Teaching File Software Installation Instructions for Windows OS

Install TFS:

TFS will run on most computers manufactured after 2008, with Windows XP or later or equivalent era Mac OS and Linux versions as operating systems.

      Download and Install Java JRE and Java Advanced Imaging ImageIO Tools:

1. First install the Java Runtime Environment (JRE)™, which can be found on the Oracle® website here. After accepting the license agreement (use of the JRE is free), download and install the file: Windowsx86 (32-bit) Offline.
   
   
    
2. Download the Java Advanced Imaging ImageIO Tools by clicking here.
    

Download and Install TFS

3. Download the TFS installer (a Java .jar file) from the RSNA MIRC site. Click here to start the download.
    
4. Open the .jar file to begin the installation process. Accept the default values unless you have a specific reason to change them. When you see the screen shown below, type the name of the directory where you want to install TFS in the 'Folder name' field. We recommend installing TFS in a folder called 'RSNA' on a drive with adequate free space for the program and teaching files you will create.  
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6. You will see a screen confirming that MIRC TFS has been installed.
   
   
    

Launch the TFS Site

7. To launch your site, open the directory where you installed MIRC, look in the subfolder named "CTP" and double-click the file named "Launcher.jar". (If the site is on a computer that is regularly shut down and restarted, like a personal TFS site on a laptop, you should right click on the Launcher file, create a shortcut and drag it to your desktop.) In the Launcher window click "Start".
   
   
    
8. Congratulations! You now have a TFS site running on your computer! After launcher runs, click "TFS Home Page" to view the site in your default browser.
   
   
   
   The site is populated with cases published by several public TFS sites. Bookmark it in your browser so you can return there instantly! 
   
   Follow the instructions linked below to create user accounts and begin authoring teaching files.