The navigation of the CD only worked on PC. One could view the images directly in their folders on a Mac but it was very inconvenient not to have the indexing capabilities. Best Matthew
> On May 10, 2016, at 11:49, Martyn Hodgson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Interesting David. I bought the CD when it first appeared (I think via > the internet) and it loaded onto my PC fine (windows XP then). I > printed off all the books with no trouble. Perhaps the problem may be a > subsequent faulty copying of the original discs? > regards, > Martyn > __________________________________________________________________ > > From: David Van Edwards <[email protected]> > To: Jean-Marie Poirier <[email protected]> > Cc: Dmitry Medvedev <[email protected]>; 'Lute List' > <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, 10 May 2016, 10:30 > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Not really a lute question but... > Indeed what a resource, thank you! > I originally bought the CD from the Lute Society but had to send it > back because it didn't work on a Mac, so it had more problems than > were quite justifiable right from the start. > BTW have you noticed the heretical drawing of a *lute* player on the > titlepage of the Mudarra book?! Could it be by Dominguos Romano? He > was one of the previous owners and signed a later page in ink. > Best wishes, > David > At 10:49 +0200 10/5/16, Jean-Marie Poirier wrote: >> Wonderful job Dimitry ! Thank you for sharing this link ! >> >> All the best, >> >> Jean-Marie >> >> >> -------------- >> >>> OK, I know this is not strictly in accordance with copyright and all >>> that, but I did try to contact the original publishers about it with > no >>> result... >>> I have recently created a web-based "remake" of the old vihuela books >>> CD, which has all the original catalog information plus the updated >>> images. I would be happy to make it "official" somehow, and I even > Interesting David. I bought the CD when it first appeared (I think via > the internet) and it loaded onto my PC fine (windows XP then). I > printed off all the books with no trouble. Perhaps the problem may be a > subsequent faulty copying of the original discs? > regards, > Martyn > __________________________________________________________________ > > From: David Van Edwards <[email protected]> > To: Jean-Marie Poirier <[email protected]> > Cc: Dmitry Medvedev <[email protected]>; 'Lute List' > <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, 10 May 2016, 10:30 > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Not really a lute question but... > Indeed what a resource, thank you! > I originally bought the CD from the Lute Society but had to send it > back because it didn't work on a Mac, so it had more problems than > were quite justifiable right from the start. > BTW have you noticed the heretical drawing of a *lute* player on the > titlepage of the Mudarra book?! Could it be by Dominguos Romano? He > was one of the previous owners and signed a later page in ink. > Best wishes, > David > At 10:49 +0200 10/5/16, Jean-Marie Poirier wrote: >> Wonderful job Dimitry ! Thank you for sharing this link ! >> >> All the best, >> >> Jean-Marie >> >> >> -------------- >> >>> OK, I know this is not strictly in accordance with copyright and all >>> that, but I did try to contact the original publishers about it with > no >>> result... >>> I have recently created a web-based "remake" of the old vihuela books >>> CD, which has all the original catalog information plus the updated >>> images. I would be happy to make it "official" somehow, and I even >>> offered the publisher my help with updating their software, > completely >>> free of charge, but like I said, they were not interested... >>> Here is the website itself, feel free to test, and let me know if you >>> want any extra features etc. >>> [1]http://www.musicaparavihuela.com/ >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Dmitry >>> >>>> On 5/9/2016 5:34 PM, Sean Smith 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 didn't 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 >>>> I've seen this come up before concerning this CD. I hope this >>>> helps. >>>> >>>> Sean >>>> >>>> >>>>> On May 9, 2016, at 11:48 AM, [2][email protected] 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: [3][email protected] >>>>> Date: 09/05/2016 18:45 >>>>> To: "[4]mjlhall@tiscali. >>>>> co.uk"<[5][email protected]> >>>>> 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, [6][email protected] < >>>>> [7][email protected]> 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 >>>>>> [8]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> To get on or off this list see list information at >>>>> [9]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > -- > The Smokehouse, > 6 Whitwell Road, > Norwich, NR1 4HB > England. > Telephone: + 44 (0)1603 629899 > Website: [10]http://www.vanedwards.co.uk > > -- > > References > > 1. http://www.musicaparavihuela.com/ > 2. mailto:[email protected] > 3. mailto:[email protected] > 4. mailto:mjlhall@tiscali. > 5. mailto:[email protected] > 6. mailto:[email protected] > 7. mailto:[email protected] > 8. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > 9. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > 10. http://www.vanedwards.co.uk/
