Using 200 Words a Day! Courses and other exceltra courses with Microsoft Windows Vista

Let's assume you are installing a French Course the instructions are as follows.

1. Insert the 200 Words a Day CD into the CD Rom drive.
2. The CD will Auto-Run and install our course onto your hard drive.
3. Don't run the software yet (don’t click the 200 Words a Day desktop icon or select it from the Program Menu until you’ve altered the Vista Settings).

4. On the Windows Start Menu, click My Computer then ...
5. Navigate to:- C:Program Files/Exceltra/French
6. Right-click on the file French.exe and select properties.
7. In Vista there is a "Compatability" tab in the properties dialog ... select this tab.
8. At the bottom of this tab there is an option to "Run this program as an administrator" - tick this checkbox. This causes the application to run as an administrator instead of the local user account. (Without this setting, the program has difficulty communicating with the database).
9. Still in this tab, specify to run the program in compatability mode. Run as XP Service Pack 2. (Without this setting, some users have had problems: their computer wasn't playing the AppleQuicktime background music)
10. Your software is now ready to run, click the 200 Words a Day Desktop Icon or select Exceltra French from the Start Menu

Installing Further CD's from 200 Words a Day!

Installing Further CD's from 200 Words a Day!

Further information on Vista Compatiblity can be found here.