[bookshare-discuss] Re: reading books on your pc these days
- From: "Alan Lemly" <walemly@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:13:13 -0500
Traci, based on what the Bookshare site says about Victor Reader Soft, I
would think you should still be able to download and install it on a Windows
PC. Here's the page where Bookshare discusses the available readers:
http://www.bookshare.org/readingTools
I assume you're probably running Windows 7 on your new laptop. You might
need to do something additional to get Victor Reader Soft to work with it
based on the following sentence on the above Bookshare page:
"If you experience issues using Victor Reader Soft with Windows Vista or
Windows 7, please contact support."
I use Windows XP so I don't know what the issues might be with Windows 7.
Here is the link provided to contact Bookshare Support:
http://www.bookshare.org/contactUs?sendInfoOn=Technical+Support
The following was copied from the How to Install Victor Reader Soft article
on the Bookshare Support site:
Windows Vista or Windows 7 users: Victor Reader Soft must be started with
the "Run As Administrator" option. To make this the default:
Right click the Victor Reader Soft icon (keyboard users highlight the
program icon and press shift + F10).
1. Choose the "Properties" option from the pop-up menu
2. Select the Advanced button
3. Place a checkmark in the "run as administrator" checkbox
4. Select the Apply button
5. Respond to the remaining prompts as needed.
If you would like to read the entire Tech Support article discussing the
Victor Reader Soft installation, go to the following link for the printable
version of it:
http://na2.salesforce.com/_ui/selfservice/support/SelfServiceSolution/d?id=5
0140000000aJhi
<http://na2.salesforce.com/_ui/selfservice/support/SelfServiceSolution/d?id=
50140000000aJhi&retURL=%2Fsserv%2Fsolutionbrowser.jsp%3Fsearch%3Dvictor%2Bre
ader%2Bsoft%2Band%2Bwindows%2B7%26cid%3D02n40000000PfNj%26t%3D4&ps=1&pPv=1>
&retURL=%2Fsserv%2Fsolutionbrowser.jsp%3Fsearch%3Dvictor%2Breader%2Bsoft%2Ba
nd%2Bwindows%2B7%26cid%3D02n40000000PfNj%26t%3D4&ps=1&pPv=1
The above link may break due to its length so here is a TinyURL for the same
page:
http://tinyurl.com/6tjelzf
Good luck and please let us know your results.
Alan Lemly
-----Original Message-----
From: Mayrie ReNae [mailto:mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 11:32 PM
To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: reading books on your pc these days
Hi Traci,
I can't help with Victor Reader Soft, but you can read books on your PC by
hitting enter on the xml file in the folder where you have unzipped any
particular book from Bookshare. This will open the book in your internet
browser.
Happy reading.
Mayrie
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From: Traci Evans [mailto:season@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 5:06 PM
To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] reading books on your pc these days
Hi all.
II know it has been quite a while since I posted last. I need your help. I
have a new laptop and tried downloading vrs onto it (victor reader soft.) I
keep getting an error message, accdess denied. I understand there is to be
no further development with this product. Does this mean we can no longer
download it if we don't have it already installed? I have an external hard
drive with the files saved but I am sure that trying to install it that way
won't work. How are ppl reading bookshare books on their pc nowadays? Oddly
enough, I haven't read a bookshare book in a long timne. I go into the marke
and either purchase them from google books or I do the audible thing.
another way i read them is with the ipod and read2go. so again, how does one
read books on their pc and what do i do to get victor reader soft nstalled?
also, hope all of you are well. Take care and somebody, please respond.
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