[bksvol-discuss] Re: Newbie looking for advice
- From: "Jill O'Connell" <jillocon@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 10:52:32 -0700
I've used the evaluation version of winzip for years and it continues to work
fine; knock on wood! Jill
----- Original Message -----
From: EVAN REESE
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 4:40 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Newbie looking for advice
That's good then. I was wondering about that evaluation period being up. I
know someone that's had that program for years and is still using the
evaluation version. She does sometimes have to go through contortions to get
the evaluation option to come up, but it never seems to expire.
Evan
----- Original Message -----
From: Devorah Greenstein
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 7:05 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Newbie looking for advice
Well, I just re-downloaded, using Natasha's instructions, and sure enough
it deferred to Winzip, but it worked fine. I put it on my desktop, and I'm
ready to go.
Thank you everybody.
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of EVAN REESE
Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 5:03 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Newbie looking for advice
I'm only guessing, since I have never had WinZip installed; but I think you
will probably have to uninstall WinZip before Windows XP will unzip a file. As
it is now, Windows associates zipped files with WinZip. So whenever you try to
unzip a file, Windows automatically invokes WinZip. I presume that if Windows
works the way I think it should, that when you uninstall WinZip, then when you
try to unzip a file, Windows will do it on its own. If for some unknown reason
it doesn't, you never know with computers, <smile>, the worse that will happen
is that you will need to reinstall WinZip and (hopefully) get a new evaluation
period. There may be a simpler way of changing Windows' bahavior with respect
to unzipping files, but I don't know what it might be.
Just go to the context menu and click on the Extract option. Or, if the
file is in a folder, click on the folder and select the file; the Extract
option will probably be in the file menu instead of the context menu in that
case. At least, that is what I have seen with my own computer. Since you are
only getting one file in the case of a Bookshare book, it probably won't be in
a folder, so just go to the context menu and hit enter on the extract option.
HTH
Evan
----- Original Message -----
From: Devorah Greenstein
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 6:43 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Newbie looking for advice
How do I unzip a file without Winzip? Yes I have Windows XP. What command
do I use?
Thanks!
Devorah
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From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of EVAN REESE
Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 4:32 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Newbie looking for advice
You can just go to step two and release the book. Then, go back to step
one and download it again.
As for WinZip, you don't need it, not if you have Windows XP at least.
Windows XP will unzip books without the need for any additional software. I've
been validating for two years and unzipped dozens of books without installing
WinZip or any other third party unzipping program.
Evan
----- Original Message -----
From: Devorah Greenstein
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 6:22 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Newbie looking for advice
I'm a very new volunteer. I validated two books successfully, studied
the volunteer manual, read the books, etc. and I loved doing it, I am hooked on
this validating thing; but two nights ago I had a weird and awful experience
downloading a book for validating. I lost a book. I, junior, remedial Bookshare
volunteer, have lost an entire book, misplaced the whole rtf file, it is gone!
I have searched all over my computer and I can't find it.
First of all, it was too late at night for me to be doing anything
purposeful, so I can't really tell you what I did, it seemed right at the time.
Second of all, I just noticed this minute when I tried once again to find the
file, that my Winzip file unzipper that I have been using in the free
evaluation mode, just told me my evaluation period is up. Did Winzip eat the
book because I haven't paid the $29?
I have searched my hard disk by file name and key phrase. I have
searched in Recent Documents. I have searched in Winzip Wizard. Not anywhere.
The first two books I had validated were found by the Winzip Wizard, but not my
third book. I feel distraught, embarrassed, and, well, I guess the word
humiliated is not too strong a word. How could I have lost a book? Is there any
other place on my computer that I can look that it might be hidden? I can't
think so, if the Winzip Wizard didn't find it.
Do I re-scan this book and submit it? Do the wise people at Bookshare
keep a back-up copy so incompetent people like me don't destroy submitters'
hard work? Fortunately the book is short. It's called An African Prayer Book by
Desmond Tutu. I was really looking forward to reading it and validating it. I
am looking for advice, help, direction. Should I go to the library and get a
copy to re-scan it and submit it for someone else to validate. Has anyone ever
lost an entire book?
Thanks for any advice. Feeling awful in snowy Minneapolis.
Devorah
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