Windows Internet Software Updates
Some software on this page are downloaded as a compressed ZIP file.
Windows Me and Windows XP are able to extract ZIP files
without extra decompression software;
for earlier Windows versions you may need to install such software,
for example, the freeware application
7-Zip.
Web Browsers
- Firefox, latest version (mozilla.org)
- Netscape, latest verison (netscape.com)
- Netscape Communicator 4.x (FTP: netscape.com)
for older computer systems that will not run the newer browsers above.
Please note, the Netscape Communicator 4 series is no longer updated to fix security flaws
that it may contain.
- Internet Explorer
(microsoft.com): Windows has shipped with Internet Explorer since Windows 95,
so you probably already have Internet Explorer installed —
look in the Start Menu within Programs.
E-mail
Chat, Instant Messaging (IM)
- UMChat:
instant messaging for the University of Minnesota.
UMChat is based on the open Jabber protocol
and supports encryption to secure your messages in transit.
You may use the Web-based client or download one of the supported clients
and install it on your computer.
- AOL Instant Messenger (aim.com),
Web-based Aim Express also available
- ICQ (icq.com),
Web-based ICQ2Go also available
- Yahoo Messenger (yahoo.com),
Web-based Web Messenger also available
File Transfer
- WinSCP, an SFTP and SCP client
Terminal Emulation
Utilities
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