Alternatively, most (all? I havent checked all the links) library sites that offer the vihuela books on the web can be found here: http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~lsa/links/Digital-Facsimiles.html
Sean On May 9, 2016, at 2:45 PM, Alan Hoyle <adr...@gmail.com> wrote: > Not sure about Windows 10, but on Windows 7 this Vihuela CD-ROM can be made > to function 'properly' if you select 'Run as Administrator'. I did send > instructions to Chris Goodwin (a few years ago now) - a pity as I can no > longer find either the CD-ROM or my copy of the complete sequence of steps > that ends with selecting 'Run as Administrator' - perhaps a more savvy reader > of this will know what to do. > > Alan > > > On 9 May 2016 at 22:34, Sean Smith <lutesm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Monica, > > I have this CD of vihuela books and also found the interface less than ideal. > I opened it as its own folder (Finder in my case although I imagine Explore > would do it, too) and found the group of images for each book. I named a new > folder on my desktop for each book/composer and dragged the images en masse > to the respective folder. At the end of the day (ok, it didnt take that > long) I had a folder for each book. To further help keep it straight, I > duplicated the images of the tables of content and labeled them TOC, chapter > X" as needed so I could find the pieces as I need them. Then I never used > the CD again. > > I took the liberty of responding to the group as well because Ive seen this > come up before concerning this CD. I hope this helps. > > Sean > > > On May 9, 2016, at 11:48 AM, mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk wrote: > > > > > Many thanks for this. It will take some time to digest and check > > everything you suggest. > > it was upgraded from Windows 7. > > Inadvertently - it just happened. The CDROM is of the vihuela books > > and the music CD was newish. > > I don't want to take up too much of > > anyone's time so I'll try what you suggest and see what happens. > > > > Thanks to others who also replied. > > Best > > Monica > > ----Original Message---- > > > > From: tiorbin...@gmail.com > > Date: 09/05/2016 18:45 > > To: "mjlhall@tiscali. > > co.uk"<mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk> > > Subj: Re: [LUTE] Not really a lute > > question but... > > > > Hi Monica, > > > > First thing: is this a problem with one CD > > or all of them? (Had to ask.) If > > it is just one, inspect the surface > > (not the label side) with reflected > > light and look for oil, finger- > > grease, scratches, etc. Inspect the label > > side for damage to the inner > > circumference of the metal layer: that's where > > the 'table of contents' > > resides, and if it is damaged, the CD might not be > > recognized. > > > > A > > couple of needed questions: > > Did you buy this computer with windows 10 > > on it, or is this an upgrade? > > Did the computer come with a CD drive? > > > > (Hey, at least I'm not asking if you turned it off and back on again!) > > > > > > If it's not a problem with 'legacy hardware' and drivers that aren't > > > > available for Windows 10', you should be able to play CDs using (I kid > > you > > not) "Groove Music and Movies and TV". This is Microsoft's new > > jukebox. It > > should be in the "All Programs" list accessible from the > > start button. > > > > If you prefer something familiar, you can find the > > Windows Media Player > > (which is included in Win10) by using the > > WindowsKey +R combination, then > > typing > > wmplayer.exe <return> > > When it > > appears in the search list, right click it and select "Pin to > > taskbar", > > then it's easier to find when you need it. > > > > That's what you have to do > > to play a CD if the computer recognizes the CD > > player. > > > > If it doesn't, > > it gets harder. The default CD/DVD reader/writer drivers in > > Windows10 > > _should_ work with anything that isn't physically defective. You > > should > > be able to buy a USB DVD/CD player (writer, etc) and plug it in and > > use > > it without problems. > > > > If your problem is that the CD player is not > > recognized by the computer, it > > may be that it isn't getting a good > > connection. On a notebook computer, > > some CD/DVD drivers can be removed, > > and if they are not put all the way > > back in properly, they might not. > > In that case, taking them out and putting > > them back in works. > > > > If you > > have a desktop, and it was worked on recently or went to a shop to > > have > > the Win10 update, it is possible that the CD was disconnected, and not > > > > hooked back up. Fixing that requires getting into the box and hooking > > it > > back up, and usually, if it was because someone serviced it and > > forgot to > > hook it back up, they should be happy to correct it. (And > > test it!) > > > > Beyond that, you really shouldn't have to go searching for > > CD/DVD drivers, > > unless the drive is very weird and came with its own > > driver disk. If it > > did, the likelihood of finding drivers for win10 > > that support it is very > > small. If it was very expensive, the > > manufacturer's web site might have > > updated drivers. It'd make more > > sense just to replace it (especially > > because the drives have been > > improved a lot since the days of specialized > > drivers.) > > > > If you get > > through all this without success, or have questions, feel free > > to write > > back, I'll do what I can. > > > > Best regards, > > Ray > > > > > > > > On Mon, May 9, 2016 at > > 12:00 PM, mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk < > > mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > > > >> Does > > anyone know how to play CDs or CDROMS on Windows 10. Does seem to > >> > > have any drives for this... > >> Best wishes to all. > >> Monica > >> > >> > >> > >> To > > get on or off this list see list information at > >> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html> > > > > > > > > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > > --
