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Is Sylvan Software out of business? (SylCount) - dnr


Posted: Jan 02, 2015

I can't find their web site. I need to buy one of their programs I used to use on my old XP. My XP program isn't working with Windows 7. TIA

Sylvan - TT

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I have been trying to find contact information for them as well and the number I had is disconnected. I need to download ShortCut for Windows, but cannot find it anywhere. I guess I will have to try and download it from my XP computer and load to my Windows 7 computer. I hope it works and please let me know if you find any contact information. Thanks.

That is the same reason I was looking for them. - dnr

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I had done something to make it work in Windows 7 in the past, but I had to do a recovery on my computer, and now I can't get ShortCut to work. I thought it was setting the compatibility mode to XP, but that isn't working.

Compatibility - Toni

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Did you try setting the compatibility to Vista? I found on one of my programs that XP didn't work but Vista did.

shortcut or shorthand - StillAnMT

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If you mean shorthand for windows, that is at pcshorthand.com

Shortcut for windows 7 - longtimemt

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I moved mine from XP to 7 and it did not work but I went to the website before they went out of business and this is what it said to do: Found it, this is what the web site says: Before installing program Vista and Windows 7 users need to disable the User Account Control in Control Panel. Windows 7 Users: Click Start in Windows, Control Panel, User Accounts & Family Safety, User Accounts, Change User Account Control Settings, drag the bar to the bottom "Never Notify." Click OK and reboot your computer. Hope this helps.

Sylvan OOB? - suzieq

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My line counter stopped working just recently and I tried to uninstall from their server to reinstall and unable to do so. Has anyone heard anything about them being out of business? This stinks! I use the counter and it counts every document with 971 or 1028 lines ......... hmmmm.

Sylvan software?? - Michael Babcock

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You must not be talking about Sylvan Learning Center software. They are still in business. http://www.sylvanlearning.com/


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