MasterCook II

My files to MasterCookII Version 2.17A have been corrupted so I'm looking for someone that might have this program and would be so kind as to send a copy of the startup file to me.

Thank you.

Rosalyn

 

The version of Master Cook Deluxe I have is 6. It wouldn't do you any good to have the start up program for it, as I still have to put the disk in to locate certain things. I did find, though, a link for support. Maybe you can contact them and get the latest updates or starter program from them.

The link is HERE .

Good luck.

 

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Any luck on finding that copy??? Please let us know. Maybe someone else out there will have some ideas if mine didn't work, but we need to know if you were able to get that copy you want.

Thanks!

 

No, I haven't had any luck in acquiring help for this program. I've e-mailed the company but haven't had any reply as of now.

Hope someone might be able to help.

Thank you.

Rose

 

Uninstall/reinstall?

 

Re-reading this post, I have to ask another question.

Do you still have the original disk, or was it already loaded on your computer and now it won't work right?

Brett's suggestion to uninstall and reinstall is a good one, but from reading the first post, it sounded like maybe you didn't have the original disk and that was why you were looking for the startups.

Please let us know.....

 

You are correct, Panda, I don't have the original disk. I know I had it at one time but just can't find it and somewhere in the back of my mind I'm thinking it might have been so old that it was on a 5 1/2 (?) floppy. You probably don't remember those?

 

LOL. You don't know how old I am. Yes, I remember the floppies. Now they call the disks floppies. And, that's progress.

Have you considered just purchasing a new one? The version I have has tons of recipes and I really like it. It did come free with another purchase, but I don't think it costs more than $10 in a store like Staples or Office Max. It's just a thought anyway.

For that matter, if you really like checking out new recipes, why not just search for some on the net? My favorite spot is the food network.

Let us know what you decide to do. Sorry we weren't of more help to you.

 

I'm so happy!!!

I did a massive search last night and found the disk for MasterCook II.

Thanks to all for suggestions.

Rose

 

LOL!

We are so happy for you! What else did you find in your massive search? Probably that lost shoe from last winter and maybe even that coupon for a free movie at your local theater. I know how you feel finding lost stuff. I have been cleaning out drawers and closets these past few weeks and found 'lost' items as well. I still think you should just get a newer and more upgraded version, but then again, you probably haven't tried all of the recipes on that disk yet.

Glad you found the original. Enjoy your recipes.

BON APPETIT!

 

I am Clutter

It arose one morning from the bowels of my desk, a formless mass that spread and covered itself over anything I was looking for.

''Who are you?'' I asked.

''I am Clutter,'' the mass answered, ''and I am here to confound your life. I am the things you refuse to throw out though you haven't used them in six years, the miscellaneous papers, phone numbers, business cards, and checks you accumulate and don't put away. I am the inevitable manifestation of your sloppiness. I am Clutter.''

I grabbed Clutter and moved it from one end of the desk to the other.

Clutter chortled, ''That's my favourite pastime. Moving from one end of the desk to the other.''

''What do you want?'' I asked.

''To frustrate you. I will resist all attempts to remove me, reduce me, or otherwise eliminate me. It's my purpose to hide whatever important piece of paper you need, whichever phone number you must call.''

''I'm throwing you out,'' I stormed.

Clutter shook his untidy mass sadly, as in pity. ''Not without looking through me to see if there's anything you really need,'' Clutter answered. ''The odds are slim, but you won't take that chance. And while your sorting through me, I'll re-form in another pile.''

''But you'll be smaller, more manageable.''

''Not really. You'll decide to keep 90% of me, as you always do. And soon, new papers, numbers, documents will gather, making me more obstructive than ever.''

''You won't ruin my life, Clutter! I'll start a filing system! I'll put every bit of you where you belong.''

Clutter gazed at me contemptuously.

''The last time you tried that, you created my cousins, Chaos and Disorder. It'll never work.''

Clutter had me and I knew it. Attempts in the past to file things alphabetically had only created 26 piles of mess instead of one. I was desperate, so I decided to bluff.

''I'll take a time management course,'' I threatened.

Clutter quite rightly ignored my remark. I wasn't dealing with an idiot, after all.

''Then I'll buy a computer and store you on my floppy disks!''

''And within a month your disk-filing system will be in total disarray, plus you'll have another pile of papers waiting to be entered onto disks. Face it, you can't win. "

Exasperated, I ran to the closet.

''I'm getting some air.''

Clutter had been to the closet before me. Shoes were scattered, shirts were unhung, clumps of pants and underwear lay strewn next to towels and a lawn chair. Socks congealed in small piles, looking like the waste product of some nylon-eating monster. Cliff notes from ''A Tale of Two Cities'' lay atop the heater.

''Clutter,'' I yelled. ''You have crippled my productivity for the last time. No longer will I be late, no more will I miss appointments, never again shall I be overwhelmed by your size and withdraw into reading old magazines. I am going out to the store to buy a paper shredder.''

I looked around for a long moment.

''Now where did I leave my keys?''

Clutter burped.

 

That's very, very good Brett

Fits me to a T and I'm gonna save that one and send to a couple of fellow clutterers. (If I can remember where I "saved" it.)