Ellen G. White® Writings 2005 CD-ROMs Vista Patch

The Ellen G. White Writings Basic Family Edition 2005 and Ellen G. White Complete Published Edition 2005 CD-ROMs, tho' not natively compatible, can be installed and run in Vista, Microsoft's new OS. Both CDs work normally under Vista AFTER downloading, installing and running our HLV Vista patch.

To be able to install your 2005 EGW CDs while using MS Vista OS, the White Estate has made available a Vista installer utility. It allows owners of our Ellen G. White Writings Basic Family Edition 2005 and Complete Published Edition 2005 to install their CD-ROMs onto Microsoft's new Windows Vista Operating System.

Please read carefully the instructions below on how to install the patch:

  • First, download the HLV Compatibility utility: HLV Vista Patch (5MB)
  • Second, temporarily disable all anti-virus, spyware and internet security software, such as AVG's, McAfee's, Norton's, Panda's, Trend Micro's or Zone Alarm's various security suites. These can block the HLV Compatibility utility from running. Note: We advise that you first disconnect your computer from the internet before doing this.
  • Third, open HLV_Vista.zip, then open the HL Vist Fix folder. Next, start the utility setup file in Administrator Mode (right click the setup.exe and click "Run as administrator").  Next, 'double click' on the Setup file and it will install the "HLV" Vista Compatibility Utility. The installation program will set up a Desktop Icon for the HLV Utility on your computer's desktop. 
  • Last, to install the EGW Family/Complete 2005 copy-protected discs, first run the HLV Compatibility program from its desktop icon, and in the open window click the "Enable Vista Compatibility" button. You can now insert the EGW 2005 CD and install the software as normal.  Upon rebooting your computer the HLV Compatibility utility will no longer be running. So if you ever need to re-install your EGW 2005 software onto MS Vista, you will need to re-run this utility.

Note: Coming soon will be a new 2007 version of our CDs that will be completely MS Vista compatible. Although there will be no new content as such, every Folio Views infobase has had major revision work done. We now have in house a working beta version of the new EGW Complete Published 2007 CD. We are finalizing the code in the next few weeks and hope shortly to announce a possible release date in the fall. The White Estate will continue to work towards total product support for the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system.

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