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 - Don't Purchase Gizmos and GadgetsI loaded this software on 4 different computers and it would not run. I believe it is because it a very old software and will not run on XP but I'm not sure. In past years this has been a very reliable company (Broderbund) but if they are not going to support the software they should not be selling it. Rating:  - Fun but windows 3.11 only!This is fun, but i had to run dosbox with windows 3.11 installed then download video and sound drivers. Not that hard to do, but its a great game onces it playing! Rating:  - WinXP can play Gizmos & GadgetsThis has to be one of the hardest Win95 games to get to work under WinXP. I did it on two different systems and had an extra twist on the second system. First, I have not been able to get it to work running the ssgwin32.exe in the installed \Tclwin\ssgwincd directory. Put the CD in the drive and find the ssgwincd.exe in the ssgwincd directory. Right click on this file and select Properties and then the Compatibility tab. At a minimum, check the "Run in 256 colors" and "Run in 640x480 screen resolution" and select OK. I would go ahead and select "Run this program in compatibility mode for Windows 95" for good measure, but at least one of my tests seemed to indicate this is not absolutely necessary. Now you are ready to try and run this executable. You will still get a MIDI error in a window titled "The Learning Company", so don't panic: "The MIDI driver for your sound card could not be found. Make sure that the current sound card drivers are installed before restarting Gizmos & Gadgets! Consult you sound card is documentation for additional protection." Just click the "Exit" button and it may play OK. If not, then maybe you will get a window titled "Error" with the message "Error with WaveMixOpenWave". This is what afflicted my second system I tried. To fix this, find and rename the wavemix.ini file (i.e. wavemix.ini.bak) - mine was in \WINDOWS and rename the wavemix.dll (i.e. wavemix.dll.bak) - mine was in \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32. Keep in mind that may affect other existing programs, so you may want to make note of this for the future so you could reinstate these. Then reboot your system and try running the ssgwincd.exe in the ssgwincd directory that we fixed earlier. Good luck! Rating:  - Gizmos & Gadgets will not run on Win XPGizmos & Gadgets is a great game but I found it will not run on Windows XP due to the lack of MIDI functionality in XP. I have not been able to find a work around for this issue Rating: - GREAT!!!First of all it is for ages around 8-14 I would say. It is really nice and I play it every time I get a chance too! It makes learing so much fun and I think they should make more as one for xp also. It is so much fun I suggest you buy it today! P.S. the music is nice too!
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