Re: Walt Disney Biography
- From: "Susan Yates" <susanyates@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2005 08:27:04 -0500
John,
Certainly will let you know if I come across a fix and appreciate your
sharing that sort of info with me. Odd that we both have XP and the same WD
CD (made for Windows 95), but that our problems opening it are not the same.
Wonder if there's a clue there--a viewer program you've downloaded that I
haven't and another that I've downloaded that you haven't! Curious, isn't
it? Susan
"John Sisker" <jsisker@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Thanks so much Susan for at least trying. I too went round and round with
> the HP tech people, and like you, was finally told that this CD-ROM is not
> going to work on my computer using Windows XP. However, this is not what I
> wanted to hear, so am trying other sources. Likewise, my issue with this
> program seems different that yours. Mine is with Motion Pixels Codec,
> while
> your is a particular decompressor. Same results though.
>
> With mine though, it opens fine and even runs the full introduction video
> with Diane Disney Miller, then gives me the Motion Pixels Codec error
> message. I can even run the individual videos from the main files, just
> not
> from the program itself. It seem to me that this should be an easy fix,
> that
> is, if I can find someone who knows about these things. I have my feelers
> out to other newsgroups, Disney Interactive, their family museum,
> Microsoft,
> Hp and even Pantheon Productions - the publisher. If I ever find the
> answer,
> I'll let you know. Meantime, please do the same for me.
>
> Thanks,
> John Sisker
> jsisker@xxxxxxxxxxx
> (714) 536-3850
>
>
>
>
> "Susan Yates" <susanyates@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:yJuHe.32908$fV.23954@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> John,
>> I have a brand new HP with Windows XP. As soon as I read your posting
>> I tried my copy of the Walt Disney CD. I can see static graphics and
>> hear the narration, but the video will not display. The message I get is
>> that a particular decompressor is not available. Spent the next hour and
>> a half talking to various HP tech support folks who had me try a few
>> things then announced that such dated software cannot be correctly
>> displayed and that there is no patch to their knowledge. Makes me sad,
>> because I really loved loking at this and enjoyed having it as a non-book
>> resource.
>> If anybody knows how to make this work, I'd be interested.
>> Susan Yates
>> susanyates@xxxxxxx
>>
>>
>> "John Sisker" <jsisker@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:3ErHe.8657$6f.1069@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>I have the CD-ROM "Walt Disney - an intimate History of the Man and his
>>>Magic." It worked on my old computer, using Windows 98 (se). However, it
>>>seems there is no way to get this to fun on newer computers using Windows
>>>XP. Even trying to use the various compatibility modes, I always get a
>>>Motion Pixels Codec error message after it loads and after the
>>>introduction video. Unfortunately, Motion Pixels is out of business.
>>>
>>> I don't think it would take much to update this software to run on newer
>>> computers, and/or a possible patch or fix that could be downloaded. I
>>> would hate to see such a detailed and valuable source on Walt's life,
>>> just sit on the shelf because technology passed it by.
>>>
>>> Anyone have any ideas how to fix this?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> John Sisker
>>> jsisker@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>> (714) 536-3850
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
.
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