materialworlds download and installation

To get materialworlds:
download materialworlds for Windows 95/98/NT/2000
(mwinst10.exe; NNNN KB)
when prompted, choose Save to Disk and specify the directory where you want the materialworlds installation program (mwinst10.exe) to be saved.
to install materialworlds just run mwinst10.exe - by exploring your hard drive and double-clicking mwinst10.exe, or by choosing the Run option in the Start menu (mwinst10.exe will be where your web browser saved it).

What gets installed on your computer:
materialworlds simulation environment and materialworlds editor
webpage simulations to explore off-line
full-screen simulations

You'll have full use of the simulations for the first 24 hours after you first try them out.
After this time, you'll still be able to view the simulations (and use zoom and tilt controls, or select alternative views) but each simulation will rewind back to it's initial state after a couple of seconds running.
To run materialworlds simulations without time limits you'll need to become a registered user.