Dictionary on CD

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Is anyone aware of an extensive English dictionary (other than worldweb) with
"good" entymology that operates well under Vista? I need something to install
on laptop that goes where internet doesn't. Thanks.
 
PWL said:
Is anyone aware of an extensive English dictionary (other than
worldweb) with "good" entymology
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If it has good entymology, it's almost certain to be very buggy. ;-)

that operates well under Vista? I
need something to install on laptop that goes where internet doesn't.
Thanks.
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The OED is the definitive English dictionary. Whether it operates under
Vista, I don't know, but you should be able to contact the company and ask
them.
 
Ken,

I installed *OED* with Vista, but a special CD-ROM is required. My earlier
edition *OED* CD-ROMs wouldn't take.

Have you tried Merriam-Webster? It is a comprehensive English-language
dictionary, and may be available on CD-ROM. If it is available on CD-ROM,
make sure you find out if it will download properly with Vista.

Mal
 
Mal said:
Ken,

I installed *OED* with Vista, but a special CD-ROM is required. My
earlier edition *OED* CD-ROMs wouldn't take.
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Thanks for the info.

Have you tried Merriam-Webster? It is a comprehensive
English-language dictionary, and may be available on CD-ROM. If it
is available on CD-ROM, make sure you find out if it will download
properly with Vista.
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Thanks, but no I haven't. I'm not the OP and am not particularly interested
in a dictionary on CD.
 
Mal said:
Ken,

I installed *OED* with Vista, but a special CD-ROM is required. My earlier
edition *OED* CD-ROMs wouldn't take.

Have you tried Merriam-Webster? It is a comprehensive English-language
dictionary, and may be available on CD-ROM. If it is available on CD-ROM,
make sure you find out if it will download properly with Vista.

Mal
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There's a "new" version of OED 3.1 that works with VISTA. I have it.

You have to call OED tech support. They'll send you an email. You return
your old 3.1 CDs, they send you a new set with an instruction sheet that
also tells you where to download a special little file.

It sounds more cumbersome than it is. Program works fine.
 
Thanks for all the thoughts. I thought that OED on CD was unavailable, but
will check again. I've also agreed to beta a Random House Websters unabridged
 
PWL said:
(P.S. Re entymology: now you know why I need a dictionary.)
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LOL!

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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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FWIW I just installed the NSOED version 2.0 on my VISTA partition and
it installed without problems.

VISTA threw up one screen saying it might not install correctly did I
want to let it try something (compatibility mode I assume) or go ahead
so I told it to go ahead and it ran a complete install perfectly.

NSOED 2.0 is stated as OK for Windows ME ... XP so if the OED 3.1 is OK
for XP I would expect it to install and run OK -- if necessary using
compatibility mode.

The only special thing I did was not to allow autoplay to run but to
right mouse click on autorun.exe and Run as Administrator, which I'm
tending to do all the time now.

Maybe that is why the 3.1 did not isntall.
 
Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (about $11 with shipping from
elearnaid) on single CD installed quickly under Vista. The help function is
not supported in Vista, but this could be overcome by downloading and
installing the WinHlp32.exe (see Microsift knowledge base article 917607). I
did not elect to do this because the "readme" file was pretty comprehensive.
This dictionary is an excellent replacement for the American Heritage
Dictionary I ran under 3.1, 3.11, etc., up to XP. Thanks to all for
suggestions. PWL
 
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