David Sparkes Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 The current story: The other day I was prompted to fire up RAVE and discovered I'd get the Reader v4 splash screen, there is a pause, then the splash screen disappears, and that's it, nothing.I've been running RAVE CDs on my PC since 1999. The backstory: Initially (1999) I ran the CDs themselves, but soon found it easier to copy each CD onto the hard drive. I've got versions 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, and 19, plus one or two oddball items like the 'Archive CD' which covered the Classic Range Rover, etc. Initially the Operating System was XP, then I jumped to Windows 10 a few years ago. Always I'd go into the folder for the CD I wanted, then double click 'RAVE.exe'. Adobe Acrobat reader v4 would open up and away I'd go. I manage all OS updates manually, but keep reasonably up to date. I am left wondering if it's an Adobe update or a W10 update that has stopped the v4 Reader starting, so I thought I'd ask if others have had a similar experience. Regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbekko Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 Covered a while back: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sparkes Posted November 20, 2020 Author Share Posted November 20, 2020 Ha! I actually contributed to that thread!! I must be getting old 🙂 While writing my question I did wonder if compatability mode was the answer - it turns out it was - now tested and works. I had also wondered if it was something to do with the withdrawal of Reader support in Dec 2020, but we shall have to wait and see on that one. Thanks again to the younger folks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 I thought everyone just used the extracted PDF's with no software requirement beyond a PDF reader of choice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sparkes Posted November 21, 2020 Author Share Posted November 21, 2020 31 minutes ago, FridgeFreezer said: I thought everyone just used the extracted PDF's with no software requirement beyond a PDF reader of choice? Everyone ELSE perhaps, I had the CDs so I used them, this approach also gives access to the Technical Bulletins, and all other miscellaneous files on the CDs. Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbekko Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 4 hours ago, FridgeFreezer said: I thought everyone just used the extracted PDF's with no software requirement beyond a PDF reader of choice? I much prefer the navigatability of the proper RAVE tbh. But the PDF is nice to use on my phone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 20 hours ago, elbekko said: I much prefer the navigatability of the proper RAVE tbh. But the PDF is nice to use on my phone. Yeah, the PDFs as-is are obscurely named but I went through mine and re-named the ones I'm interested in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddy Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 1 hour ago, FridgeFreezer said: Yeah, the PDFs as-is are obscurely named but I went through mine and re-named the ones I'm interested in. Oily stuff, sparky stuff, grindy bits, spinny bits.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blanco Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 I'm still struggling with this, I haven't had a working Rave since the old laptop was re-assigned ... my new-ish W10 tablet didn't have Adobe on it so just put that on, and downloaded a reasonably manageable version (~680mb, as this is a carp internet area). I can't see compatibilty anywhere ??? Right click gives me menus such as these.... .... on none of which can I find 'compatibility'. Sorry to be thick lads, but any extra suggestions welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sparkes Posted November 22, 2020 Author Share Posted November 22, 2020 This isn't about Adobe Reader compatability, it is about RAVE.exe compatability. Two screen shots, do these help? Regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbekko Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Blanco said: I'm still struggling with this, I haven't had a working Rave since the old laptop was re-assigned ... my new-ish W10 tablet didn't have Adobe on it so just put that on, and downloaded a reasonably manageable version (~680mb, as this is a carp internet area). I can't see compatibilty anywhere ??? Right click gives me menus such as these.... .... on none of which can I find 'compatibility'. Sorry to be thick lads, but any extra suggestions welcome. Those are the properties of the folder, not the exe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPendrey Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Assuming you have the RAVE folder, inside you'll see the RAVE.exe application. On my system, this is the only one I needed to change properties for. Right click it, and you'll see options like those shown earlier by David. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPendrey Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 PS. You don't need to install Adobe (although you have done so already). There is a reader (Adobe Acrobat4) included with RAVE. For general PDF browsing, I just use Microsoft Edge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blanco Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 Sooo,... been having another crack at this ,... have noticed the zip folder is titled 'static' so I think its only meant to be read as dead pdf pages, there certainly doesn't seem to be a .exe anywhere within. Does anyone have a link to a full working version please, I have been scratching around and everything I find seems to be dead/old/missing. The tech archive doesn't seem to have one either? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 Doesn't work now on mine, regardless of what compatibility settings you use. Very annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbekko Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 http://rave.stringsandints.com/ These are the RAVEs. Use 7-zip or similar to extract: Discovery II - Freelander '01.rar 2012-01-16 04:53 490M RR '02 - RR P38 - Defender.rar 2011-02-16 00:02 383M Discovery - Freelander - RR Classic.rar 2012-01-16 04:31 354M 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blanco Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 Great thanks for that, 16mins left for the download if no-one coughs! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blanco Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 Hooray!, top job thanks Elbekko 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brutus Aquarius Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 I have been able to change the file properties and now my Rave works just fine. Brutus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 Et tu Brutus ? Mo 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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