The Respondus 4.0.2.05 patch is only intended for those who already installed Respondus 4.0 (to upgrade from Respondus 3.5 download the full install of Respondus 4.0). You do not have to apply earlier patches before applying the Respondus 4.0.2.05 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 4.0.2.05 patch is to start Respondus 4.0, 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 4.0.2.05 Patch — Single-User Version

> Download Respondus 4.0.2.05 Patch — Campus-wide Version

The Respondus 4.0.2.05 patch includes these features:

All Course Management System "Personalities"

• File > Cleanup HTML allows removing unwanted HTML formatting from the current file; File > Prefrences > Retrieve allows doing the same when retrieving questions from a server
• Auto-save feature added, with settings in File > Preferences
• Double-click on an RSP file now launches Respondus and opens the file
• Import, support for "Points: x" tag was added
• Editing now includes a Media Wizard on the toolbar that makes it easy to add images, audio and video files, and to link to content on external web servers (eg. YouTube and Picasa)
• Question lists now include context menus offering such options as preview, edit, delete, move, etc.
• The Question List on the Edit tab now offers an "Expanded View" button that displays a large version of the question list.
• The Import task now allows importing Ordering, Jumbled Sentence and Fill in Multiple Blanks question types using our Standard Format
• Printing includes new features to control randomizing of questions and answer choices

Blackboard Learn Personality

• Preview now uses the look of Blackboard 9.x
• Blackboard 9.x, publish, fix for Symbol font characters not displaying properly
• Blackboard 9.1, publish, fix for Learning Modules not appearing in content map
• Blackboard 9.x, publish, fixes for issues with random blocks
• Blackboard 9.x, fix for course list error caused by slow server responses

eCollege Personality

• Retrieval, fixed issues related to "<" symbol appearing in text

Moodle Personality

• Fixes for converting questions from Blackboard Learn and Vista/CE to Moodle

WebCT Vista 4 - 8 / CE 6 - 8 Personality

• Publish, fix for batch publishing not linking quizzes to a course home page
• Publish, fix for incorrect settings when replacing an existing quiz

The patch also includes all fixes and enhancements from previous Respondus 4.0 patches, including:

All Course Management System "Personalities"

• Campus-wide license users can now update their license information at any time using File > Update License

ANGEL Personality

• Publish, a problem with feedback appearing twice has been corrected
• Publish, problems with publishing and grading Algorithmic questions have been fixed
• The Retreive Questions task has been added. Your ANGEL 7.3 server must have at least the December 2009 update installed, while Angel 7.4 servers require the February 2010 update.

Blackboard Learn Personality

• Blackboard 9.1 release version support
• The Retrieve Reports task is now available for Blackboard 9.x

Desire2Learn Personality

• Support of the 1.1 release of the Respondus Integration Pack

eCollege Personality

• Publishing, fixes to the Algorithmic question type

Moodle Personality

• Support added for HTTPS when only used during the login process
• Embedded Answers (Cloze) support added for both publish and retrieval (also requires updating the Moodle server module to the 1.0.2 September 30 build)
• Moodle server downloads page: click here