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--- Forwarded Message from Karl Fisher <[log in to unmask]> ---
>In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 16:19:58 -0500
>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]>
>From: Karl Fisher <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: #6856 Spanish Partner software
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Dear LLTI;
I'm looking into this issue again.
(I was a co-author of Spanish Partner if you're new to the list.)
I'm going to talk to McGraw-Hill & also to the people in Computer Science here.
In the meantime, here is Microsoft's answer:
Karl
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q231813
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - Q231813
Some MS-DOS-Based Games Are Not
Supported in Windows 2000
The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Symptoms
MS-DOS-based game programs may run
slower, run with impaired
functionality, or not run at all on your
Windows 2000-based
computer.
Cause
This issue can occur because some
MS-DOS-based game programs
may require or request direct use of
hardware resources, but
Windows 2000 does not permit programs to
use hardware directly.
Resolution
To resolve this issue, contact the vendor
of your MS-DOS-based
game program to inquire about the
availability of a fix for this issue.
To work around this issue, create and use
an MS-DOS boot disk for
games installed on a FAT16 file system
hard disk partition. For
information about how to create and use
an MS-DOS boot disk,
contact the vendor of your MS-DOS-based
game program.
Status
This behavior is by design.
First Published:
May 11 1999 4:11PM
>--- Forwarded Message from "Susan Gehrlein" <[log in to unmask]> ---
>
>>Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 14:39:21 -0500
>>From: "Susan Gehrlein" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Subject: Spanish Partner software
>
>The most used and loved program in my lab is Spanish Partner-even though
>it is still DOS based. It is sold in our bookstore and we've come to
>realize that it doesn't seem to be compatible with Windows 2000. I spoke
>with tech support at McGraw Hill and he tried to install it on his machine
>and got the same 'run time error' we did. Has anyone dealt with this
>problem and managed to work around it? I've asked them many times to
>upgrade it but they have not been receptive to this.
>
>
>
>Susan Gehrlein
>Director, Foreign Language Learning Center
>University of North Texas
>PO Box 311127 Denton, TX 76203-1127
>940-565-2585 (tel) 940-565-2581(fax)
>[log in to unmask]
Karl W. Fisher
Director, Language Laboratory
735 University Avenue
The University of the South
Sewanee, TN 37383
Lab: (931) 598-1468
Fax: (931) 598-1145
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