.0b or above

Installation of Java Runtime Environment

1) Go to Sun Java Microsystems website and download J2RE installation file or simply click on the link provided: http://java.com/en/download/manual.jsp

2) Double-click on the downloaded J2RE setup package and then click on "Run" button.

3) Select "accept the terms in the license agreement", followed by clicking on "Next" button

4) After installation, please follow instructions below to enable the Sun JRE. Launch the Internet Explorer browser.

1. Click "Tools" --> "Internet Options"
2. Select the Advanced Tab, and scroll down to "Java (Sun)"
3. Check the box next to the "Use Java 2" version
4. Next, select the Security Tab, and select the "Custom Level" button
5. Scroll down to "Scripting of Java applets"
6. Make sure the "Enable" radio button is checked.
7. Click OK to save your preference.

Installation of Web EQ browser Control

5) Click on the link provided to download a copy of WebEQ Applet Jar file from Design Science Inc

6) Place the downloaded WebEQ Applet file into the following directory:

• Go to Start menu
• Go to Run

• Type the following lines in the Run dialog box as indicated in the diagram below.

• The following window will appear.

• Double click on the folder which is the latest version of J2RE, this is indicated by the string of numerical values. For e.g in the diagram above, jre1.5.0.1 is the later version as 1.5.0_01 is larger than 1.4.2_02. Note: You may see more than just 2 folders if you have installed multiple version of J2RE before.

• Double click on "Lib" folder, followed by double clicking on "ext" folder. Copy the downloaded WebEQApplet.jar file into the directory as shown in the diagram below.

• Close the window, the setting up of Web EQ browser control is completed.

Installation of Maths Player

7) Click on the link provided to download a copy of Maths Player: http://www.dessci.com/en/dl/MathPlayerSetup.asp

Testing of Installation

13) Verify that Maths Player is installed successfully by clicking on the link provided, it will report the version currently installed on your computer. Test your installation here

14) Verify that Web EQ applet is running properly by clicking on the link provided, it will show a quadratic equation. Test your Web EQ applet here