Where's a fast & simple phone dialer

[Russ Davies]

W98 had a qick phone dialer.
XP's phone dialer takes 5x longer.
Can a fast phone dialer be installed that ONLY calls a #.

 

[T.C.]

You can try checking here:

http://downloads-zdnet.com.com/3120-20-0.html?qt=phone+dialer&tg=dl-2001

Some are shareware, some are free. Personally, I've always liked Time &
Chaos16 for both appointments contacts and phone dialing. The 4.95 version
that I bought years ago, on a single 3.5 diskette, puts everything on one
page, is fast and user friendly, has white and yellow pages for your phone
numbers, let's you take notes and date stamp them for called numbers.
Unfortunately when the program went to 32 bit, the interface was changed is
not as simple a GUI. I love that old 16bit version, and use it daily (in
compatibility mode for Windows 95). The 16bit version of Time & Chaos is no
longer available legally. But, you can check out the newest 32bit trial
version at:

http://www.isbister.com/chaos32.html

Since I get the idea that you're looking for a simple phone dialer, you'll
probably find an acceptable free one on the first link.

 

[David Candy]

Cardfile works fine on XP. 98 Dialer also works. It's name is dialer.exe
and, apart from help files, is the only file required.
Install Cardfile and Clipbook in Windows 98
Windows 98 but not 95 includes two programs from Windows 3.1 & 3.11 /
Windows for Workgroups (WFW) 3.1 & 3.11 (Windows 3.1, 3.11. and WFW 3.1 are
basically the same program - 3.11 included bug fixes amd WFW 3.1 included
networking, WFW 3.11 was a substantial upgrade and included toolbars and
VCache) despite official Microsoft statements to the contrary (see Q159852).

These are Cardfile and Clipbook. Cardfile is a simple database that can have
pictures in it and dial numbers, it is supplied without a help file in
Windows 98. Clipbook is similar to Clipboard Viewer but allows multiple
items to be saved and allows the sharing of the clipboard over the network.
There is no way to get Windows to install these programs, they must be
manually installed.

The easiest way to install is to type SFC in the Start - Run... dialog box
and choose Extract a file. Enter the following filenames one at a time; (98
specific - use search in XP and open the cab and drag out).

cardfile.execlipbook.execlipsrv.execlipbook.hlp
Create a new folder in your Programs Files folder, it can be called anything
(perhaps Progs311) and copy the three .exe files here. Copy the .hlp file to
C:\Windows\Help. Select all three .exe files and drag on to the Start Menu.