[Mgs] Beware Heritage Trust Manuals on CD PART II

oliver sumton at sbcglobal.net
Fri Aug 21 09:21:24 MDT 2009


there are lots of non adobe products out there that read pdf files.  i bet 
one of them would work.

as for their head in the sand attitude . . .

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jack Feldman" <qualitas.jack at gmail.com>
To: "Councill, David" <dcouncill at msubillings.edu>
Cc: <mgs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 9:58 AM
Subject: Re: [Mgs] Beware Heritage Trust Manuals on CD PART II


> David,
>
> Thanks for the offer, but it won't work. Here is the reply from the
> manufacturer. I am not happy to get a product that won't work on my
> computer. Note they were only concerned about Vista, not requiring us to
> have a three generation old program on our computer.
>
> Jack
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Hello-  Hopefully the following will help with running the CD more
> smoothly.
>
> System requirements for CDs are:
>
> Windows XP and 2000 - not Vista. Vista solution in the form of new CDs
> coming later in  2009. There will be no solution for older 
> versions...these
> are
> not Vista compatible.
>
> Acrobat 6.0 and 7.0 - not 5.0, 8.0 or 9.0. Solution is to download 6.0 off
> the CD or from Adobe.com.
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Ellen
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 9:38 AM, Councill, David
> <dcouncill at msubillings.edu>wrote:
>
>> Jack,
>>
>> If you are at the Portland All British Field Meet again this year on
>> Labor Day weekend, maybe I can see how the CD is set up and get it
>> working for you. I'll have my laptop with Windows 7 (with Vista as a
>> virtual machine as well) when I come to Portland and if I display a car,
>> I could have it with me at the grounds.
>>
>> I haven't decided on a last minute entry. I'm picking up a 73B while in
>> town that hasn't run for a decade or more (been under a tarp). Maybe it
>> could win for "ugly"? Or one of my son's MkI MGBs - not sure if he has
>> then running yet but I can use the trailer I'm renting to bring the 73B
>> back to Montana.
>>
>> David
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: mgs-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:mgs-bounces at autox.team.net] On
>> Behalf Of Jack Feldman
>> Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 7:52 AM
>> To: mgs at autox.team.net
>> Subject: [Mgs] Beware Heritage Trust Manuals on CD PART II
>>
>> As suggested, I'll go back to Adobe 6 and see what happens.
>>
>> MEANWHILE I emailed the Heritage Trust who's name is all over the box.
>> *They
>> said it wasn't their problem* and gave me the wrong email address to the
>> compiler/manufacturer. Fortuntely he as a web site and was able to
>> Google
>> him and get the correct address. I am awaiting an answer.
>>
>> No wonder even Moss won't touch these disks any more. A great idea with
>> bad
>> execution. Actually I wont mind 6. I use Foxit.
>>
>> Jack 


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