The Ultimate Birder

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Summary: Won't Install on Windows XP!
Review: Purchased as a gift, but when we tried to install on a Windows XP machine, it was the first software I installed that gave me the "blue screen of death". Definitely won't run on XP and even tried all the possible settings in the Compatibility Mode, all with error messages. Site support is totally lacking as I could not find the product on the company's web site. The poor documentation lists several other web sites to search for tech support, but little or no info found that was any help.

Definitely not on my "wish list" and I have asked for a credit or refund.

Rating:
Summary: Won't Install on Windows XP!
Review: Purchased as a gift, but when we tried to install on a Windows XP machine, it was the first software I installed that gave me the "blue screen of death". Definitely won't run on XP and even tried all the possible settings in the Compatibility Mode, all with error messages. Site support is totally lacking as I could not find the product on the company's web site. The poor documentation lists several other web sites to search for tech support, but little or no info found that was any help.

Definitely not on my "wish list" and I have asked for a credit or refund.

Rating:
Summary: Won't Install on Windows XP!
Review: Purchased as a gift, but when we tried to install on a Windows XP machine, it was the first software I installed that gave me the "blue screen of death". Definitely won't run on XP and even tried all the possible settings in the Compatibility Mode, all with error messages. Site support is totally lacking as I could not find the product on the company's web site. The poor documentation lists several other web sites to search for tech support, but little or no info found that was any help.

Definitely not on my "wish list" and I have asked for a credit or refund.

Rating:
Summary: How about "0" stars?
Review: What can I say. This is the only software I ever intalled that generated the "blue screen of death" on my Windows XP computer. This software is NOT compatible with Windows XP as far as I can tell. I tried everything I could think of to try to install the first disk including a variety of settings under XP's Compatibility Mode (Win95, '98, 256 colors, etc.). Error messages each time. I linked to the company's web site and the product is no longer listed as far as I can see. The one page documentation indicated that I needed to visit other web site for support and there is little information on those sites that help.

Basically - this software is not recommended!

Rating:
Summary: How about "0" stars?
Review: What can I say. This is the only software I ever intalled that generated the "blue screen of death" on my Windows XP computer. This software is NOT compatible with Windows XP as far as I can tell. I tried everything I could think of to try to install the first disk including a variety of settings under XP's Compatibility Mode (Win95, '98, 256 colors, etc.). Error messages each time. I linked to the company's web site and the product is no longer listed as far as I can see. The one page documentation indicated that I needed to visit other web site for support and there is little information on those sites that help.

Basically - this software is not recommended!

Rating:
Summary: How about "0" stars?
Review: What can I say. This is the only software I ever intalled that generated the "blue screen of death" on my Windows XP computer. This software is NOT compatible with Windows XP as far as I can tell. I tried everything I could think of to try to install the first disk including a variety of settings under XP's Compatibility Mode (Win95, '98, 256 colors, etc.). Error messages each time. I linked to the company's web site and the product is no longer listed as far as I can see. The one page documentation indicated that I needed to visit other web site for support and there is little information on those sites that help.

Basically - this software is not recommended!

Rating:
Summary: Not so ultimate, but at least it works with XP
Review: When I got this 4CD software, I had trouble setting it up. You have to actually Explore the CDROM and find the right Setup file that actually works when installing the North America Birds CDROM. The autorun will bring up an error. Keep this in mind if you want to buy it. As for the rest of it, I can say that it is pretty good. I have yet to see movies of birds, just pictures. In Websters Birds of the World, you can at least save the pictures. In this, you can't. If you find a bird you like that you want to put on your desktop you have to use the Print Screen function then open up your favorite paint/photoshop program and paste it, then you have to crop it how you like. I think that it really sucks that this CDROM doesn't offer video clips. Who wants to see an some guy talk about birds!? I want to see the birds! But, that is all the video you really get. I started with a rating of four stars, but as I write this review, I have brought it down one star, then another. I give this program two stars, and that is mostly because it at least works with Windows XP. I really think that these companies should come out with a better bird software. Websters was awesome, but alas, you cannot use it on Windows XP. And they told me that they are coming out with a newer updated version... but I have yet to see it, and it has been about 2 years since I contacted them. Anyways, get this software if you have Windows XP... if you have anything below that, get Websters Birds of the World.