Ed Dotson (( ...aka _/\/\_e R |_ i |\|_...))
Subject: Janet / Future help...
10/11/98 6:41:29 PM  PST

To Janet:
What I'm about to recommend to you probably won't be of any value in THIS instance (I'll give you one possibility at the end), but here's what *I* do, and I highly recommend it as a practice:
1. There are 4 very important files that I recommend you track/archive:
a. c:\autoexec.bat
b. c:\config.sys
c. c:\windows\win.ini
d. c:\windows\system.ini
(above is where they usually are)
2. Go into DOS (I'm a DOS-oriented programmer/person; use FileManager/Explorer if you're not).
COPY each of those, one at a time, to be *.org
3. This gives you a date-stamped copy of each of those as they are right now.
4. Then (HERE's the IMPORTANT PART), get yourself a logbook or whatever you're comfortable with, and EACH time, BEFORE you install a program, COPY those to an incremented-number file annotating in you log what you are installing.
(e.g. BEFORE you'd install Prof Franklin, you'd COPY each to *.001; then, BEFORE you'd install, say Hijaak, you'd COPY each to *.002, etc.
5. This way, you can always get these very important files BACK to the way they were before you made an install, if you suspect/realize system problems.
(i.d., IF you had done this, you could (I'll give an example for config.sys, which would be the same for each)
a. ren config.sys *.bu
b. copy config.001 *.sys
c. etc.
d. Then reboot, and see what happens.
e. The .bu is a device to hold where you currently are, before you try the swapout, etc.
6. NOW, here's the thing you MAY be able to do, even now:
a. Check each of those four files to see if you have a version dated BEFORE you did the Prof F install (many install programs will automatically make a backup of the file before the install (e.g., Prof F MAY have made a copy of win.ini called, for example win.pf ((or whatever)).
Good Luck.
....to be continued...
e.d.

Mayre (Canada)
Subject: FREE POST IT NOTES
10/11/98 6:34:47 PM  PST

Hi - I got through the Post It site, filled in everything, and all looked well. They do indeed ship to Canada, but won't in my case because I didn't give them my VISA number. And the grey notes with teal ink would have been very nice. Oh, well.

Remember those enticing little AOL disks that came through the mail. Guess which gullible person used one? And guess what it cost her? Enough to feed a family of four for a week or so. And I was lucky. No wonder AOL couldn't wait to stop the company that was distributing these disks. They, by the way, got my VISA number. My friend, who used Master Card, had her charges removed. Oh, we do live and learn . . . sometimes. ~;-} `Mayre

Lynn (cs8285@mtco.com)
Subject: Thank you
10/11/98 6:26:53 PM  PST

Stanee Rae - thank you for the info. I thought there was something in the PM 7 to do animation, etc. I am beginning to think I need a week's vacation - then I could sit and work on my family page. I hope to get the same day off as my husband as he is much more knowledgeable(spelling?) about files, downloading, etc. This was my first day on the Printmaster page. Everyone seems very friendly! Thanks again. Lynn

Janet (dzroses@enter.net)
Subject: Ed/Slow PM7
10/11/98 5:56:16 PM  PST

I have a DVD which has not given me a problem ever and I can't understand why it should be doing this ONLY with the PM7 Program Disk. I may try a friend's machine who has space (I still think this is relative to Prof Franklin that I just installed Friday). I am not the one who had a problem with 'PM7 wanting some internet connection made before it runs', but I do remember someone else having the problem. I don't know about
'multiple speed' with a DVD, but think your description of variable speed simulates my DVD behavior, because I can hear it doing it's thing (kind of a hum or groan) and just always thought that's what it was supposed to do. My physical memory available is 65052 KB and my system resources are 73%. I know it should be about 80%. Earlier today, I tried shutting down all the TSR's and didn't make a difference. Recently I loaded the post-it program and clipmate. I don't know if they are any kind of hogs. Glenn has e-mailed me without any resolutions, just concerns. I have my 7 yr old twin grandsons with me tonight and tomorrow so I cannot be on here too long. I thought I also might uninstall and reinstall tomorrow after I'm sure my user files and address book are saved. If you have any other suggestions or comments, I'd sure appreciate it. I have used PM7 since August without any problems.

Mayre (Algoma, Canada)
Subject: HITS AND MISSES
10/11/98 5:44:08 PM  PST

Hello All - We've had a glorious day here. The trees are a joy and the sunset, too dark to be photographed, was smokey greys, mauve, violet, purple. How we lived five years in an apartment that faced North, I'll never know.

BJ - I've had 'If I Loved You' from Carousel going through my head all day. Went to that great website and there it was. But I don't have the player. Can anyone recall where to download it, please? ASAP

I couldn't get the Post-its. Maybe I clicked all the wrong buttons. They likely wouldn't ship to Canada anyway, so not to worry. ~~~~~Thanks~~Mayre

Ed Dotson (( ...aka _/\/\_e R |_ i |\|_...))
Subject: Janet / PMP7 Disk 1
10/11/98 5:21:31 PM  PST

To Janet:
*I* have a 24X variable speed CD (which I don't particularily like).
SOME of my CDs really seem to give it fits. Of ALL that I have, PMPlat7's
Program Disk is by far the worst...it sounds like it's gonna die any moment each time I start it off...
My previous version of PMPlat ran just fine.
Some computers have a kind of "artificial intelligence", based on the way the bios and various caches work, and it's conceivable that in certain circumstances the system could end up reacting in a manner where it's basically say "I just don't want to run that program any more...it's too much stress...".
If it's primarily PMPlat7 that's doing it to you, I'd recommend you check with a friend and see if you can test run it on their machine, before you clean the CD; if it runs ok on theirs, that might be a clue...
Also, what are you doing about PMPlat7 wanting SOME internet connection made before it runs? Your cache setting in OPTIONS there could be a factor....
....to be continued...
e.d.

Ed Dotson (( ...aka _/\/\_e R |_ i |\|_...))
Subject: Janet / Access lite...
10/11/98 5:11:36 PM  PST

To Janet:
That's kind of 'strange' about your access light... (I would have thought it was analog instead of digital... that it's either OFF or ON.... AND, if that's the case, it would take a shift in POWER to change the intensity.)
I presume your CD player is some "multiple speed" (e.g. 12X, 24X, whatever); IF it's not only multiple speed, but also "variable speed" (i.e. it runs at different speeds, depending on how fast the program disk needs it to run), there have been some problems with that technology in the past. (Typical indication of "variable speed" is that you actually HEAR it speed up and slow down as it runs.)
I'd expect a music CD to be constant speed, and a program to possibly be variable speed, as far as it's needs.
...to be continued..
e.d.

Ed Dotson (( ...aka _/\/\_e R |_ i |\|_...))
Subject: Janet / Slow System...
10/11/98 5:02:56 PM  PST

To Janet:
Check your "system resources", please.
(i.e. HELP and then ABOUT WINDOWS).
Your "Physical Memory Available to Windows" should closely reflect the RAM you have; if the "System Resources" is much less than 80% or so free, you've got SOMEthing sucking up your resources, which will in turn slow down many things. If either of those are "off", there are several "pc doctor" programs that can help see what's going on. (I use Norton's PC Tools, but there are some shareware ones, too.)
...to be continued....
e.d.

*BJ* (*)
Subject: Stanee-Rae > Free Post-Its > Reference site
10/11/98 4:45:09 PM  PST

Hi Stanee-Rae...
That offer did seem too good to be true, didn't it? And certainly the site that steered me to the offer deserves a little credit here too. I had just stumbled across a nifty song server site. Having read its plea to help keep it on the 'Net for free, I was clicking on their sponsors banners as they'd asked and up popped the FREE offer.
So folks, if you've taken advantage of the free Post-Its, visit the following site and click a few ad banners as a "thank-you" compensation.

http://www.songhits.com/SongHits.com-nojava/index1-nojava.htm

This is another one of those sites where one can lose an entire afternoon or evening. Lots of music from Top 40 archives back to the 50's, to Big Band, Country, Show Tunes, etc. A little something for everyone.
BJ

Peter (Sweden)
Subject: White borders > Kathy
10/11/98 4:12:09 PM  PST

Hello Kathy! That is one of the most common questions / request on this chat board. The answer is no, because your printer mechanism (I take it that you are using an inkjet printer?) needs some area to feed the paper. But you can minimize it (the area needed differs from one printer to another) by going into the printer setup within PM. Good luck! Peter :-)

Peter (Sweden)
Subject: Unzipping programs > Koye
10/11/98 4:07:15 PM  PST

Hi Koye! Well, I´d personally recommend WinZip, having used it for years now and it has never let me down. It´s intuitive and really easy to use. FYI, there is the brand new version 7.0 final out now at www.winzip.com. Peter :-)

Pam (***)
Subject: Freeware/Shareware
10/11/98 3:50:50 PM  PST

http://www.nonag.com/

Stanee Rae (stanee-rae@att.net)
Subject: Lynn > animation
10/11/98 3:47:54 PM  PST

You'll need software that can create an Animated GIF. Or, visit the Clip Art Searcher at www.webplaces.com/search

I tried "blinking lights" under the Lycos section and came up with several straight-line images, but nothing that formed a box border. However, there were lots of links, and I didn't visit them all.

Stanee Rae (stanee-rae@att.net)
Subject: BJ > Free Post-It Notes
10/11/98 3:34:44 PM  PST

BJ -- where did you hear about this free offer? I've visited this site before, even gotten email from them, and never saw something completely free (even the shipping). You can even upload your own graphic/logo, change fonts, and get other than the default bright yellow paper free! Thanks!!!

Doc (**)
Subject: Lee - opening flying saucer
10/11/98 3:29:31 PM  PST

You can bypass the flying saucer by hitting the spacebar when it starts. Or, you can eliminate the flying saucer by opening the PMW directory, opening the USER00x folder under it, and opening the USER.INI file in the USER00x folder. In the USER.INI file, change the SHOWMOVIE=1 to read SHOWMOVIE=0 , click FILE and SAVE.

Glenn (*)
Subject: Show Movie /Lee
10/11/98 3:25:35 PM  PST

Lee Using MY Computer go to Program Files /Mindscape/Printmaster/user 000/and then USER and a notepad file comes up change the 3 rd. line to read Show Movie=0

Lee (leeph@erols.com)
Subject: OOps!
10/11/98 2:43:03 PM  PST

Oops! should be ...Hope everyone is having...(forgot to check spelling!):-)

Lee (leeph@erols.com)
Subject: I Got It!
10/11/98 2:40:18 PM  PST

Hi All, couldn't believe it - Ordered PMP7.0 from THE phone call. Guy said I would have it "within 3 weeks". He got a little huffy when I questioned his "absolutely" answer, since everyone else seemed to be having such a
problem. It came Friday, 3 weeks to the DAY! Anyhow, two questions -
how can I get rid of the opening "flying saucer" and did anyone figure out how to get the labels to line up properly? Never had a problem with labels in 4.0, but 7.0 puts the first label right in the middle of two labels.....how everyone having a great Sunday...is beautiful here after days of chilly, damp drizzle!

Lynn (cs8285@mtco.com)
Subject: animation
10/11/98 2:32:17 PM  PST

I just got my Printmaster 7.0 and think I will like it when I get more used to it. I am trying to create a family web page - to keep in contact with out-of state relatives. Is there a way to make a travelling border around our name? I just wanted something like colored lights going round and round - hope this makes sense and someone can advise me. Thank you!
Lynn in IL

*BJ* (*)
Subject: Free Post-It Notes
10/11/98 1:39:49 PM  PST

Hi all...
While rambling through my daily browse, searching for, as Chi would say, "Cool Sites" I found one that led to me wanting to share the bounty with you friends on Live Chat!

I found an absolutely FREE (well, answer 2 questions...) offer for custom-designed, by you, Post-It notes. You get 10, 50-note packages for FREE. Even the shipping's included if you act by October 13. You can choose the style, add a graphic (you can upload one of yours if it's b&W), select the color paper, font, etc.

Sure it's a gimmick to get you to try this company out and yes, they'll have your e-mail address but you can choose not to receive any further mailings from them. They do all sorts of custom printing and since they're serving the entire Internet, they do it at a very reasonable price.

Figuring it was too-good-to-be-true (Who doesn't need Post-It notes?) I decided to check it out. It's real and in 7-10 days I'll have my free personalized Post-Its.

The URL for this site and deal is http://www.iprint.com/116.html?ad=burstfreepostityahoo

I just love free stuff that's actually worthwhile and they say that this offer is worth ~$23.

Check it out. BJ

Llarry (R2)
Subject: Hello Mayre
10/11/98 1:38:02 PM  PST

Hello friend Mayre, and while taking a lunch break here (from painting) I thought I would pop in and say hi. Connie is correct in that the newspaper here (everywhere?) on Sunday is FULL of adds and usually I like to watch the TV show Cnet and read the great deals at the local stores. Any I feel worthy of noting, I circle and then post here. Don't know how many are Canadian also type stores. We have become very spoiled "down" here and I usually won't buy any product unless I feel it is a "bargain" of some kind or another. (too many choices and stores to pay full retail) {VBG}…..Llarry in sunny CA and still working.

Donna (damcrow@tusco.net)
Subject: Willis--registering PM
10/11/98 11:44:27 AM  PST

Hi Willis—PM is like the kid that says—"I can do it MYSELF." If you’re logged on the net and try to register, it says it can’t find your modem. You have to log off and then register; it will find your modem and then dial. At least that’s what it did for me. Donna

Mayre (Algoma, Canada)
Subject: CATCHING UP A BIT
10/11/98 11:23:42 AM  PST

Hi Koye - About our spelling. It can be confusing. We do indeed spell check as cheque. In other words, you must check your cheque book. We chop wood with an axe. And the last letter of the alphabet is pronounced zed. The folks next door are neighbours. I think the latter is the major difference.

When I write for publication I need to know which spelling the magazine uses. Our newspapers use the Canadian Press spellings, which are American. And when I write to England, I have to remember their spelling is different too, as is that in Australia and New Zealand.

Wonder if there's a website that can help you sort out THAT problem. Fun!!! Mayre

Mayre (Algoma, Canada)
Subject: SUNDAY PAPERS
10/11/98 11:12:31 AM  PST

Hi Connie - Thanks for the reply. Yes, Toronto and other cities her have papers like that. Thick enough to jam in the recycling bin.
~~~~~~
Our paper comes out once a week. It covers news from two towns, at least, along Huron's North Shore. We read it cover to cover. Since I got into computerland I seldom know what's going on in the world. So I see your point.
~~~~~~
Even with IE, I only ask for Canadian content news. Our dollar went up one cent. Maybe I'll order some of those great US specials? Mayre

Connie (tRITIUM)
Subject: Papers-ads
10/11/98 10:56:33 AM  PST

Mayre-Larry's Sunday paper is probably like ours. We had an inch thick pile of ads in todays Post.That's about the only reason I buy it, I hear too much news already.

Mayre (peartree@canada.com)
Subject: LARRY'S SUNDAY BARGAINS
10/11/98 10:50:37 AM  PST

Hello Again - Llarry, is there a special newspaper out on a Sunday that lists these great bargains? You know, it never dawned on me until we all started posting our birthdays, how young so many of you are. And, of course, that means you're at work through the day. Which explains why a problem someone has in the morning, sometimes doesn't get solved until the evening.

Ute ~ You are on safe ground with me always. You know that. I hope you get that browser thing cleared up. Though I find the long, slender post a nice change. ~:-}

About Eleanor ~ After successfully participating in the art show yesterday, our El is taking a week-long workshop focussing on watercolour painting. Wish her luck, all! Eleanor is a talented artist and a giving human being.

Mayre

Larry (R2)
Subject: Great Deals going on today!>All
10/11/98 10:09:33 AM  PST

Hello All and today's GREAT Deals start with the BEST BUY store: 10pk CDR discs $.99, 64mb SDRAM $79.99…. CompUSA has a Maxtor hard drive 6.8gb $149, 56k modem $39, Color flatbed scanner $39, new Print Artist Platinum $19.99, PrintMaster Platinum 7 $29.99, Print Shop 6 $19.99, Norton AntiVirus 5 $19.99, MS Encarta 99 $Free, 32xCDROM $39.99, 8.4gb Hard drive $199.99, 10 pk Sony CDR discs $4.90…remember all are after the infamous rebate and have fun and stay well friends …..Larry in sunny CA.

Ute (same)
Subject: only a test
10/11/98 9:45:14 AM  PST

Just want to see what Netscape is doing to my posting. Usually I use StarOffice 5.0 to browse the Chat Room.

Ute (ute.enderer@asam.baynet.de)
Subject: HELP
10/11/98 9:38:06 AM  PST

What can I do against this linefeed? Any
ideas?

Ute (ute.enderer@asam.baynet.de)
Subject: Van, Mayre
10/11/98 9:35:52 AM  PST

Hi Van, I'm looking forward hearing from
your grandson. I was in Darmstadt once
for some computer lessons. I'm sure he
will enjoy your weather! - Mayre I hope
you know I didn't mean your posting. -
Besides that I have a problem with line
length. My browser gives only a "short"
window to write my message but this
seems to make these short lines after
posting. I wrote all this without any
return key! Ute

Van (jvancl3956@aol.com)
Subject: Clipart
10/11/98 9:07:27 AM  PST

Lisa - I think, if you go through the new PM7 Art Gallery, you'll find that the pictures are all in there, already! (If they are old OM pics.) If not,you could copy them to a folder on your hard drive (only the ones you want to keep) and then use them WITHOUT having to use the CD.

Ute - My grandson is flying in from Germany today, so I'll get him to write you. He was born and raised over there, and only visits us, in Califoria, about obce a year, or so. (He lives near Darmstadt.)

Mayre (Algoma, Canada)
Subject: MY SINCERE APOLOGIES
10/11/98 8:42:13 AM  PST

GRANDMOTHER, INSOMNIAC, UNKNOWN, ET AL ~ The last thing I would do is try to 'tell' anyone what to do. My invitation to Grandmother was meant in kindness -- i.e., 'Please join us; don't hide; let's be friends.' It wasn't taken that way by some, and I'm truly sorry.

It was stupid and thoughtless of me. I'd forgotten how many had been spammed or flamed or just plain insulted while using their own names. I'm one of them. Most of the folks on the site know my full name and e-mail address, the unique place where I live, including my snail-mail address.

Because of knowing that, the folks on this site kept me going when my grandchild was slated for brain surgery. Several kind souls from this website are helping me to research the disease that is trying to take yet another grandchild from us.

Forgive me. You have your own reasons for keeping yourself safe. All I intended was to make you feel more at home. I'm not whining or making excuses, just explaining. Please understand and accept my sincere apology.

~Mayre

Janet (dzroses@enter.net)
Subject: Slow/corrupted? PM7
10/11/98 7:54:45 AM  PST

The continuing saga...this morning, after defragging my 3 drives, I am still having the same problems with a really slow access on adding a new graphic (after 5-10 minutes only 4 graphics appear). My projects will appear as normal, ready-mades also will pull up, all other programs are OK, music CD's play as normal. I was going to re-install PM7 in one my other drives C or D (PM7 is now in Drive E). I could not install in C or D...the message said cannot install in this root directory. Anybody have any suggestions? I have plenty of space on my three drives. For any further details, you should check my postings from Saturday night. I have successfully used PM7 since August..it's only since I installed Professor Franklins Photo Effects on Friday night I have had this monstrous (to me)problem. I did unintall Professors program last night.

Willis (wglenn@mnsi.net)
Subject: Registering PrintMaster Platinum 7.0
10/11/98 6:48:59 AM  PST

Hi: I have just purchased Printmaster Platinum 7.0 and I have tried to use the modem to register my product. I keep getting a message that the program can't find my modem. My modem is turned on. Has anyone experienced this problem?

Ute (ute.enderer@asam.baynet.de)
Subject: Sorry
10/11/98 1:26:27 AM  PST

Ooops, something's new herer? I didn't
mean to use so many lines. Sorry! Ute

Ute (ute.enderer@asam.baynet.de)
Subject: known and unknown
10/11/98 1:25:20 AM  PST

Hi all you unknown people. Maybe it's
because my English is not that good. But
talking about Grandmother not mentioning
her name and calling yourself "unknown"
seems to me a little bit inconsequental.
Have a nice weekend - all you known and
unknown people. - Hallo Eleanor - viele
Grüße und ein schönes Wochenende! Ute

BOBY (leonyoung@msn,com)
Subject: Clickart-65.000
10/11/98 12:51:45 AM  PST

I have this one too.I think iit/s GREAT

Wanda (SnowWolfSC@aol.com)
Subject: New at this
10/11/98 12:36:58 AM  PST

Just thought I would drop a few lines to see if any of you have tryed out the new PrintMaster,
Sincerely, Snow

Lyn (LindaH2199@aol.com)
Subject: Steph-Clickart 65,000
10/10/98 10:54:15 PM  PST

Steph, I have Clickart 65,000. What is it you would like to know about it? E-mail me if you'd like. Lyn

unknown (someplace)
Subject: Grandmother
10/10/98 10:08:10 PM  PST

Grandmother If you want to sign in as Grandmother have at it no one has the right to tell you not to use the name. If someone can't tell that it is not their posting then someone needs to take a nap.

Janet (dzroses@enter.net)
Subject: Slow Computer/Ed
10/10/98 9:28:18 PM  PST

Ed, thanks for the advice. I've deleted Professor Franklin, did a scandisk, PM loads ready-mades just a little slow, but trying to call up a graphic is pretty impossible. I've rebooted several times. Tried to pull up all graphics in 'Printmaster', only pulled up 4 'out of 12,527' and same 4 pulled up under 'All' (out of 172,616) but takes awhile. I've tried my Street Atlas CD and it seems to work normally. I've also just put in a music CD and it works perfectly. I notice the access light is much brighter on the music CD than when it's trying to access PM7. Any chance something has happened to my PM7 Program Disk; I've taken it out and cleaned it. When I get off of here, I'm going to do a defrag. I've just done a scandisk and I defrag regularly. I'll check back in the morning to see if you've had any other ideas.

Ed Dotson (( ...aka _/\/\_e R |_ i |\|_...))
Subject: Janet / slow..
10/10/98 9:01:37 PM  PST

To Janet:
I presume you're talking about computer running slow when NOT connected to internet?
I'd recommend a good, complete defrag of your hard drive (I use Norton's Speed Disk).
e.d.

Steph (:0))
Subject: clip art
10/10/98 8:39:39 PM  PST

Good Evening all.......I am wondering about a couple of clipart cds that someone is offering to me. I know they are a couple of years old but if someone has then already or has seen them I would like to know if the art is good or not so good..
They are as follows......Kid Art Extreme 2000, Colossal clipart 1000, Gospel Graphics, and Broderbund Click Art 65,000...

If anyone has any info on these I would appreciate it

Glenn (*)
Subject: Slow Load /Janet
10/10/98 8:11:07 PM  PST

Janet 2 things come to mind. The fan has quit on your processor and it is overheating and therefore running slow.

Since the problem started with Professor Franlin delete it and see if that helps.

Glenn (*)
Subject: Border Maker /Claudine
10/10/98 7:55:22 PM  PST

Claudine when the border maker opens all of the squares are selected if you click on the add oicture icon and select a picture it will be in every square. If you want to select a different picture for each clicking on them selects them are you can go to BORDER in the top tool bar and select all or all corners etc. When you are done you can click on FILE and select done editing or just click on the X to close Border Maker and it will be full size in your project.

Janet (dzroses@enter.net)
Subject: Prof Franklin/PM7 problem
10/10/98 7:53:31 PM  PST

Just came back in here and disappointed no one answered my problem about my computer being slow from 3 hours ago. Our 'Saturday Night Out' (actually in) consists of watching the HBO movie at 8:00. Tonight's was 'Kiss the Girls Goodbye" with Morgan Freeman. Pretty good! I am checking out now and hopefully someone will be in here later, or tomorrow, and have an answer. Had no problems before installing Professer Franklins late last night. Thanks

Koye (bklj@ivic.net)
Subject: Mayre/Spell Correctors, etc.
10/10/98 7:50:37 PM  PST

Hey Mayre ...you spell "check" differently than we do stateside. The only time I've seen it spelled "cheque" is on Traveler's Cheques I've bought. {I always thought that looked pretty elegant!} The Franklin Spell Corrector isn't part of the computer. I bought it at a local drugstore. They have them at Staples, K-mart, etc. They're like a very small hand-held computer and cost anywhere from $25...$100. Depends of how fancy you want it. Mine takes a couple of AA batteries and cost $50. Had it for about 8-9 years and really like it.
Please eat some ice cream for me...LOTS..I can't...since I quit smoking. I hate to buy clothes and if I gain weight..I'll have to buy some new.
'Nite...all..Koye

Doc (**)
Subject: Claudine - borders
10/10/98 7:49:00 PM  PST

Claudine, you have a several options for creating borders. The Borders plus program is one of them - you can click on Borders Plus, then, in that program, click on ADD PICTURE, and the program will tile the picture as a border for you. Your next option is to select ADD PICTURE directly from your poster...you'll be able to select BORDERS from the art gallery, and can stretch them appropriately (as well as layer them further back) once you're back in your poster. The other option is to grab the rectangle tool from the left-hand tool bar, draw a rectangle, then add NONE color from the color pallette. (At that point, you can also select thickness of the line, etc.)

Peanut (brinkman@capital.net)
Subject: IVIA
10/10/98 7:45:38 PM  PST

IVIA, I wish I could help you but i don't know the answer either. I would love to have a blank template for book markers. I thought that Plat7 included blank templates for the premade projects or there would be an easy way to make my own. I am very mad that I have purchased it only to find out that they were not included. ANYONE, can you help us? ANGIE & JANET, very nice to meet fellow floral designers.

Kathy (wulfga@midstate.tds.net)
Subject: white border
10/10/98 7:43:24 PM  PST

I have a Printmaster Platinum Program,not 7.0 yet.
What is the trick to get rid of the
white border around a card? I would like my image to cover the entire face of a card without overstreching it.
Any tips are appreciated. Thanks

Bev (bevtcb@aol.com)
Subject: printmaster gold
10/10/98 7:23:59 PM  PST

I have recently purchased printmaster gold. It has CD 1 & CD2 containing art. CD2 works fine when it is called for but CD1 does not work, can anyone help!

Bev

Lisa (lfiandola@worldnet.att.net)
Subject: Upgraded to 7.0 can I use old artwork
10/10/98 6:47:33 PM  PST

I just upgraded to 7.0. Can I use old artwork from previous version CD. If so do I have to use the old program CD to access it?

Mayre (Algoma, Canada)
Subject: THEN AGAIN
10/10/98 6:39:51 PM  PST

Hello - We can't get all those nice HP offers here in Canada, not all at once. They are offered individually in magazines at no cost at all.

But here's a bonus we do get on some items. Being a bilingual country, we often get a duplicate disk. Identical in content, mind you, but with a French wrapper around it. I've just formatted a few of them to use for copying files. Like that! Think I'll have some ice cream -- comfort food! ~Mayre

Insomniac (Up All Night)
Subject: Zip / Unzip
10/10/98 6:35:41 PM  PST

I'm an oddball. I don't know of anyone else who uses this. Drag and Zip by Canyon Software. www.canyonsw.com
It can Zip, Unzip, Create Self Extracting Files, and check for viruses in downloaded Zipped files. Free demo. $25-$30 for full registered version. Free updates.

Mayre (Algoma)
Subject: Spell Check Again
10/10/98 6:29:05 PM  PST

Hello Again - KOYE is this Franklin doodad separate from the computer? Trouble is, I have bad spelling habits. Up until the past couple of months, I've been misspelling Withdrawal in my cheque book. Like for over forty years.

*** GRANDMOTHER - Hi and welcome back. Do, please get a nickname or use initials. A lot of us are Grandmothers and we're getting absent minded. Sometimes I think I, for one, posted YOUR messages.

*** GLENN - My adopted brother. I'm not used to getting bad news from you, my reliable problem-solver. Aw, %$#@##$#$ !!!! ~Mayre

Grandmother ( )
Subject: Internet providers
10/10/98 6:18:03 PM  PST

Just read my last message, meant to say that I was having trouble with MSN e-mail, but just had an upgrade and it seems to be working properly now.

Mayre (Algoma)
Subject: Spell Checkers
10/10/98 6:17:46 PM  PST

AW, doggone it! I can't spell worth a hoot! @#$#@%$#@$ !!!! No, Glenn, I don't like it. I'm like Koye on this one.

Koye - I chucked out NETZip, which gobbled up my input, uninvited, then tossed everything together and wouldn't part with it. It cost money, too. So, at the advice of my pals here, I switched to WINZip, which was free. And it does the job. For me, anyway. But pick a few better equipped brains before you take my word for it. After all, I'm in a snit here. Crankeeee! Mayre

Claudine (ClcMvm@aol.com)
Subject: Boarders for dummies
10/10/98 6:16:04 PM  PST

There must be something im missing.
i Start a new poster. Click on Border
Plus, bring the + to the poster and drag it down and across to fit the page.
The borderPlus opens and i have a page with 8 sections. 4 corners top, bottom,
2 sides. Then I click on the frame in the corner to get the border i want.Each one of the sections gets a mini border. still cant get one full one.

Grandmother ( )
Subject: Internet Providers
10/10/98 6:15:14 PM  PST

Oops, meant to tell you I happen to be running AOL and MSN right now side by side. They have had an upgrade on their e-mail and it seems to be working better. I've had AOL (5 hour max) for several years and have been satisfied. Thought I would try MSN...not terribly impressed yet, but will give both a try! Did have some problems getting connected to AOL, but not lately.

Grandmother ( )
Subject: HELLO
10/10/98 6:12:18 PM  PST

I have been really busy for some time and unable to visit the chat. I found a copy of PM Platinum 7 at Best Buy for $56.99 with a $25.00 rebate. The best I've found here. I had purchased PM Premium but have sent it back to The Learning Co. Received an offer from TLC for a credit card. After all the trouble everyone has had, why would I want a credit card from them? I love the Printmaster 7 Platinum. Must admit I just have to have (anyway I thought I did) all of the graphics I had in my Version 4 Platinum. I had promised myself no more new software for a while and then I see all of you talking about how great Prof. Franklin is. I have just got to get busy and learn all of the new stuff I have now. Just wanted to remind all of you that have HP printers of all the neat stuff you can get from them. I ordered 3 different offers from them recently. One entitled, "Make School More Cool" has Avery Kids Printertainment, a program "Student Writing Center" which I think comes from The Learning Co., Corel Printhouse and Adobe Photo Deluxe. All this for just $2.00 S&H along with a UPC code. Although, I have 2 HP printers, we have several HP fax machines at work and am able to get UPC codes just about any time I wish. Those of you with Canon printers, I think these programs should work for you as well. Well, I must go...my children are coming over tomorrow to cheer on our favorite team...Kansas City Chiefs...have a good weekend everyone!(P.S. I'm sorry this was so long-hope I've not commited any Internet blunders!)

Insomniac (Up All Night)
Subject: Party Hats - Yaty
10/10/98 6:10:42 PM  PST

Did you look in the "Ready Made" section?

Koye (Home)
Subject: Spell Corrector/ Mayre/Stannee- Rae
10/10/98 5:47:27 PM  PST

Hi Mayre...I'm the world's worst speller...so I keep my Franklin Spell Corrector on my desk. Half the time I get so carried away with my thoughts and typing that I forget to use it. {Caint yoo tale?} I do wish I had it on my Outlook Express though! I have it on WordPerfect...but I don't want to keep jumping back and forth. Also....I need to have a recommendation for a good unzipping program eg: WinZip, etc. Anyone have one??? I want to unzip the graphics I downloaded from Stanee-Rae's great site {desktopublishing.com}! Bye...Koye

Glenn (*)
Subject: Full Page Borders/Claudine
10/10/98 5:44:48 PM  PST

laudine I am not sure what you are trying to do. If you start say a poster project click on border maker and click inside the page of your poster then the border maker comes up. Under ARRANGE you have the choice of corners etc then select a graphic. When you are done just click on the X and the borders will appear in your poster.(Full size) If you want them smaller you can resize them. They can also be made thinner or wider. But that has to be done before you put it into the project.

Glenn (*)
Subject: Spell Checker /Mayre
10/10/98 5:28:20 PM  PST

Hello Mayre you are not going to like this.

To check the spelling in messages
Outlook Express uses the spelling checker provided with all Microsoft Office 95 or Office 97 programs— Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint. If you do not have one of these programs installed, the Spelling command is not available.

Claudine (ClcMvm@aol.com)
Subject: boarder
10/10/98 5:17:09 PM  PST

HELP, Please!!!!!
Just started on 7.0
How do i get full page boarder ? All i
can get are loads of little squares.
Cant find any help from the book.
Claudine

Janet (dzroses@enter.net)
Subject: Problem/PM7 & Professor Franklin
10/10/98 4:56:16 PM  PST

Houston, I have a problem! A couple of hours ago, I tried to put a new graphic on a new poster. It took a looong time, and finally just a couple of graphics came up, like out of 177,000. I turned off the computer so I could do a clean boot, tried again, and the same thing. When I went into 'My Computer', it took forever to bring up the icons for all my drives. Went back into PM7, deleted my new Poster which I made with 10 photos from Professor Franklin, rebooted & still ended up with the same problem. Tried to access the graphics under all, went to dinner, came back and the hourglass was still on the screen. I am sure there is a connection with Professor Franklin as I just loaded it last night. Can someone out there figure what's going on. I'm using Win98, PM7 and have lots of room on my hard drives. I don't know where to go from here, but something is clogging up my computer!

M.K. Lucci (kllucci@aol.com)
Subject: Text Boxes
10/10/98 4:46:32 PM  PST

I have had a problem with text boxes for some time, both with PMG 4 and PMP 7. When I have a project saved that has text boxes with a lot of text, sometimes when I open the project the text box has a lot of squares in it as well as the last letter of many of the words will be missing. If I print the project it prints as the screen shows, with squares and words missing letters. However, if I highlight the entire text box and do a cut then repaste, everything goes back to normal and prints fine. Anyone else have this strange occurance or have any clues as to why it happens?

Glenn (Gwright@abilene.com)
Subject: No Spell Checker?Mayre
10/10/98 4:39:33 PM  PST

Mayre if this page is opened in IE go to the top and click on help and then program updates when the download page comes up click on Outlook Express and download it again. Then you should have a spell checker. It says the download time is 13 min.

Mayre (Algoma)
Subject: HOW MANY PROGRAMS ???
10/10/98 4:04:45 PM  PST

Hi Everyone - I'm at my limit. On my hard disk, that is. 90% of it is taken up with absolute musts. There's all a person could need from Adobe to Zip. But I still can't play movie files that come with some programs and there are a few other things obviously missing.

The most annoying, which I need help on, are 1/ I downloaded the 'latest' Internet Explorer and Outlook Express together, and the latter doesn't have Spell-Check. 2/ Speleb, which I downloaded into NETZip some weeks back, and subsequently tossed out have turned a WordPerfect Document into an .EXE file, which seems to be in there for good.

Well, it's Saturday night, so what else is new. Old Mayre always does something dumb on a Saturday night! Why can't I just dance too long and drink too much like other people? I'm going to be just as stiff and headachey in the morning anyway. ~:-} ~Mayre

Angie ( )
Subject: Janet
10/10/98 3:30:58 PM  PST

I hear you on the long days, weeks & years. However, my husband and I don't have any children yet. We have been trying to adopt for more than three years, and I've kinda lost faith in it ever happening. But, I do have a partner at the shop, and we split up some of the worse chores like bookwork. She doesn't care for computers, so she does everything that she can manually.

We live in a pretty small town (under 4000) in Nebraska, and we also have a 3500 sq foot gift store (no beannies), but so far it hasn't been too bad. We did agree in the beginning though, if it got to be too much, we would get out. My partner is 50, so she doesn't want to be in forever. However, I just turned 30, so I hope I can keep it up a few more years!

But, I do heed your warning, and will take it under advisement. Thanks for the info.

Ed Dotson (( ...aka _/\/\_e R |_ i |\|_...))
Subject: Eleanor / Irfan View, et al
10/10/98 3:13:28 PM  PST

Hi, Eleanor:
Well, at LEAST we found a way to avoid the dreaded "mime" conversion problem.
I use Hijaak for format conversions; Adobe PhotoShop5 for cropping/editing; ThumbsPlus for viewing pix. I use a lot of animated GIFs, but don't create any, so I guess, from my standpoint, Irfan doesn't have anything to offer. Thanks for the review.
e.d.

IVIA Y COLON (yaty@prtc.net)
Subject: PARTY HATS PM7.0
10/10/98 3:01:51 PM  PST

HI
IN PM PLATINUM 7.0 ARE TEMPLATES OF PARTY HATS. I WANT TO DESIGN MY OWN PARTY HAT BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW. PLEASE HELP.
THANK YOU. YATY

Janet (dzroses@enter.net)
Subject: flower shop
10/10/98 2:56:50 PM  PST

Angie, I knew about gluing, but we never used it. We learned about it at seminars, etc., but my girls never found it to be too reliable, so yes, we always did them by hand. Homecoming, proms (when they came on Mother's Day weekend),were a nightmare. Yes, I did love it too, and used a computer extensively, but if I had to do it again, I would probably not. I gave my all for 13+ years (10-15 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year). I did not have young children, my 3 were all grown and married and do not understand how people do it with young children. If a husband and wife are in this together, not so bad, but my husband was a sales rep and worked many hours himself. We both retired in December 1998. He shortly took a job as a bank messenger. Doesn't earn lots of money, but he is now getting a paid vacation, paid Blue Cross/Blue Shield (we were paying $675.00 a month) for the first time in 43 years. If you have young children, get out now while you can. Words of wisdom from someone who knows!

Angie ( )
Subject: Janet
10/10/98 2:16:12 PM  PST

Janet-I just opened my floer shop last year, and after week like this one I wonder what I was thinking! Actually I love it when it is busy, but it is homecoming here & that means lots of corsages. Have you ever glued a corsage?

I use my PM allot at the store, business forms, store signs, window banners, business cards (actually I found it was easier & cheaper to buy these).

Eleanor (*)
Subject: Clarifying!
10/10/98 12:44:52 PM  PST

Linda, I left out the last part of the sentence about PM 4, which should have said that I removed it after copying the projects....El

Eleanor (*)
Subject: Linda -- Pm
10/10/98 12:42:58 PM  PST

Hi, Linda, you may have already tried this, but mine wouldn't start from the icon until I had removed PM 4. I could start it from the START and Programs,also had the same thing happen when I tried to use PM 4 as you did. Decided then, after I had copied all of my projects to PM 7 User/Projects first. (I had already copied them to a floppy, just to be on the safe side).Eleanor

Eleanor (*)
Subject: Ed -- Irfan
10/10/98 12:38:11 PM  PST

Hi, Ed, Speaking for myself, I like it because it can readily handle just about any file format and convert them, too. The slideshow option is also one I use. As for the cropping, I have several others that can do that. Before I had Irfan, I had a terrible time trying to get Gif's downloaded and playable. I also have ThumbsPlus and that is one I use a lot for viewing all of my graphics at once as well as finding where they are quickly. But ThumbsPlus doesn't do the Gifs from the program, you have to wait until they load from the source. Did download your Vote program, but didn't know it was another Clinton parody or whatever. Not for me, I'm afraid, but thanks, anyway. Eleanor

linda (same)
Subject: pm7>NIKKIE
10/10/98 12:31:25 PM  PST

Well... they both SAY Platinum on them. Will check later to see if there are any more suggestions.

Ed Dotson (( ...aka _/\/\_e R |_ i |\|_...))
Subject: Virtual MakeOver
10/10/98 12:26:11 PM  PST

I just installed a program that I've had a few weeks:
Cosmopolitan's Virtual MakeOver
It's kind of neat; you can take pictures of faces (women, men, whatever...) and change hairstyle, color, makeup, add beards (for the men, mostly....), etc.
Then you can save the revised picture to .JPG and import it into PrintMaster.
Makes "fun" greeting cards with a "surprise" for folks.....
(How'd YOU look as a redhead with a mohawk hairdo, for example....)
....to be continued...

Ed Dotson (( ...aka _/\/\_e R |_ i |\|_...))
Subject: IrfanView32 ??
10/10/98 12:22:04 PM  PST

Well,
I just d/l a copy of the much-talked-about IrfanVirw32....
WHAT do we like about it so much?
It just seems to do rectangular crops..
...to be continued....

Ed Dotson (( ...aka _/\/\_e R |_ i |\|_...))
Subject: Janet / Prof Franklin
10/10/98 12:09:33 PM  PST

To Janet:
In Prof Franklin if you start with a rectangular pix of a face, for example, and apply a soft-edge oval around the face, I think you still have a RECTANGULAR image; the area outside the oval only appears to not be there if you place the image on a white background.
(This works fine for iron-ons for white t-shirts, for example.)
I want the area outside the oval to be TRANSPARENT, so you can place the soft edge pix on, for example, a floral background, and it will look like a soft-edged, oval picture on a floral background (i.e. the original regtangle shape will not be a factor any more.
The only way I have attempted to do this is to bring the soft-edged pix into Adobe PhotoShop (or any of the other similar products we've discussed here to use to make our own Fun Pix.)
I can end up with an oval, being transparent outside the oval, but there is a white oval outline outside the feathered edge (which really detracts from the desired effect).
....to be continued...

Nikkie (**)
Subject: PM 4 & PM 7/Linda
10/10/98 12:05:46 PM  PST

Make sure that your "Install" CD and the "Program" CD both say "Platinum" (or "Deluxe" depending on the version you purchased). I ran into this same problem. I installed my program and couldn't get it to run so called "Tech" support. Turns out they sent a "Deluxe" Install CD with the "Platinum" program CD. Now I am sitting here waiting for TLC to send me the "Platinum" install CD so I can start over.

linda (same)
Subject: PM7 & PM4
10/10/98 11:41:53 AM  PST

Finally tried to install my new PM7 yesterday. I put it into a different directory so as to be able to have my PM4 for quickies till I figured out the new version... SEEMED to install. I clicked on the icon (that I had placed on my desktop for easy access) nothing happened, sighed with relief that I had left my old version installed. Went to load 4.0 and IT wouldn't load EITHER - said I had a newer version on my machine - yeah right, but it DOESN'T WORK! Ended up having to uninstall the new version to regain access to the old. Before I give it another try, does anyone have any ideas?

Janet (dzroses@enter.net)
Subject: PFPE/black outlines Ed
10/10/98 11:23:10 AM  PST

ED, my thin black lines are rectangular, and appear to possibly be the actual size of the scanned graphic, before edge effects are applied. Not all 4 of the lines appear, but are usually on 3 sides, sometimes only on 1 1/2 side. I am working in Win98 environment, with very few problems in PM7. It does appear to be a similar problem to yours. To clarify your problem, if you are doing a circular edge, are you saying that there is actually a line around a circle, with a colored background?

Stanee Rae (stanee-rae@att.net)
Subject: Chi > Graphics Formats, cont'd
10/10/98 10:57:05 AM  PST

I forgot to mention that Photoshop automatically saves GIFs as 72dpi resolution. JPEGs can be any resolution you want, but for screen use anything over 100 will not improve the look. So change the resolution to 100 or less.

Stanee Rae (stanee-rae@att.net)
Subject: Chi > Graphics File Formats
10/10/98 10:52:52 AM  PST

As Glenn said, animations are GIFs. For other images, it depends on what type of image it is. Logos and drawings composed of areas of SOLID colors, and b&w line art, are best saved as GIF. Photos or images with lots of gradations or shades of color should be saved as JPEG. In Photoshop, the JPEGs can be saved on a scale of 1-10, with 1 being lowest quality. Some plug-ins, such as WebVise Totality (www.autofx.com) can actually save more compressed than Photoshop's level 1 JPEG. Of course, you can re-size the graphic also (pixel dimensions) so it is not as large. This helps a lot.

Ed Dotson (( ...aka _/\/\_e R |_ i |\|_...))
Subject: Janet / Prof Franklin
10/10/98 10:50:51 AM  PST

To Janet:
Hummm...
We MAY be getting a similar, but different problem.
I get transparent outside the edges, BUT the edges are outlined in white (not feathered into the background).
It sounds like you're getting similar, but outlined in BLACK?
....to be continued...

Janet (dzroses@enter.net)
Subject: Prof Franklin Photo Effects/Probs
10/10/98 10:36:33 AM  PST

Stanee Rae/Ed - Love the above, but I am having a couple problems, not earth-shattering, but annoying. 1. The project I am working on: after applying edge effects, I am copying into a PM7 project (8 different photos into 1 poster). When it copies, I get a thin black line around most edges (sometimes 3, sometimes a 1/2 side). Unlike Ed, I do not have any background color (prints transparent except for the black lines). 2.When I paste the photo into PM7, it is upside down, no big deal to rotate. 3. I am not able to apply any affects in PM7 (trying to change color to less intensity).Yes, I absolutely love this program, and yes it is extremely simple to operate for all the complexities it accomplishes. Anybody have any suggestions?

BOBY (leonyoung@msn.com)
Subject: Chi-Thanks
10/10/98 10:26:53 AM  PST

Thanks for the info on the scanner,it worked I just had a blind moment there and couldn't figure out anything.Have you tried Live Mail from Broderbund,Iv'e been using it for a couple of months now & drive all my friends crazy with the one that flashes
& scrolls all the time.It's gots a lot of stuff.www.broderbund.com I got mine for about $30.00 and it works great,you can do just about anything you want.
THANKS BOBY

Janet (dzroses@enter.net)
Subject: envelopes/Dr Franklin Photo Effects
10/10/98 10:17:50 AM  PST

ANGIE: Was sure you didn't love me! Yes, I did owned my own flower shop for 13+ yrs and just sold last December. Besides the e-mail address, I also had 2 vanity license plates (dzroses & 12ROSES). Vanity license plates are not transferable, but I was allowed to keep 12ROSES. CHI: Don't remember who posted Prof Frank product (may have been Ed or Stanee Rae). STANEE RAE: stock # for envelopes Item # 61922, UPC Code
7 59598 61922 3. Bought Prof Franklin at Best Buy for $44.99.

Glenn (+)
Subject: Format /Chi
10/10/98 9:36:52 AM  PST

Hello Chi, The format you are looking for is GIF (all antimations are GIF)

Ron (RonCourse@msn.com)
Subject: Question about CD that came w/PM 7.0
10/10/98 9:14:56 AM  PST

I just received PrintMaster Platinum 7.0 and it's great. A ton more options than my previous version. A disk that came with the program though, called Morph Studio, is a puzzle to me. There are no directions with it, and the Readme file is all technical talk. I was hoping that it would be a simple program, but I can't figure it out. Any suggestions?

Eleanor (same)
Subject: Chi - Irfan
10/10/98 8:31:40 AM  PST

Chi, noticed your post about the Irfan Viewer, and wondered if you knew the inventor/originator is a German university student who did this as a school project. I downloaded mine a while back after seeing Ute recommend the site and loved it. Wrote to him and sent him the meager $10 he asked as a donation towards his improving it and doing more of the same. He did reply and told me of the upgrade, which I then downloaded, as well...Eleanor

Eleanor (el1403@hormail.com)
Subject: Glenn
10/10/98 8:25:26 AM  PST

Glenn, Just scrolled through and saw your message from yesterday...boy, I sure hope you are right and that I get one in the mail....let me know if it is Outlook...El

Chi ( )
Subject: Anybody?
10/10/98 7:39:17 AM  PST

Does anybody know the best, most generic, and least system-hogging format to use in sending a graphic, animated and otherwise, via e-mail?

Chi ( )
Subject: Merlin, Pathalf
10/10/98 7:36:13 AM  PST

Hello Merlin mon, hope you had fun fishing and will undoubtedly entertain us with some infamous fish stories. Don't know if this made national news but over here, there's trouble between the Macaw(sp?) Indian tribe wanting to revive their old-age tradition of whale hunting and the save-the-whale people.
Anyway, thanks for the post on Prof Franklin. I LOVE it. I haven't gotten as far advanced as you are and don't really know much about transparencies. By that, do you mean that you want another object underneath to come through? Don't understand the thin white line either but then, I've never played around with the Fun Pictures.
I bought my PM Premier 7.0 from Costco for $27.99 (instant Costco rebate) - PM's $20.00 rebate = $7.99 + tax (1,000% in WA) but still a great price.
By project exchange, I meant PM finished projects to send to one another. Tangible stuff I can touch, feel, bond with, drool over, ask questions about, etc. so if someone has already done something we would like to do or didn't know could be done, we don't have to re-invent the wheel. For instance, the fun picture that you mentioned. I've just read about it in the manual but haven't gotten around to playing with it yet.
By the way, thanks Pathalf (say that real fast 20X!) - I'll go check out Frank's site.

Chi ( )
Subject: Boby
10/10/98 7:16:11 AM  PST

Mornin' all! Boby, depends whether your scanner supports Twain technology. If it does, you first need to let PM know about it. In PM's program group, select SETUP TWAIN and let it do its thing. ACQUIRE and SELECT SOURCE should then appear under the FILE options on your workspace. Select SELECT SOURCE and your scanner should be listed. Select ACQUIRE from the FILE menu and that should start up your scanner software where you do your thing and when done, TA DA!, the scanned object will be saved on your project.

If you do NOT have TWAIN technology, you simply do what you normally do when scanning. In PM, on the ART GALLERY workspace, select FILE and OPEN FROM DISK, and select the saved scanned file (another TA DA!).

Hope this helps...

BOBY (leonyoung)
Subject: Getting programs
10/10/98 6:56:09 AM  PST

Make sure you have the right WIN UNZIP installed in your hard drive,otherwise it won't work.
BOBY

Spamless (spamless@nil.nil)
Subject: Platinum Clip Art Disks
10/10/98 6:34:41 AM  PST

To Davarge:
I ... just purchased the 4.0 PrintMaster Gold Platinum ... when trying to load clipart from the
disc. Everytime I put the correct disc in and double click OK, nothing happens.
-----
Nothing? Does it not give an error message (put the correct disk in and click_on OK or click_on CANCEL)? How long do you wait after putting in the correct disk before clicking_on OK? Usually, 10-20 seconds (for Win95, say, to recognize that you have switched CD disks and refresh the drive data). If that is not the problem, it may be that the CDs have the wrong volume labels... there is info on URL: http://members.xoom.com/mbgoldberg about that.
(basically, there are data files in the PM directory which list the CDs and the expected volume labels -- with the CD in your CD drive, say drive e:, use the command (from a DOS prompt):
vol e:
to see what the volume label actually is. If it differs from the information in the data file, just change the file!)
[when you put the CD in the drive, PM does a "vol" command to see what CD you put in the drive, and compares the volume label to what it expects and if it differs, thinks it is the wrong disk]