SRA Reading Programme Management CD-ROM

System Requirements

Installation Tips

Issues & Solutions

The Reading Programme Management CD-ROM enables students to answer questions from all key components of the SRA Reading Laboratory.  It is also a valuable tool that allows teachers to supervise each student’s progress throughout the programme.

General Issues:

Will this program run on Windows XP,  2000,  NT 4.0,  ME,  and  Macintosh OS X?  

Do you need the CD in the drive to run this programme?

Can this program be networked?

The user name and password for the teacher is not known.

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Windows

No known issues

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Mac

No known issues

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

Windows:

• Pentium II or higher processor
• Windows 98 or higher
• 64 MB Ram or higher
• Monitor resolution 800X600, 16 bit colour or higher
• CD-ROM
• Sound card
• 10 MB of free hard-drive space

MAC:

• Power Macintosh Processor or higher (G3 or higher recommended)
• Max OS 8.6 to OSX
• 64 MB Ram of higher
• Monitor resolution 800X600, 16 bit colour or higher
• CD-ROM
• Sound card
• 10 MB of free hard-drive space

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INSTALLATION TIPS:

This program should auto start once the CD is inserted.  If it does not, see step 3 below

Windows:

• 1.     Insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive.
• 2.     Follow the instructions for setting up a class and students.
• 3.     If program does not start automatically, double click on the My Computer Icon.
• 4.     Right click on the CD Drive and click Open.
• 5.     Double click on ReadingLabPC.exe to start the program ( “SRA” will be listed before it).  This will launch the program.

Macintosh:

1. 1.    Insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2. 2.    Follow the instructions for setting up a class and students.
3. 3.    If the program does not start automatically, double click on the SRA Reading Lab OS9 or SRA Reading Lab OSX file.  (Choose the file based on the OS you are running.)

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GENERAL ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS:

Issue:   Will this program run on Windows XP,  2000,  NT 4.0,  ME,  and  Macintosh OS X? 

Solution:   Cursory testing performed on Windows XP, 2000, NT 4.0, and ME machines have not revealed any issues.  On Macintosh, the program will run natively in OSX.

"Our customers use a wide variety of operating systems and applications, and our software must be developed to be used on some lower end systems to meet customer needs.  Because of this, we cannot guarantee our software will always work as expected as new operating systems and other applications are developed.  We encourage you to give our products a 'test drive' on any new system you plan to implement.  If you are not satisfied with the performance of our product, we will do our best to deliver a compatible product to you in a timely manner or refund your money."

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Issue:  Do you need the CD in the drive to run this program?

Solution:  Yes, the CD is needs to be in the drive to run the program.

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Issue:  Can this program be networked?

Solution:  Please consult the CD liner notes for networkability on each level of the program.  Series 1 and 3 can be networked. We apologise that at this time Series 2 is not networkable.

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Issue: The user name and password for the teacher is not known.

Solution: There is no way to find the username and password for the teacher outside of the program. You will need to remove the Data folder from the hard drive. You will then to be prompted to start again as the student data is housed in this folder as well. Here are the default locations of the Data folder:

Windows: C: Program Files\Common Files\SRA Reading Lab Data.  Delete the SRA Reading Lab Data from this location. To get there double click on My Computer, Local Hard Drive (C:), Program Files folder, Common Files folder.

Mac: HD: SRA Reading Lab Data. Delete the SRA Reading Lab Data folder. To get here double click on the Macintosh HD on the desktop.

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Teaching Tutor

System Requirements

Installation Tips

Issues & Solutions

The Teaching Tutor provides a comprehensive understanding of the components and techniques used to teach SRA/Early Interventions in Reading, an overview of the five content strands, and explicit instructions for teaching the program materials.

General Issues:

Will this program run on Windows XP, 2000, NT 4.0, ME, and Macintosh OS X?

The CD is inserted and nothing happens.

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Windows

No Know Issues

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Mac

No Know Issues

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

Windows:

• Windows 98 or higher
• 200+ MHz Processor
• 64MB memory (128BM memory recommended)
• Min. 16-bit colour depth at 800 X 600 screen resolution
• Mouse

MAC:

• System 8.6 or higher, Mac OSX
• G3 or newer processor
• 64MB memory (RAM)
• Min. 16-bit colour depth at 800 X 600 screen resolution
• Mouse

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INSTALLATION TIPS:

Windows:

The program should auto start once you put the CD in the drive. If not click here.

Macintosh:

The program should auto start once you put the CD in the drive. If not click here.

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GENERAL ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS:

Issue:  Will this program run on Windows XP, 2000, NT 4.0, ME, and Macintosh OS X?

Solution:  This program has been through cursory testing on Windows XP and 2000 along with OSX and has no know issues.

Our customers use a wide variety of operating systems and applications, and our software must be developed to be used on some lower end systems to meet customer needs.  Because of this, we cannot guarantee our software will always work as expected as new operating systems and other applications are developed.  We encourage you to give our products a 'test drive' on any new system you plan to implement.  If you are not satisfied with the performance of our product, we will do our best to deliver a compatible product to you in a timely manner or refund your money.

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Issue: The CD is inserted and nothing happens.

Solution: The program should auto-start when inserted. If this does not happen please do the following:

Windows:

1. Double click on My Computer.
2. Double click on the CD drive.
3. Double click on the Tutor.exe file. The file will have a red D within a gray circle.

MAC:

1. Double click on the CD icon on the desktop.
2. Double click on the tutor_OSX or OSX users. Or the double click on tutor_Classic for OS9 users.

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