5.03 Patch Information

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I just saw this on one of my other lists and thought it would answer

some questions you might have about the patch:

 

Dear MasterCook Users,

 

As many of you have found out, there are a few issues with the

MasterCook

5.03 patch. We currently have a new patch in the QA process to alleviate

the issues that you have discovered. Currently, there are some work

arounds for the users that have already downloaded the patch. The new

patch will be available by tomorrow noon or earlier.

 

The work arounds came from an email from Nadeem Cokar. (thanks for the

posting)

 

Problem 1: The patch starts to install, and then stops when updating

" Betty Crocker Design.MCD " , or perhaps another .MCD file.

 

Solution 1: The original MCD files are on the CD. The solution is to

copy

the .MCD files from the " System\Tools " folder into your local

Sierra\MasterCook 5\MC Tools folder (or wherever the MC Tools folder

lies

on your machine). You can also do a fresh install and apply the patch

directly.

 

There are a few issues with just copying files off the CD directly. The

files will be marked as READ ONLY causing problems with MasterCook.

The

solution for this is you can select the files on your hard drive and

change the attributes to non-read only by clicking properties and

unchecking READ ONLY.

 

Problem 2: The patch stops on the MASTERCOOK.INI file. This file is

generated when you run MC for the first time, and is modified when you

use

the program. You will NOT FIND IT ON THE CD.

 

Solution 2: Delete the MASTERCOOK.INI file from the folder it is in

(Sierra\MasterCook 5\Programs) and re-run the program. You have to

re-run

the program to generate a " fresh " .INI file. Now, try the patch again

and

it should install.

 

I apologize for the problems.

 

Sincerely, Matt Montgomery Associate Producer, MasterCook

 

RisaG