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G. Cook
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I bought Electronics Workbench 5.0C when it came out in 1996 on floppy
disc. I have used it successfully for many years since I got it, but
yesterday it wouldn't run. I got a screen that said it couldn't find
some files and to reload it from the original discs. I tried to do
that but the install said it couldn't write back to the discs, and
when I cancelled the installation, I found that all the files in the
original directory had been deleted, including all my circuit files.
An email to the vendor goes unanswered.
I suspect that what happened is that I ran the program from another
computer on my home network, and that screwed it up. That is the only
possibility I can think of besides a virus, but everything else is
fine and the virus checker can't find anything.
So, I would ask if anyone might know why this happened, and if there
is a fix so I can at least reinstall the program. I used it almost
daily for my business. As far as I can tell the floppy is not damaged
and is definitely not write-protected.
Any help would be appreciated.
Gordon Cook
disc. I have used it successfully for many years since I got it, but
yesterday it wouldn't run. I got a screen that said it couldn't find
some files and to reload it from the original discs. I tried to do
that but the install said it couldn't write back to the discs, and
when I cancelled the installation, I found that all the files in the
original directory had been deleted, including all my circuit files.
An email to the vendor goes unanswered.
I suspect that what happened is that I ran the program from another
computer on my home network, and that screwed it up. That is the only
possibility I can think of besides a virus, but everything else is
fine and the virus checker can't find anything.
So, I would ask if anyone might know why this happened, and if there
is a fix so I can at least reinstall the program. I used it almost
daily for my business. As far as I can tell the floppy is not damaged
and is definitely not write-protected.
Any help would be appreciated.
Gordon Cook