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Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Deluxe 20

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Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Deluxe 20

(61 customer reviews)

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Features

Learn essential keyboarding skills or improve overall typing efficiency
350 personalized lessons, exercises and tests
Detailed progress reports assist in identifying strengths and weaknesses
12 Entertaining typing games
Bilingual instruction (English & Spanish)

Description

Mavis Beacon V20 Deluxe

Product Details

Product Length:	7.5 inches
Product Width:	5.5 inches
Product Height:	1.25 inches
Product Weight:	0.2 pounds
Package Length:	7.6 inches
Package Width:	5.3 inches
Package Height:	1.3 inches
Package Weight:	0.2 pounds
Average Customer Rating:	based on 61 reviews

System Requirements

Platform:	Windows Vista / Windows XP / Windows
Media:	CD-ROM
Item Quantity:	1

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review: 3.5

( 61 customer reviews )
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50 of 54 found the following review helpful:

Couldn't Install on Windows XP ... Jan 06, 2009 By J. Jacobs "Jay J"
I'm a Sys Admin. I have XP w/more than the minimum requirements. My PC boots in < 45 seconds. It's clean. I tried EVERYTHING I could per Mavis Beacon's KB / Support site. THEY HAVE NO SOFTWARE SUPPORT to even write to, let along call!!! Per their support site, I tried various run-as modes (as Admin) on my PC; I tried various Compatibility Modes; I even DISABLED everything (except AV software) at start-up via 'MSConfig' utility, where the product installed but I kept getting an error w/either Data1.cab file or video. I searched for just 'data1' and 'data1.cab' errors and found nothing. Again, my PC is new (not X64.) The pkg says the software is for XP too. I'm never buying software from any company that doesn't have, at least, email support. Their position on customer support is rediculuous! Wanna see what I mean - Call 1-800-395-0277, then Press 2, and just listen how many times they tell you to use their website for support. Then, you're told to 'have a great day' and they disconnect you. Oh, yea, and try to write to them. Pathetic!!!

23 of 23 found the following review helpful:

UPDATE: Response to Silke, Auction, Strafe and Stephen on the "BUG" Jun 17, 2009 By Mack "Mack"
UPDATE (06/23/09): I returned this software. The "bug" eventually outsmarted me! 0 stars!
OLD REVIEW: I am a beginner adult typist desiring to learn keyboarding using a straight forward, step-by-step approach. This software does it for me. After reading the reviews regarding the "BUG", I was hesitant but decided to purchase the product based on the positive reviews and the fact that the Mavis Beacon method has been around a very, very long time. There really is no "BUG". Simply select TAKE A LESSON, then select LESSON HISTORY, next select any LESSON (drill, practice, quiz or game) for any letter or lesson you wish to review. Select START to review the lesson. After completing the review you must select BACK to return to LESSON HISTORY to select the same lesson again or a new one. This software does not have the best design and the presentaion is fairly outdated but the approach to learning is sound. Hope this helps.

14 of 15 found the following review helpful:

Unuseable and Unsupported Mar 14, 2009 By Strafe
As others have written this product has major bugs. You will learn up to the letters i and e and then the lessons jump way ahead. Broderbund will not even talk to you unless you have purchased the product directly from them. I have tried on Windows XP and Vista. I even tried the previous version (17) and it has the same bug but you get a level or two further before it shows up. The worst experience I have ever had with software/support. Now to search for an alternative.

13 of 14 found the following review helpful:

Buggy for me too! Jan 04, 2009 By Auction
I have to agree with "Silkie" on this. I was also looking forward to using the program and was very satisfied UNTIL after 3 lessons (and on my first day of using MB) it advanced me from one level to another far ahead, omitting many lessons in between that I needed. I could not get back to the missed lessons, and customer sevice seems nonexistent.

16 of 18 found the following review helpful:

Not a good product Jan 18, 2009 By A. Warda
Very disapointed with this product. Just after using it for half hour, I discovered a bug in it. The lessons run fine and are quite fun right up to letters "e" and "i". It seems like the lessons are out of order, very advanced lessons mixed up with beginner ones. This is very frustrating, especially to beginners. There are no patches available, no downloadable fixes on the manufacturer's website; in fact, it seems like they don't acknowledge the problem at all. I exchanged this product for Mavis Beacon Version 18, but encountered the same problem.

I would not recomend any of Mavis Beacon typing products at all.

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