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RE: XP compatibility with Brick
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Mon, 16 Sep 2002 18:28:35 GMT
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Original-From:
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Rob Limbaugh <rlimbaugh@greenfieldgroup=NoMoreSpam=.com>
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VC will run under XP.
Unfortunately XP prevents the VC install program from working.
-----Original Message-----
From: Bram Nauta [mailto:bram.nauta@home.nl]
Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 2:08 PM
To: lego-robotics@crynwr.com
Subject: Re: XP compatibility with Brick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Thorn" <buachaille@neo.rr.com>
To: <lego-robotics@crynwr.com>
Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 4:28 PM
Subject: RE: XP compatibility with Brick
> I have heard a rumor through the Lego MindStorms Forums that TLG is • working
> on a patch for VC which should be out sometime this fall/winter.
I called the LEGO Technical Support about a month ago, and they said they
weren't going to make a patch, and that I had to return my VC set to the
shop. I am now writing a piece of software as a replacement, but it's not
even so close as good as the original software.
Bram Nauta
[bram.nauta@home.nl]
P.S. Sorry for the bad English
I forget
> the date, but it was close to the date for the Studios patch. It sounds to
> me like the same one.
>
> ~Mike Thorn
> http://www11.brinkster.com/buachaille
> http://www11.brinkster.com/buachaille/newsletter/
>
> PS: I apologize if I'm sending this to the list the wrong way. Somehow I
> don't think the web posting service doesn't like me, so this is the only
> way I've figured out to be able to post. Sorry!
>
> At 10:22 AM 9/16/02, Laura O'Grady wrote:
> > I recently found the following message regarding LEGO MovieMaker that was
> > posted on a newsgroup (sorry, I didn't keep track of which one). I think
> > the MovieMaker set has the same camera (or very close to it - see
> > http://www.peeron.com/inv/sets/1349) as VC. If they are going to the
> > trouble of making a patch for this product then maybe they are planning
> > one for VC. Or maybe the patch for MovieMaker will work with VC.
> >
> > Laura
> >
> > > "#1349 LEGO and Steven Spielberg MovieMaker Set is not compatible with
> > > Windows XP and will not run in their current format. At this time
> > > however, our LEGO Software designers are currently working on a patch
> > > for this problem. We have just learned that the projected release date
> > > for the patch is now September 30, 2002. The complimentary patch will
> > > be in CD format and one can be sent to you as soon as it becomes
> > > available. To be placed on the mailing list to receive the Studios XP
> > > patch, please call our Consumer Services Department at 1-800-422-5346
> > > Mon-Fri 9am-8pm EST."
> >
> >
> > At 10:09 AM 16/09/02 -0400, Rob Limbaugh wrote:
> > > This weekend, I set up a Windows XP Professional system (clean
> > > installation) and set up RIS 2.0 and Vision Command.
> > >
> > > RIS 2.0 didn't give me any trouble installing.
> > >
> > > The compatibility feature wouldn't work for Vision Command.
> > >
> > > - Rob
> >
> > --
> > Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
>
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