I got Mastercook 9 and installed it the other day. The import bar is
available in the Explorer bar options on IE7, but it loads with an
error. I can't seem to get it to work, and it's really the only reason
i want Mastercook at all! Sooo frustrating. Any tips?

t

"tintalle" > wrote in message
...
>I got Mastercook 9 and installed it the other day. The import bar is
> available in the Explorer bar options on IE7, but it loads with an
> error. I can't seem to get it to work, and it's really the only reason
> i want Mastercook at all! Sooo frustrating. Any tips?
>
> t

Try this

http://mc6help.tripod.com/mastercook_and_vista.htm

There is also a mailing list for Mastercook on Yahoo

Chris

Chris Marksberry wrote:
> "tintalle" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I got Mastercook 9 and installed it the other day. The import bar is
>> available in the Explorer bar options on IE7, but it loads with an
>> error. I can't seem to get it to work, and it's really the only reason
>> i want Mastercook at all! Sooo frustrating. Any tips?
>>
>> t
>
> Try this
>
> http://mc6help.tripod.com/mastercook_and_vista.htm
>
> There is also a mailing list for Mastercook on Yahoo
>
> Chris
>
>
I'm not running MC 9 or Vista but that Yahoo! group has all the answers
for people who do use them. The fix, IIRC, has something to do with
bypassing the administrator thingie on Vista.

The name of the group is MastercookDiscussion on Yahoo! Groups.
I've subscribed for several years, mostly as a lurker and have gotten
some excellent assistance and knowledge from it. The files are wonderful.

I started out with a very early version of Master Cook for Windows 95
that was on floppies. I created my own cookbook and transferred many
favorite recipes to it before we sold the house and moved into the RV.
(A couple of floppies was a heck of a lot lighter to schlepp around
North America than my many, many cookbooks.)

I'm on version 7 now, which is my third version. V.8 has problems and
V.9 fixes the bugs, but the only thing V.9 has is that button for use on
IE and I almost never use IE, so I never bothered to upgrade.

There is a free add-on for Firefox that does the same thing. It's called
Recipe Fox and it works pretty well. I think you may need a Source Forge
account to get it. Email me if you are interested and I'll pass along
the URL.


--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south-Texas

On Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:58:03 -0500, Janet Wilder
> wrote:

>There is a free add-on for Firefox that does the same thing. It's called
>Recipe Fox and it works pretty well.

Would I need to have a program like Master Cook or can I do what I've
always done and paste the recipe it grabs into a Word Doc?


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

"sf" > wrote

> Would I need to have a program like Master Cook or can I do what I've
> always done and paste the recipe it grabs into a Word Doc?

May want to check out MealMaster perhaps? Google for it. It's freeware.
Huge archives of downloadable recipes or can import from saved ascii txt or
can type in your own favorites. Nice search features. May or may not work
with Vista (not sure).

cshenk wrote:
> "sf" > wrote
>
>> Would I need to have a program like Master Cook or can I do what I've
>> always done and paste the recipe it grabs into a Word Doc?
>
> May want to check out MealMaster perhaps? Google for it. It's freeware.
> Huge archives of downloadable recipes or can import from saved ascii txt or
> can type in your own favorites. Nice search features. May or may not work
> with Vista (not sure).
>
>
My copy of MealMaster is so old it's on a floppy <g> I don't think it
works with XP so it might not work with Vista, either.

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south-Texas

On Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:16:36 -0400, "cshenk" > wrote:

>"sf" > wrote
>
>> Would I need to have a program like Master Cook or can I do what I've
>> always done and paste the recipe it grabs into a Word Doc?
>
>May want to check out MealMaster perhaps? Google for it. It's freeware.
>Huge archives of downloadable recipes or can import from saved ascii txt or
>can type in your own favorites. Nice search features. May or may not work
>with Vista (not sure).
>
Honestly, I'm not interested in recipe software even if it's free. I
was just wondering how RecipeFox works, that's all. Thanks!


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

On Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:16:36 -0400, "cshenk" > wrote:

>May want to check out MealMaster perhaps? Google for it. It's freeware.

I just checked... it's a 30 day free trial, then you pony up $

>Huge archives of downloadable recipes or can import from saved ascii txt or
>can type in your own favorites. Nice search features. May or may not work
>with Vista (not sure).

How did you get it as freeware?



--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

sf wrote:
> On Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:58:03 -0500, Janet Wilder
> > wrote:
>
>> There is a free add-on for Firefox that does the same thing. It's called
>> Recipe Fox and it works pretty well.
>
> Would I need to have a program like Master Cook or can I do what I've
> always done and paste the recipe it grabs into a Word Doc?
>
>

I guess you could paste any recipe on the net. I know that they have
made Recipe Fox work with Living Cook Book now.

If the site is not compatible with Recipe Fox, I will usually go to the
"print" screen if one is offered and copy it there. Master Cook has a
built-in tool called "import assistant" that lest you paste the recipe
there then it is easy to transfer it to the cook book format.

If you are thinking of getting Master Cook, *do not* download it. The
discussion site has warnings all over about the dowloaded version having
major problems.

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south-Texas

On Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:32:34 -0500, Janet Wilder
> wrote:

>sf wrote:
>> On Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:58:03 -0500, Janet Wilder
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> There is a free add-on for Firefox that does the same thing. It's called
>>> Recipe Fox and it works pretty well.
>>
>> Would I need to have a program like Master Cook or can I do what I've
>> always done and paste the recipe it grabs into a Word Doc?
>>
>
>I guess you could paste any recipe on the net. I know that they have
>made Recipe Fox work with Living Cook Book now.
>
>If the site is not compatible with Recipe Fox, I will usually go to the
>"print" screen if one is offered and copy it there. Master Cook has a
>built-in tool called "import assistant" that lest you paste the recipe
>there then it is easy to transfer it to the cook book format.
>
I'm having trouble imagining how this works. How is it easier than
copy/paste special? If cookbook format means it has all the added
garbage I see on recipes pasted here from Master Cook, no thanks. I
want simple, stripped down recipes in real cookbook form.


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

"tintalle" > wrote in message
...
>I got Mastercook 9 and installed it the other day. The import bar is
> available in the Explorer bar options on IE7, but it loads with an
> error. I can't seem to get it to work, and it's really the only reason
> i want Mastercook at all! Sooo frustrating. Any tips?
>
> t

You might try the following:

Right Click on the Mastercook Icon on your desktop.
Left click on Properties.
Click on the compatibility Tab
There is a box
[ ] Run this program in compatibility more.
Click on that box and try an earlier version of Windows.

You can always switch back.

I run some Windows 98 utilities on Vista in this manner.

Dimitri