Typing Instructor Deluxe 16

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Summary: Great typing program!
Review: I have been using the Mavis Beacon typing program (which is also great) for a while. I got bored doing the same things so I purchased this program. I'm glad I did. It took about 7 minutes to load, but I won't have to use the disk again. By the way, I use Windows 2000 OS, and it didn't crash my pc.

This program has about 10 games (I play with 5 of them). It also has a magazine section that lets you choose from 9 different topics. Once you choose the topic, it gives you at least 40 other titles under that topic to choose from. Each title has at least 3 pages of information for you to practice typing.

I don't use the beginning typer's lessons. I just finished taking a class that taught me the basics, and the basics now bore me. I use this program to improve my typing skills, and it seems to be working.

My analysis: Buy this program if you want to learn how to type or improve your typing skills. It will be one of the best investments you've ever made.

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Summary: Typing Instructor Deluxe fizzles
Review: The Typing Instructor Deluxe software was initially fun and performed well. However, the program turned out to be prone to errors and customer support was uninformative, even though they were aware of the software problems. Don't waste your money by buying this program.

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Summary: Typing Instructor Deluxe fizzles
Review: The Typing Instructor Deluxe software was initially fun and performed well. However, the program turned out to be prone to errors and customer support was uninformative, even though they were aware of the software problems. Don't waste your money by buying this program.

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Summary: DO NOT BUY UNLESS SERIOUS BUGS HAVE BEEN FIXED!
Review: Though I just finished installing 30 other programs on my computer without a problem, VERSION 15 of THIS PROGRAM NOT ONLY CRASHED on my Windows 98 computer, but IT CRASHED MY HARD DRIVE and TOLD ME I NEED TO REINSTALL MY OPERATING SYSTEM! When I contacted their tech support, I was told there had been many calls from people having similar problems, and that I needed to not only download and install fonts, but had to download and install 4 OTHER UPDATES, including Internet Explorer, even though this computer would not be connecting to the Internet! If you do not know how to fix problems this program causes, do not buy this product unless they have fixed these fatal bugs!

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Summary: Amendment to Previous Bad Rating
Review: Though the previous version I had (Vers 8) would NOT work properly on my Dell Windows XP, I have just installed VERS 9, which WORKS FINE! (Don't know why they show so many diff versions, makes very confusing). The Program is EXCELLENT for improving typing speed and accuracy, setting up very methodical training level lesson plans starting from the expertise level you establish (it keeps track of your progress), AND makes the whole experience fun by having lots of fun typing games and other areas you can also go to when you want to take a break from the lessons. FAR SUPERIOR to Mavis Beacon's - makes increasing your speed fun!