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Mathematica8Registration,Download,andInstallationInstructions
UMStudent,OSXVersion
AboutthisDocumentWiththereleaseofMathematica8,Wolframhascompletelyrevampedtheprocessofregistering,obtainingandinstallingMathematica.Thisdocumentisastep‐by‐stepguidetothenewprocess,completewithillustrations.IfyouencountererrorsinthisdocumentorneedfurtherassistancewithinstallingMathematica8,please
contactMCSRstaffatassist@mcsr.olemiss.edu.1.Clickthefollowinglink:https://user.wolfram.com/portal/requestAK/718fbc9b9bb19fccfb7fb6cb2d66b426b1990ff3(Yourcomputermayaskifit’sOKtocontinueontotheweb;clickOK.Ifthatdoesnotwork,cutandpastethetextofthelinkintoyourbrowser’slocationbar.)Itwilltakeyoutoawebpagethatlookslikethis:
Hereyouhaveachoice;youcandetourtocreatingaWolframUserPortalID,orgoaheadwiththeActivationprocesswithoutcreatinganID.We’lldothelatter,andcomebacktocreatinganIDalittlelater.2.Click“Continuewithoutsigningin>>”.You’llseeanHTMLformthatlookslikethis:
Fillintheform.MakesuretouseyourofficialOleMissemailaddress(ie,[email protected]).Infield3,selectyourcomputer’soperatingsystemfromthepulldown.Whenfinished,clickSubmit.Youshouldseeascreenlikethis.Youwillbedirectedtoapagethatlookslikethis:
ClickContinuetoyourWolframUserPortal.Youwillthenseeascreenthatasksyouforlogininformation.
AtthispointyouneedtoopenyoucampusemailandlookforanemailfromWolfram.3.Todownloadyoursoftware,openyouremailInboxinanewwindow.YouwillhaveamessagefromWolframthatlooks(roughly)likethis:
Clickthelinktodownloadyoursoftware.Oncedone,yourUserportalpagewilllooklikethis:
NowyoumustCreateanAccountbyclickingtheredbuttoninthelowerleftcornerofthescreen4.Nowyoushouldbelookingatthisscreen:
FillinallfieldsandthenclicktheCreateAccountbutton
ClickOKtodismissthepopup.You’renowreadytoregisteranddownloadtheproduct.FillinallthefieldsandclicktheFinishbutton.
AtthispointyouclickOKtodismissthepopup.5.TodownloadMathematica8,scrolldownandclicktheDownloadbutton:
ClickStartDownload:
Youwillbeaskedifyouwanttosavethediskimage:
ClickSaveFile.
Chooseaplace(weusuallyusetheDesktop)tosavethefile.ClickSavetostartthedownload.Thedownloadwilltakealongtime,withthefamiliarprogressbar:
Whenthedownloadiscomplete,diskimagewillappearonthedesktop.
6.Installtheprogrambydouble‐clickingthedownloadedfile.Yourcomputerwilltakeamomenttoanalyzethedownloadedfile.
Whenthathasfinished,thediskimagewillappearasamounteddiskonthedesktopandshouldopeninanewFinderwindow:
(IfitdidnotopeninaFinderwindow,youcanopenitbydoubleclickingthemounteddisk.)Toinstalltheprogram,draganddroptheMathematicaiconintotheApplicationsfolder.IfyouareinstallingMathematica8onacomputerthathasapreviousversionofMathematicainstalled,youwillbeaskedifyouwanttoreplacetheoldversion:
Asfarasweareaware,Mathematica8isfullybackward‐compatiblewitholderMathematicafiles;so,thereshouldbenoneedtomaintainseparateversionsofMathematicaonasinglemachine.ClickReplacetocontinuetheinstallation.WaitwhiletheInstallercopiesfiles.
ClickFinishtocompletetheinstallation.7.StartMathematica8fromtheApplicationsFolder:
YourcomputerwillcautionyouaboutrunningarpogramyoudownloadedfromtheInternet.
ClickOpentocontinue.You’llbepromptedforanActivationKey.FinditintheUserportal:
TypeinyourActivationKeyandclickActivate.You’llbepromptedtoreadandaccepttheEndUserLicenseAgreement.Readit,checkthebox,andclickOK.
Atthispointtheprogramwillstart.
Thisactivationonlyhastobedoneonce;fromnowon,youcanstarttheprogramfromtheApplicationsfolderanduseitdirectly.Note:oncetheprogramhasbeeninstalled,thediskimageyoudownloadedtothedesktopisnolongerneededandcanbedeleted.Happycomputing!