Old publisher disk scratched....

[Bob Greene]

Just got new machine - XP Pro - and was reinstalling software....

Got to Publisher 2000 - original Microsoft disk - stalls on msdraw83.exe -
cannot read file. Disk appears to have a rather severe scratch.

What are my options?

Thanks in advance.

 

[John Inzer]

Try to copy the disk and install from the copy.

Take the disk to a used DVD/CD/Video Game
store and ask if they will polish out the scratch
for you. (May work...may not)

If all else fails...e-Bay is usually a good source
for outdated software.

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash Gordon®\)]

If ALL else FAILS....toothpaste & water...it's majick for scratches.
Yes, I've done it...but only as last ditch.

| Try to copy the disk and install from the copy.
|
| Take the disk to a used DVD/CD/Video Game
| store and ask if they will polish out the scratch
| for you. (May work...may not)
|
| If all else fails...e-Bay is usually a good source
| for outdated software.
|
| --
|
| John Inzer
|
|
| | > Just got new machine - XP Pro - and was reinstalling software....
| >
| > Got to Publisher 2000 - original Microsoft disk - stalls on msdraw83.exe -
| > cannot read file. Disk appears to have a rather severe scratch.
| >
| > What are my options?
| >
| > Thanks in advance.
| >
| >
|

 

[John Inzer]

If ALL else FAILS....toothpaste & water...
it's majick for scratches. Yes, I've done it...
but only as last ditch.

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Good idea...

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash Gordon®\)]

And if it doesn't work...at least your CD won't get cavities




| "Rob Giordano (Crash Gordon®)" wrote:
| > If ALL else FAILS....toothpaste & water...
| > it's majick for scratches. Yes, I've done it...
| > but only as last ditch.
| ============================
| Good idea...
|
| --
|
| John Inzer
|

 

[Ed Bennett]

If ALL else FAILS....toothpaste & water...it's majick for scratches.
Yes, I've done it...but only as last ditch.

One that I saw recommended in Windows XP: The Official Magazine was Brasso.
They ran a tutorial on the topic, and they recommended Brasso over
toothpaste. I haven't tried either, though, so I can't really comment

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash Gordon®\)]

Brasso should work too...man that is an OLDE product!

There's also a product for polishing fiberglass (like boats and patio furniture) that I have tried...can't remember the name of it though.


| Rob Giordano (Crash Gordon®) <[email protected]> was very
| recently heard to utter:
| > If ALL else FAILS....toothpaste & water...it's majick for scratches.
| > Yes, I've done it...but only as last ditch.
|
| One that I saw recommended in Windows XP: The Official Magazine was Brasso.
| They ran a tutorial on the topic, and they recommended Brasso over
| toothpaste. I haven't tried either, though, so I can't really comment
|
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| Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher
|
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