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It's killing me to have to give it up. Is there a way to make it compatible?

If not, suggestions for a dictionary download? I looked at Encarta but it

didn't say it was compatible with Vista (HP Pavilion a6037c Desktop PC).



What is everyone using?



Hoping someone can help....


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I am running Encarta 2007 Reference Library which contains Encarta

Dictionary and it runs just fine on Windows Vista. A new version 2008 was

released back in July and I am sure its just as fine. As for Bookshelf, my

only suggestion would be to acquire a compatible version of Windows and

install it in Virtual PC 2007 and run Bookshelf in it.

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"Bobbi" <bobbi@discussions.microsoft.com>wrote in message



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Bobbi wrote:

Ultimate. I make a folder on C drive named Bookshelf and copy the entire

CD contents to that folder. Then I right click on the setup.exe file

inside that folder and go to Compatibility and put a tick next to- Run

this program in compatibility mode for Windows XP (Service Pack 2). Then

I install the program as I normally would.

Works just fine!

HTH,

Frank

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On Thu, 01 Nov 2007 22:28:36 -0700, Frank <fb@spamm.nrz>wrote:



As you normally would? You have no concept what "normal" is you

clueless escapee from some insane asylum. You also just illustrated

why you're no computer expert either. You dumped an entire Bookshelf

CD onto your root drive?



ROTFLMAO!



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Adam Albright wrote:



hehehe...what's wrong mr prius? Can't figure out how to get your one

little install of Vista business to run correctly...hahaha...maybe you

need to re-think calling yourself a "computer expert" huh...hahaha...lol!

On and BTW, of course you've got Bookshelf 2000 installed and running

correctly on that bad install of Vista business right...hahaha...lol!

Time to face the truth mr prius, you're an incompetent idiot!

Frank

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Adam Albright wrote:



No, copying an installation CD to a hard drive is not only acceptable, but

normal. For example, we routinely copy an installation CD to a folder on our

server and install on several machines from that one copy. This technique is

not only much faster, it means we don't have to haul the installation CD to

several rooms/floors of our office. Further, any developer can roll-back to

an earlier version of our software with ease.



Remember, a full CD, say, 600Mb, is an almost a negligable percentage of a

modern hard drive's capacity.



I know you have a built-in reluctance to try something new, but if you

embrace this technique maybe your life will be somewhat simplified.



I'm sure you appreciate the tip; no thanks necessary.





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HeyBub wrote:



Right. And in this case, you'd have to haul out the CD every time you

used the app.

Been doing it this way with this app for 7 yrs now.

Frank

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On Fri, 2 Nov 2007 17:28:55 -0500, "HeyBub" <heybub@gmail.com>wrote:



Only to idiots that don't have a clue what they're doing. Of course I

don't expect much from some Texas wannabe cowboy that admitted he

carries a gun to church. Of course maybe you have a point, considering

the right wing extremist born again mob of thugs are all a little

crazy, you never know what they might do.



Tip? For stupid advice?



You NEVER copy 600 MB worth of some CD to the root drive. If you're

too dumb to know why not there's no point in me trying to explain it

to you at a level you may have a chance to understand.



Notice I didn't say you wouldn't benefit from copying the CD to a hard

drive, I only objected to the always LAME advice Frankie Numbnuts

offered. Since you couldn't wait to agree, you just confirmed you're

as dumb as Frank.



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Adam Albright wrote:

You idiot! Root drive is not the same a your root drive folder

(C:\windows). Putting a folder on C drive is not the same as putting a

folder in C:\windows.

I guess you don't really know what the fukk you're talking about do you.



If you're

Oh please give us your cut/paste google diatribe...if you can find

one...lol.

You're beyond stupid aren't you? Best you STFU and keep trying to get

that one little install of Vista business to run correctly before making

a complete fool out of yourself.

Frank



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On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:07:36 -0700, Frank <fb@spamm.nrz>wrote:



The idiot is YOU as always Rummy Dummy. You truly don't get it either.

Not surprising.



Aren't you tried of me kicking your ass yet?

There goes Frank, same old bullshit. You're nothing but a liar.



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Adam Albright wrote:

I don't routinely carry my gun to church simply because I don't routinely GO

to church. When I do go (usually for some special function like a wedding) I

carry two guns: a primary, either a GLOCK 10mm or my venerable Colt 1911,

plus a BUG (that's "Back Up Gun" to the lay folk), a Beretta .22 automatic.

'Course it's not just church, I carry those almost everywhere. Except to

bed, of course.



There I have a 12 gauge.



You sound a bit confused: Right-wingers are seldom driven by emotion and

almost never react out of rage, fear, anger, pity, or any instance involving

hormonal chemistry. Conservatives, in the main, don't foam at the mouth,

participate in protests, stage demonstrations, dress up in bizarre costumes,

hide their faces, use fake blood on fur coats or the Secretary of State,

interrupt speakers, block entrances, moon the cops, etc. We prefer rational

discourse bolstered by facts.



And, if reason, comity, and understanding don't work, well, there's always

the GLOCK.



Psst! The contents of virtually every 600MB CD was originally CREATED on a

hard drive.



Pass it on.



No, you found fault with me carrying a pistol in church. I'll grant that

your post was not entirely ad hominem, but whether I'm a cowboy, a wannabe

cowboy, or a cowboy-in-training has nothing to do with CDs.



To us conservatives, there IS a difference between the message and the

messenger.



Pass it on.





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Thank you, Andre. This is the answer I was looking for. As for the other

replies, very interrrrresting, but stupid (as the Pink Panther likes to say).

I do intend to show them to the Guru from Make it Work who helps me with my

computer. Maybe he'll post his comments here, too. Even I will be

interested to see them :)



It's been an experience, as a first poster. And I was worried no one would

respond!!!



Thanks to all!



"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:

Bobbi wrote:

I'm the only responder who is doing exactly what you want to do using

the exact same software you want to use.

Interesting huh?

Good luck!

Frank

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Bobbi;501282 Wrote:

Well, I was hopeful the solution you found would work for me, too, BUT

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I have been using Microsoft Bookshelf 2000 on my Vista Home Premium

machine for quite a while without incident, and most of it still works

but I can no longer see the videos. True, the dictionary is what I like

and the fact it links right into Word, but the videos were working.



Now, I get:



::Video not available, cannot find 'vids:iv32' decompressor::

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::I have visited several sites that offer codecs to fix the problem,

but none seem to help. Curiously, this was working just fine until a few

days ago. I am wondering if some Windows Vista Update has lately

rendered it incompatible. :o::



::Darn, I, too, love this program and I don;t know why it hasn't been

updated. I'd surely buy a newer version if there were one.::



:: -- JR::





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JimReed

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