1.1 How to install Moodle on a Windows PC

1. Point your browser at http://download.moodle.org/ [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] .
2. Select the link at the top of the page to the special installer packages for Windows.
3. Choose the version to download. Hands-on Moodle Quiz has been written using the stable download of Moodle 2.5.
4. Follow the instructions available from http://docs.moodle.org/ 25/ en/ Complete_install_packages_for_Windows.
5. Please be aware that the actual installation takes of the order of 10 minutes. Please be patient while the installer goes about its business.
6. Once you have Moodle running 'Create a new course' for your Question and Quiz practice area. You need only provide a name and short name at this point.
7. Once your course has been created return to the 'Home' page and bookmark the URL in your browser.

That's it. You now have your own Moodle installed on your own PC.

But before exiting this section let's make sure that you are totally clear about how to restart Moodle on subsequent occasions.

1. As Moodle is currently running you must first stop it. Go to the folder where you installed Moodle and run 'Stop Moodle'. Stopping Moodle takes 10 seconds or so.

I have put the reminder about how to start Moodle in the next section so that you can find it more easily should you need to remind yourself.