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Periodic Table Live!

This page addresses known issues with PTL! 2nd edition.

See the User Forum to learn how others use Periodic Table Live!, or to post your questions or suggestions.

Periodic Table Live! 2nd Edition
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Installation and Startup

Periodic Table Live! 1st Edition

Mac OS Users

The buttons used to display video of reactions of the elements with air, water, acid and base do not work properly with Netscape Navigator. After clicking a button, you must click the Back button in order to play the video. This problem does not occurs only with Netscape Navigator for Mac OS. JCE Software recommends Mac OS users use Internet Explorer to avoid this problem.

Windows Users

The highest quality QuickTime movies (Sorensen) on the CD-ROM are incompatible with the Microsoft Media Control Interface and thus cannot be used in PowerPoint for Windows. However, there are also slightly lower quality (Cinepak) versions of the movies intended for use with slow computers included on the CD. These movies are compatible with PowerPoint for Windows. They are located in the ElementsCP folder inside the PTL folder on the CD. You can view the Cinepak movies in the browser by clicking "PTL Information" on the opening screen (Start.htm) then clicking "Slower Computers", and "Continue with PTL for slower computers".

For more information about the compatibility problem, see Article ID: Q235950 on Microsoft's technical support site.

Problem	Cause	Solution
When using Internet Explorer 5.5 SP 2 or later under Windows, QuickTime movies do not load properly.	Internet Explorer 5.5 SP 2 and later versions no longer support Netscape-type plug-ins such as QuickTime and now require an ActiveX control.	Download and install the ActiveX version of the QuickTime plug-in from Apple Computer. More information about the problem is available at http://developer.apple.com/quicktime/.

Installation and Startup

If your copy of Periodic Table Live! 2nd Edition CD-ROM was shipped jewel case with a "2nd Edition" sticker on the front, please ignore the installation instructions found inside the front cover of the jewel case. These instructions were written for the 1st edition of the CD, and are not correct for the second edition. Instead, refer to the "Read Me" file on the CD for specific instructions. On Windows computers the file is be named ReadMe.wri. On Mac OS computers, the file is be named Read Me First!

There is no "main installer" or setup program for Periodic Table Live! 2nd Edition. To use the CD, all you need is QuickTime and compatible version of an Internet browser such as Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer. QuickTime installers are provided the CD.

Periodic Table Live! 1st Edition

Periodic Table Live! 1st Edition is no longer available, but a list of Frequently Asked Questions is available for those users who have not or do not wish to update to the 2nd Edition.

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