The Respondus 3.5.4m patch is only intended for those who already installed Respondus 3.5 (to upgrade from Respondus 3.0 download the full install). You do not have to apply earlier patches before applying the Respondus 3.5.4m patch. In addition, all patches are immediately incorporated into the full installation programs that are available from this website, so it's not necessary to apply a patch if you have downloaded and installed the latest installation program from this website. A detailed list of the issues related to this patch appears at the bottom of this page.

The quickest and easiest way to download and apply the 3.5.4m patch is to start Respondus 3.5, go to the "Help" menu, select "Check for Update," and then click "Get Update."

If you prefer, though, you may also download the appropriate version of the patch from the links below. Once the patch is downloaded, double-click the file to run a short unzip process that replaces the original Respond.exe file.

> Download Respondus 3.5.4m Patch — Single-User Version

> Download Respondus 3.5.4m Patch — Campus-wide Version

The Respondus 3.5.4m patch includes these features:

Blackboard (Classic) Personality

• Blackboard 9 support has been added for the Download Data task (Retrieve Reports will be added in Respondus 4.0)
• Blackboard 9 Update Settings, an error in finding existing content links was fixed
• Blackboard 9 support was improved for 7.x style content areas (Course Documents, Assignments, etc.)
• Blackboard 8.x and 9 support for CAS authentication was added.

The patch also includes all fixes and enhancements from previous Respondus 3.5 patches, including:

All Course Management System "Personalities"

• A problem with downloading some test banks with very long chapter names has been corrected
• Support for importing MS Word 2007 ".docx" files has been added
• Imports of MS Word ".doc" files now allow inclusion of Auto-Numbered and Auto-Lettered lists
• The "Save As" function from the File menu includes several export enhancements including StudyMate Class Server and iPod Quiz formats

Blackboard (Legacy) Personality

• Blackboard 9 support has been added for the Publishing and Retrieve Questions tasks
• Blackboard 9 support is improved in 3.5.4l over version 3.5.4k, adding support for additional authentication methods, custom course list modules, and custom content areas
• A Blackboard 7.x-8.x grading issue has been resolved when questions use points with 2 decimal digits (eg. 1.25)
• In the Retrieve Questions task, a problem that triggers a "DynaZip error" was resolved

WebCT Vista 4 - 8 / CE 6 - 8 Personality

• Support for Version 8 of Vista/CE has been added
• A problem with "All or Nothing" grading for Multiple Response questions has been resolved
• A problem with retrieving Calculated, Fill in Multiple Blank, and Jumbled questions that contain HTML formatting around bracket variables has been resolved