On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:06:07 GMT, "Audrey Ekstrom"
> wrote:

>Hi everybody,
>
>Long, long time lurker but seldom post. Just got a new computer with Vista
>and I can't seem to get MasterCook software to work smoothly so I've been
>researching a replacement. Does anybody have any input? I have 20, 660+
>recipes in 50 different cookbooks (I know, I know it's overkill but I just
>love to collect recipes) so it's really important that whatever software I
>choose can easily import my collections. I purchased MealMaster but I'm not
>having much luck with it. Thanks for any help from all you experts out
>there.
>HBGigi

Sorry you're Vista'd, it hurts, I know. SWMBO and I have 4 currently
running cptrs in the house (WiFi) and my three are all XP, and hers
is Vista. I am *Forever* bailing her out of freezes, infinite search
loops, software that doesn't *quite* work, etc.

OK, that said: I was running MC, and recently upgraded to 8 on
my #1 XP laptop. Hard to control font size. NYC (Now You're Cooking)
was recommended, and it's OK, but the images are picayune
compared to those in MC. Otherwise they both run OK on XP...

The bad news is we gave up on both trying to get them to fly right
in Vista (HP desk cptr, multi-media setup 360 GBHD, high speed
graphics chip, etc.)

Frankly, IMHO you would do better to modify your system into
a dual boot box using something like System Commander, and
load XP as your alternate OS, then load your MC or whatever
in that OS. OR: Give up on Vista and either go back to XP, or
hold on and wait for the newest (and GREATEST) version of
Windows, guaranteed(!) to be the best they've ever
released... better even, then Windows 95 1st edition.

Seriously, I don't know that there IS an answer.

Alex, not being sarcastic.