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- Oxford Talking Dictionary for Windows 95 and Windows 3.1
- Version 1.0, February 1998
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-
- Welcome to the Oxford Talking Dictionary!
-
- We would like to thank you for your purchase. It is our goal to make you a
- happy and satisfied customer, so we have created this file with useful
- information and solutions to problems you may encounter.
-
- This file contains information that was not available at the time the on-disc
- help was prepared. It also contains other important information to help you
- use this product successfully. If you are uncertain how to make a recommended
- change, please refer to the documentation that came with Windows and/or your
- computer system.
-
- CONTENTS
-
- I. Installation Instructions and Suggestions
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- II. Troubleshooting
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- III. Contacting Technical Support
-
- IV. Other Important Information
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-
- I. Installation Instructions and Suggestions
-
- A. Disk Compression
-
- If you are using a disk compression utility, the available hard disk space
- reported by the installation program may not be accurate. Disk compression
- utilities can only ESTIMATE available hard disk space. If the installation
- process is not successful, you may need to free additional hard disk space by
- removing unnecessary files or applications from your hard drive.
-
- B. Network Installation
-
- This product is designed as a "stand-alone" application and does not support
- use by multiple users over a network.
-
- C. Under Windows 3.1, the Oxford Talking Dictionary works best with Windows
- operating in a 386-enhanced mode with a 20 MB permanent swap file established
- on a non-compressed drive.
-
- D. Installation Instructions
-
- Compton's suggests that you exit all applications before installing this
- product. Other programs and drivers running on the computer may interfere with
- the installation process.
-
- 1. Installation for Windows 95
-
- Simply place the program disc into the CD-ROM drive. The Windows 95 AutoPlay
- function automatically offers you the option to install the program. Click on
- "Install" to begin the installation.
-
- If the AutoPlay function has been disabled or you have bypassed the AutoPlay
- function, follow these steps to begin the installation: Click on the Windows
- 95 "Start" button and select "Run". In the "Open" box, type "D:\SETUP.EXE"
- and press Enter. If your CD-ROM drive is not drive "D", substitute the letter
- of your CD-ROM drive when you type this statement. For example, if your CD-ROM
- drive is drive "E", type "E:\SETUP.EXE" and press Enter. To exit the installation
- program at any time, click on "Cancel" or press F3. When the program has finished
- installing the files, you are notified that the installation has been completed.
-
-
- To use the Oxford Talking Dictionary, simply insert the program disc into your
- CD-ROM drive and click on "OK" when asked if you want to run the program. To start
- the program when the CD is already in your CD-ROM drive, click on the Windows 95
- "Start" button, point to "Programs", point to "Oxford", point to the "Oxford Talking
- Dictionary", and choose the "Oxford Talking Dictionary".
-
- If you have Microsoft Word, version 6.0 or later, the first time you open the Oxford
- Talking Dictionary after installing it onto your system you will be asked whether you
- want to install a button on the Word toolbar and a menu item to create a direct link
- from Word to the dictionary program. Click on Yes to install the button and menu item.
- To open the dictionary from within Word, simply click on the button or open the Tools
- menu and select "The Oxford Talking Dictionary". If you choose not to install the button
- and menu item, or if you install Microsoft Office or Word after installing the Oxford
- Talking Dictionary and you decide later that you want the direct link from Word to the
- dictionary, you must re-install the dictionary program.
-
- 2. Installation for Windows 3.1
-
- Make sure the program disc is in your CD-ROM drive. From the Program Manager,
- open the "File" menu and select "Run". In the "Command Line" box, type
- "D:\SETUP.EXE" and press Enter. If your CD-ROM drive is not drive "D",
- substitute the letter of your CD-ROM drive when you type this statement. For
- example, if your CD-ROM drive is drive "E", type "E:\SETUP.EXE" and press
- Enter.
-
- To exit the installation program at any time, click on "Cancel" or press F3.
-
- When the program has finished installing the files, you are notified that the
- installation has been completed. When you want to use the Oxford Talking
- Dictionary, simply insert the program disc into the CD-ROM drive, open
- the "Oxford" group, and double-click on the "Oxford Talking Dictionary" icon.
-
- E. Meeting the Minimum System Requirements
-
- The installation program automatically determines if your computer system
- meets the minimum requirements to run the dictionary program. If your system
- fails to meet the requirements, the installation program tells you exactly
- which requirements were not met.
-
- If you receive the message "Detected: No suitable wave device", make sure that
- you have installed the Windows drivers that came with your sound board. The
- program requires a wave device capable of at least 8-bit mono at 11.025kHz.
-
- NOTE: Because of their special hardware setup, certain IBM Aptiva and Thinkpad
- systems may generate this message even though they DO have the proper
- equipment and software. If you own one of these systems and encounter this
- message, disregard it and proceed with the installation.
-
- To check that your system meets the minimum requirements, run the program
- CNMSYSI.EXE, located in the "\WIN32" directory (Windows 95 users) or the
- "\WIN" directory (Windows 3.1 users) on the program disc.
-
- Alternatively, load the Oxford Talking Dictionary and open the "Help" menu.
- Then, while holding down the "Ctrl" key on your keyboard, choose "About Oxford
- Talking Dictionary". A screen will display the minimum program requirements
- and the components found on your system.
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- II. Troubleshooting
-
- This product has been successfully tested with a wide variety of hardware and
- peripheral equipment. It should be noted, however, that Microsoft Windows is a
- "device-independent" operating system that relies on device drivers to
- communicate with the various devices on your system. Occasionally, issues may
- occur with one of these drivers. Conflicts with sound cards, video displays
- and printers are often resolved by re-configuring or updating the device
- drivers supplied by the manufacturers. This product is not designed
- specifically for compatibility with any particular hardware item.
-
- A. Troubleshooting for both Windows 95 and Windows 3.1
-
- 1. Installation Fails Before Completion
-
- The program may require up to 100K more hard disk space than is reported on
- the Installation Option screen. If the installation program displays a
- message that says the installation has failed or not enough space available,
- quit the installation program and free up hard disk space by removing unused
- or unnecessary files from your hard drive. Then run the installation program
- again.
-
- 2. Font Problems/Font Error Messages When Starting the Program
-
- The dictionary program requires that certain fonts be present on your system
- to display text correctly. If the program is unable to find the fonts it
- needs, some text may display poorly or in unreadable fonts. (If you are using
- Windows 95, also see the section "Text Is Illegible or Displays in Wing Ding
- or Symbol Font" under "Troubleshooting for Windows 95" below.)
-
- If the program cannot find the proper fonts, you may see one of the following
- error messages after the introductory screen:
-
- --"The following TrueType Fonts were not found: ..." or "The following Fonts
- were not found: ..."
-
- To correct this problem, make a note of the missing font or fonts listed and
- exit the program.
-
- If you are using Windows 95, click on the "Start" button, point to "Settings"
- and choose "Control Panel". In the "Control Panel" window, double-click on the
- "Fonts" folder. Open the "File" menu and choose "Install New Font". Then
- follow the instructions after the Windows 3.1 paragraph below.
-
- If you are using Windows 3.1, double-click on the Control Panel icon in the
- Main group on the Windows desktop. In the Control Panel, double-click on the
- "Fonts" icon and click on the "Add" button.
-
- Move to the "\WINDOWS\SYSTEM" directory on your hard drive. A list of
- available fonts should appear; click on the font that was listed as missing in
- the error message and click on the "OK" button. Then click on the "Close" or
- "Cancel" button; there is no need to re-start Windows.
-
- If no list of fonts appears in "\WINDOWS\SYSTEM", consult your Windows
- documentation for assistance in loading Windows fonts.
-
- --"The TrueType Rasterize is NOT enabled."
-
- To correct this problem, first exit the dictionary program. Then double-
- click on the "Control Panel" icon located in the "Main" group on the Windows
- desktop. In the "Control Panel", double-click on the "Fonts" icon and click
- on the "TrueType" button. Click in the check box "Enable TrueType Fonts"
- to place an "X" in the box. "Show Only TrueType Fonts in Applications" should
- NOT be checked. Click on the "OK" button. You must re-start Windows for the
- change to take effect, so click on the "Re-start Now" button.
-
- 3. Program Crashes upon Removal of Disc
-
- If you installed the program using the Minimal or Typical installation option,
- do not remove the disc from the CD-ROM drive while the program is running.
-
- If you installed the program using the Diskless installation option, and you
- are running the program with the disc in the CD-ROM drive (so you can access
- pictures and sounds), make sure that the CD-ROM drive is not accessing the disc
- (the drive's access light is not flashing) before attempting to remove the
- disc.
-
- 4. Program Does Not Respond while in Mini-View
-
- If you are 1. running the program under the Diskless installation option
- 2. running the program without the disc in Mini-View
- 3. accessing a pronunciation icon (or sound link from the Key to
- the Pronunciations)
- AND
- you have clicked on a highlighted link to a pronunciation recording, the
- dialog box informing you that the disc is needed to hear any pronunciations may
- not be fully visible.
-
- To continue running the program simply press the Spacebar, Enter or Escape keys. If this
- still does not allow you to return to normal operation, make sure the focus is on the
- dialogue box and not on the main program in the windows taskbar and try again. In order
- to hear pronunciations, insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive.
-
-
- B. Troubleshooting for Windows 95
-
- 1. Display Text Is Illegible or Displays in Wing Ding or Symbol Font
-
- Certain Lotus or IBM products, such as Lotus Wordpro, install a font that
- interferes with the fonts used by Windows 95. This problem can be resolved by
- removing the Monotype Sorts Font version 2.0 from your system.
-
- To remove the font, click on the Windows 95 "Start" menu, point to "Settings",
- and select "Control Panel". In the resulting window, double-click on the
- "Fonts" icon. In the resulting list of fonts, find "Monotype Sorts Font"
- (sometimes listed as "Mtsorts_.ttf") and remove it by dragging it into the
- Windows recycle bin on your desktop.
-
- 2. Problems Reading the CD
-
- If you have trouble with your CD-ROM performance, the problem may be solved by
- adjusting the cache settings on your CD-ROM drive. To change these settings,
- click on the Windows 95 "Start" button, point to "Settings" and select
- "Control Panel". In the resulting window, double-click on the "System" icon
- and then click on the "Performance" tab. Make sure that in the resulting box
- both "File System" and "Virtual Memory" indicate "32-bit". Click on the "File
- System" button and then click on the "CD-ROM" tab. Move the slider in the
- "Supplemental cache size" setting all the way to "Large". Make sure that the
- contents of the "Optimize access pattern for" box matches the speed of your
- CD-ROM drive; for example, if you have a double-speed (2X) CD-ROM drive, this
- box should read "Double-speed drives".
-
- When you change these settings, you may have to re-start Windows 95
- for the changes to take effect. Click on "Yes" if you are offered this option.
-
- 3. Program Crashes upon Removal of Disc
-
- If you have disabled your system's AutoPlay function and you installed the program
- using the Diskless installation option, do not insert or remove the disc while the
- program is running.
-
- 4. Locating Possible Conflicts
-
- To find potential hardware conflicts that might be causing problems with the
- program, use the Windows 95 Device Manager. Click on the Windows 95 "Start"
- button, point to "Settings" and select "Control Panel". In the resulting
- window, double-click on the "System" icon and then click on the "Device
- Manager" tab. In the resulting list, look for yellow warning triangles with an
- exclamation point (!) in them. If you find any such triangle, click once on
- the item to highlight it and then click on the "Properties" button. Windows 95
- will display a dialog box that explains the status of that device. Consult
- your Windows 95 or computer system documentation for more information.
-
- 5. Optimizing Performance
-
- To make sure your system is operating at its peak graphic abilities, click on
- the Windows 95 "Start" button, point to "Settings" and select "Control
- Panel". In the resulting window, double-click on the "System" icon, and then
- click on the "Performance" tab. Click on the "Graphics" button. In the
- resulting box, make sure the "Hardware acceleration" slider is set all the way
- to "Full".
-
- To make sure your hard drive is operating to its fullest potential, click on
- the Windows 95 "Start" button, point to "Settings" and select "Control
- Panel". In the resulting window, double-click on the "System" icon, and then
- click on the "Performance" tab. Click on the "File System" button and
- then click on the "Hard Disk" tab. Make sure that "Typical role of this
- machine" reads "Desktop computer".
-
- When you change these settings, you may have to restart Windows 95 in order
- for the changes to take effect. Click on "Yes" if you are offered this option.
-
- C. Troubleshooting for Windows 3.1
-
- 1. "GPF in Module ???.DRV"
-
- This type of error message is often related to the video driver being used by
- Windows. It can often be resolved by changing the video resolution to "640x480
- with 256 colours".
-
- An alternative is to use Microsoft's Super VGA video drivers, which can be
- obtained from Microsoft.
-
- 2. "CDR-lOl" or "Not Ready Reading (CD-ROM drive)"
-
- Error messages related to the computer's ability to read the CD can often be
- resolved in one of the following ways:
-
- --Make sure that the CD is clean and free of scratches. CDs can be washed in
- warm water and dishwashing liquid. Scratched CDs should be replaced.
-
- --Don't cache the CD-ROM drive. If your computer is using DOS version 6.20 or
- later and the SMARTDRV caching driver, add a "/U" argument to the line that
- loads SMARTDRV in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. The line may appear as
- "C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.EXE /X /U". For more information on SMARTDRV, type "HELP
- SMARTDRV" at the DOS prompt.
-
- --Assign 20 buffers to reading the CD. This is done by setting the "/M:"
- argument on the MSCDEX line to 20. The line may appear as "C:\DOS\MSCDEX.EXE
- /D:MSCD001 /M:20". For more information on MSCDEX, type "HELP MSCDEX" at the
- DOS prompt.
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- III. Contacting Technical Support
-
- We are here to assist you with any issues regarding this product. The Learning
- Company Technical Support Centre can be reached via the World Wide Web, e-mail
- or phone.
-
- When contacting technical support, please provide as much information as you
- can about your computer system and the problem you are experiencing. Include
- your phone number so we can reach you if we need more information.
-
- Visit our web site, http://www.learningco.com, for answers to frequently asked
- questions and other technical support information.
-
- You can reach us via e-mail at support@learningco.com.
-
- If you are in the United Kingdom, you can reach us by phone at 01923-208400
- between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday (excluding holidays),
- to speak to a technical support agent. Please be at your computer when you call.
- If you are calling from anywhere outside the United Kingdom, dial 44-1923-208400.
-
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- IV. Other Important Information
-
- A. Re-installing the Oxford Talking Dictionary
-
- NOTE: EXIT THE OXFORD TALKING DICTIONARY BEFORE RE-INSTALLING IT!
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- 1. Re-installing under Windows 95
-
- Make sure the Oxford Talking Dictionary CD is in the CD-ROM drive.
- Click on the Windows "Start" button and select "Run". Type "D:\SETUP.EXE" and
- press Enter. If your CD-ROM drive is not drive "D", substitute the letter of
- your CD-ROM drive when you type this statement. When the window titled
- "Previous Install Detected" appears, make sure the "Re-install" option is
- selected and click on "Next". Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the
- re-installation process.
-
- 2. Re-installing under Windows 3.1
-
- Make sure the Oxford Talking Dictionary CD is in the CD-ROM drive.
- Open the Program Manager's "File" menu and select "Run". Type "D:\SETUP.EXE"
- and press Enter. If your CD-ROM drive is not drive "D", substitute the letter
- of your CD-ROM drive when you type this statement. When the window titled
- "Previous Install Detected" appears, make sure the "Re-install" option is
- selected and click on "Next". Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the
- re-installation process.
-
- B. Removing the Oxford Talking Dictionary
-
- NOTE: EXIT THE OXFORD TALKING DICTIONARY BEFORE UNINSTALLING IT!
-
- 1. Removing from Windows 95
-
- Click on the Windows "Start" button, point to "Settings" and click on
- "Control Panel". In the Control Panel window, double-click on "Add/Remove
- Programs". Select "Oxford Talking Dictionary" from the list and click on the
- "Add/Remove" button. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the removal
- process.
-
- 2. Removing from Windows 3.1
-
- Make sure the Oxford Talking Dictionary CD is in the CD-ROM drive.
- Open the "Oxford" group and double-click on the "Uninstall" icon.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process.
-