How Can I Prepare BibleWorks 7 and Prior Versions to Run in Newer Windows Versions? (Vista, Windows 7, 8 & 10)AA-02763To improve system security of a PC running Windows, Microsoft has introduced User Account Control (UAC) in Windows Vista. This feature has continued into the versions that have followed. For BibleWorks, this means that some settings changes are needed to enable the ability to perform periodic updates. For BibleWorks 6 and 7 (revision A01), these settings changes are accomplished by applying the corresponding BibleWorks UAC Fix file.
For those who have purchased BibleWorks 7 Revision A02 or a later version (BibleWorks 8 and following), no additional patch is necessary. These programs install fully compatible with Windows Vista and after. (Check the face of Program Disk 1 of the BibleWorks 7 installation set to determine which revision set you have.) For BibleWorks 5 (and previous BibleWorks versions), as well as non-English language versions of Windows, one will need to make the changes manually to the folder properties of the BibleWorks version installed. (See the FAQ Can I Run Early Versions of BibleWorks in Vista and Later Versions of Windows? for detailed instructions.) Caveat: these versions of BibleWorks may at best be only partially functional in these later versions of Windows. To apply the UAC Fix patch, take the following steps: 1. First, install BibleWorks to the computer running Vista, Win 7, Win 8 or Win 10. 4. Extract the UAC Fix file to an easy to access location, such as the Windows desktop. a. Click with your right mouse button on the downloaded file. 5. Open the folder containing the UAC Fix patch file, then double-click the file to execute it a. Open File - Security Warning - Choose RUN. 7. After running the patch and restarting Windows, run BibleWorks. Note the version number on the splash screen. (You can also open HELP > ABOUT BIBLEWORKS to see this information.) a. Note the version number for it. (It will begin with a single digit, that is, a 7, followed by a period, then four more digits and a letter.)10. Click the APPLY SELECTED UPDATES button. a. In the updater list, the version may appear as 7.020e or the like, while the version number that displays when the program starts may be 7.0.020e.6 or later. Last Updated: RG/June 16, 2018 |