Try putting the cd in the drive without running the program...does it show up on the desktop? Maybe the cd drive can't read the burned cds?
Does your version of Toast have the ability to "copy" like newer versions? If so, try making a straight copy without making an image first. I don't know if this will help, but it's worth a try. I've heard of copy protected PC programs, but none for the Mac. Especially being that it is pretty old, we should be able to rule this out. Other than those ideas, I have NO idea. But of the three, I'm going to have to go with the old picky cd drive not reading the disk. Oh, another idea would be to create a mountable disk image with disk copy and just have it mount when you start the computer. This way you might be able to run the program without any cd at all. That is, if it recognizes it. Paul On 3/27/04 12:21 AM, "Thomas Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've got this classroom full of sixth grade kids who want to learn typing. > So I got on Ebay and bought an old (1996) copy of Typing Tutor, v. 7, which > we're running on a Performa 6300 with OS 8.6. > > Trouble is, the program won't run without the CD being in the CD drive, > even though the app itself is on the hard drive, so the kids have to put > the CD in every time they want to take a typing lesson. However, experience > has shown that CDs that get handled a lot don't last very long in this > classroom. > > So, I decided to make a backup copy of the original CD, and when that one > wears out I'll make another, and meanwhile the original can reside safely > in a desk drawer. > > But, my backup won't work. I made it by using Disk Copy and chose "create > image from disk" under the Image menu, and then burned the resulting disk > image onto a CD with Toast 4.1.2. But the Typing Tutor program doesn't > recognize it. It keeps asking for the CD to be inserted in the drive, even > though the copy is already in there. It wants the original. > > So, what did I do wrong? If that's not the right way to make a working copy > of a CD, then how should I do it? I made the copy at home on a G4 running > OS 9.2.2, although we're trying to run it on the Performa 6300 running > 8.6-maybe that's part of the problem? > > Any advice appreciated! > > Tom > > -- He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire. -Sir Winston Churchill -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
