The application is called Software Toolworks Encyclopedia. It can't find CD-ROM drive when it is run under Windows XP. The same problem occured when it was run under windows 98 unless the bootable diskette was used instead of HD. (The bootable diskette contained MSCDEX. Unfortunately, my diskette drive is out of order.) Thanks in advance!
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What other things have you tried? Did you copy the whole CD onto the hard drive and run the install from there? Pretend you copied the CD into d:\cdrom Then also try (admin command prompt) **subst o: d:\cdrom** Then run the install from O: can see if it operates. Did you try a full CD-ROM emulator? – cybernard Dec 28 '16 at 02:26
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I suppose that the bootable diskette from my old Win98 computer needs its own CD-ROM drive, but I feel too powerless to try it. Excuse me, please. – user1382181 Feb 18 '17 at 12:05
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Have you thought about buying a USB floppy disk drive you can just plug in? – cybernard Feb 18 '17 at 13:51
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Also have you considered just buying something new as when I search for it, it is from 1992? Much has changed in the information we have recorded in the world since 1992. – cybernard Feb 18 '17 at 13:57
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https://www.bonanza.com/listings/Microsoft-Encyclopedia-Encarta-Reference-Library-2007/254752592?goog_pla=1&gpid=76984043941&keyword=&goog_pla=1&pos=16o17&ad_type=pla&gclid=CjwKEAiA_p_FBRCRi_mW5Myl4S0SJAAkezZrvHngHkiODrMKG_eVfw9bvKGOCYWI6PdYzZAhGRHkvhoC52Pw_wcB – cybernard Feb 18 '17 at 14:16
