When I log in to Salesforce I get a different screen from my classmates and I got an email that maxlab has successfully been downloaded but it dosnet pop up for me. I asked my teacher about this and he is also confused on why I’m getting a different screen.

Looks like you got the wrong kind of account, alright. Did you not follow the link that Max gave on page 2 of Lab 1a to get your account? There her instructions say to be sure to use that link and NOT to go to the Salesforce website and get some other kind of account. They have lots of different kinds of accounts. It's super-important to read Max's instrucions and follow the carefully to make this all work, ok?
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