The Expositor's Bible Commentary ver. 2.5
We’re sorry, but live support is no longer available for this product. Because it was developed for platforms that are no longer the standard, we can only provide answers to the most frequently asked questions. There is an upgrade available to the Expositor's Bible Commentary in our new Pradis format. Please contact Zondervan ChurchSource at 800-727-3480 or thinkzcs@zondervan.com.
Compatibility: This software is compatible with Windows® 95, 98, Windows NT®, and Windows XP®.
Q. How can I tell if my computer meets the system requirements listed on this software?
A. There are several things you can tell by right-clicking on the My Computer icon on your desktop and choosing Properties. The resulting screen will show you what kind of computer you have, which version of Windows you are running, and how much RAM you have installed.
If you double-click on My Computer and then right-click on the drive you would like to install the software on and finally choose Properties, the resulting screen will tell you if you have enough hard drive space available.
Q. When I open the program, no text shows up except for Verse Notes, or I get messages saying that Zondervan Reference Software can’t find the text. Why don't I have text?
A. If you are receiving error messages, answer “yes” to all of the messages. While in the program open the File menu; choose Preferences and Set Text Search Path. Type in the letter of the drive to which you installed the program. For example, if you installed it on your C drive, you would type C:\. From the File menu, choose Exit. On the next screen, select No, you do not want to save the session. When you restart the program open the File menu and select open text; you should have all of the text modules.
Note: The earlier version of this software (2.5) is not compatible with Windows 2000 or ME. If you have that combination, this solution may not fix the problem. If that is the case, you will need to purchase current software.
Note: If you have Windows XP, please do the following:
- Go to where you start the software from and right click on it.
- Choose Properties.
- Click on the Compatibility Tab.
- Put a check mark in the first box that says run this program in compatibility mode for and choose Windows 95.
- Click OK.
- Click OK again.
- When you open the program you will still get messages about no text. Please follow the instructions at the beginning of this answer to correct that problem.
Q. The program is asking me for a serial number. Where do I find that number?
A. Use today’s date.
Q. Is there a way to get chapter headings in the electronic version of the NIV like there are in the print Bible?
A. Not at the current time. We may offer this feature in future editions.
Q. After I search, how do I clear the results to return to what I was doing before I searched?
A. Open the Index menu and choose Clear.
Q. How can I make a shortcut on my desktop to the program?
A. Double-click My Computer (on your desktop), your C drive, NIVBIBLE. Then right click on nivbible.exe and choose Create Shortcut. Drag this shortcut out to your desktop.
Q. How do I register this software?
A. You can register your software right here online.