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Summary: WHAT??? - a learning title that teaches cruelty to animals??
Review: "Other fun learning activities include HOSING DOWN GOPHERS" ??? Hello!!! that kind of activity is neither educational NOR related to the supposed nutrition learning theme NOR an appropriate model for kids interacting with wild animals. The realities of pest control are neither necessary nor appropriate knowledge for a young child, AND studies show that violence toward animals is the first step toward violence toward other people. Now a "learning title" is going to teach VIOLENCE toward animals is a "FUN LEARNING ACTIVITY"????I am really disgusted with both the Learning Co. AND the Arthur folks. (I was a previous customer of both, but obviously plan to look elsewhere in the future)
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Summary: Correction - doesn't run on XP still...
Review: It turns out I was wrong.... the 32 bit version definitely doesn't work on XP and the 16 bit version starts but faults in several places on XP even with the compatibility settings to run like 9x .... if you want to use this software seems 95/98/ME & NT4 seem to be the limit for now. Sorry !
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Summary: Pity it doesn't run on any modern OS
Review: Just don't make the same mistake I did - only 2 of these Arthur games actually support NT/2000/XP. So unless you have the archaic 95/98 OS, fuhgedaboutit. Pity, because our son loves to play these at our local library.
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Summary: if you have windows xp - don't waste your money
Review: my daughter is interested in the game, but as we have windows xp, she cannot play the game. i have contacted the learning company and have tried to install it using the windows program compatibility wizard and the 16-bit version. nothing works. the learning company's reply is that it will not work on windows xp - end of story. and i'm out of luck!
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Summary: A bit of fun and learning with a hitch.....
Review: The kids seem to love this learning software. My child keeps saying DW is silly or naughty for not eating properly, so I suggest the message does reach the mark. Yes there is a bit of squirting pesky gophers with water from a hose (note neither the hose or any other object is used to strike or injure the pests) so don't panic violence is not the theme and with proper parental guidance this software is certainly not a negative role model. You could certainly do worse. Re it doesn't work on a modern OS, well the 32 bit DW_32.exe certainly wouldn't run for me on XP (generates a Media Player crash), however if you run the DW_16.exe it runs fine.... I'm sure TLC/BroderBund could fix this so have logged a fault call. Usually successful. Play with your child whilst they use this software and watch and enjoy as they learn and play.
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