Thanks Tammy, we'll try that.

At 08:21 AM 1/24/03 -0700, you wrote:
>Below are the instructions for getting around the freezing problem in Mavis
>Beacon - From Broderbund website...
>
>
>Tammy
>
>
>Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing® 11
>
>   Freezes After Last Beginner Quiz
>   Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing® 11 freezes if the last quiz in the Beginner
>Level is not passed before
>   moving on to the Intermediate Level. Restarting the program and passing
>the last quiz before attempting
>   to advance to the next level should prevent the program from freezing.
>   Complete the steps that follow to resolve this issue.
>
>      1.Exit the program. If unable to Exit the program normally, complete
>the following procedure:
>
>           a.At the same time, press and hold the CTRL and ALT keys on the
>keyboard.
>           b.With the two keys pressed, press the DELETE key once.
>           c.When the Close Program window appears, release all keys.
>           d.Locate the Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing® listing in the Close
>Program window
>             and click on it once. The title will become highlighted.
>           e.Click End Task. If a window appears indicating that the program
>is not responding,
>             click the End Task button in that window. After the program
>closes, the Close
>             Program window will also close.
>
>      2.Insert the program CD into the CD-ROM drive and restart Mavis Beacon
>Teaches Typing® 11.
>      3.Return to the Lesson Area.
>      4.Click the Previous Lesson arrow. (This is the blue arrow on the left
>in the lower-left corner of the
>        screen.)
>      5.Retake the last quiz in the Beginner Level.
>
>        NOTE: If the beginner quiz is completed and a screen appears that
>reads "Some more work on
>        these keys...", then the quiz was not passed. (You will remain at
>the Beginner Level.)
>
>      6.Review the Beginner Level by clicking the Next Lesson arrow. (This
>is the blue arrow on the right
>        in the lower-left corner of the screen.)
>      7.Retake the quiz.
>
>   NOTE: The last Beginner Level quiz must be passed before continuing with
>the next level.
>
>
>At 12:36 PM 1/23/03 -0700, you wrote:
> >We're having the exact same problems here at Sirrine with Mavis!!! I've
> >just been having them restart Mavis & making sure it runs through the whole
> >introduction process.  I'm trying to monitor the ones who click the mouse
> >during the start up process to see if they are the ones who freeze up, no
> >luck yet.
> >Pam Moya
> >Sirrine
> >At 09:36 AM 1/23/03 -0700, you wrote:
> >>Hi all -- Is anyone else having problems with Mavis Beacon?  Some of our
> >>teachers are complaining that when the students are going pretty well with
> >>accuracy and/or speed (4th through 6th grades), it freezes and they have to
> >>start over.  Another teacher said one of her students (doing number pad)
> >>can get 100% accuracy and the lessons never progress.  Any ideas why or
> >>what to do to remedy this?  What can I tell these teachers?  Thanks for any
> >>advice!
> >>
> >>Lora Linn Foster, Madison Elementary
> >>
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