It is terribly laborious, but I did this, when my CD drive wouldn't read the disk, so I couldn't install Norton antivirus.

I went to another computer that did read the CD, and copied it's files to 3 and a half inch disc's, and then copied from them into a  file I made on the "new computer".  Then files that were too big for the disc, I sent as attachments to e-mail from myself to myself.  Now my provider won't handle anything over ten megabytes, so it won't work if files too big.  Eventually I had them all, and after lots of comparing and getting them into the right subdirectories, I got the setup program to install.

Next time I'll try something easier.  Too many man hours required, and to many errors introduced by me.  Maybe your program is smaller.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Zielinski" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 3:43 PM
Subject: Installing dectalk on a computer, can someone help?


> Hello All,
> 
> I got this message from a friend of a friend.  The woman in question works
> with adaptive technology in Canada, and she is not a specialist in the
> area, works for a company which apparently hires blind people and the
> woman is a generalist in computer equipment in the company.  Can somebody
> tell me how she can do what she wants to do with the installation of
> DecTalk below?  I am at a loss myself and would like to be of help to her.
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
> 
> I am hoping either you can help me or you might know someone who can
> help me
> I just tried to install the software for Dectalk Express on our adaptive
> workstation.
> When install is typed at the A:\ prompt, it automatically looks for
> space on the D:\ drive.  Unfortunately, when the adaptive work station
> was first being built, space
> was not added to create the D:\.  All the space is on the C:\.  there is
> no place in
> the software installation to let me choose C:\ over D:\ drive.  The
> software is predesigned in the install area to look for the D:\.
> Do you have any ideas?  Or do you know someone who might be able to
> help?
> The only thing I can think of is to reallocate space to the D:\ drive.
> Unfortunately,
> to do this, the C:\ needs to be reformatted as well and the information
> currently on
> there (and there is A LOT) will be lost and has to be reinstalled. :-(
> I'm hoping there is another way and the person who is able to help isn't
> here (at a meeting).
> 
> Angela


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