On Sun, 02 May 2010 12:57:05 -1000, pure kona >
wrote:

>On Sun, 2 May 2010 12:48:35 -0400, "piedmont" >
>wrote:
>
>>"pure kona" > wrote in message
. ..
>>> Sorry, I know many of you have said your favorite software to have
>>> recipes on, but is it Master Cook? My grand daughters are coming in a
>>> month and I have decided to take all the old crummy, dirty-from-use
>>> recipes that I have kept on recipe cards (in a recipe box I made in
>>> shop in 8th grade-if you can believe) and want my grand daughters to
>>> put them on the software you all recommend.
>>>
>>> We have very old family recipes and this way, they can have their own
>>> copies etc. and I can keep them some what busy as well. Win-win!
>>>
>>> BTW I have Vista and I read one of the reviews said Vista doesn't work
>>> well with one of the software programs- one of the many choices.
>>>
>>> TIA- so much.
>>>
>>> aloha,
>>> Cea
>>
>>I take back any good review of Master Cook by valuesoft, they do not support
>>their products, they do not allow upgrades so each time you buy it and
>>upgrade OS you end up buying a new copy, nice for them.
>>
>>"We do not offer upgrades for any products we publish. We strive to keep our
>>costs low and value priced and around what a normal upgrade would cost. When
>>MasterCook was published by Sierra, the MSRP was $49.99, we have since
>>reduced and set the price to $19.99. Information on purchasing this latest
>>version of MasterCook can be found on our web store at"
>
>Oh I have been watching this thread and thank you for the update. I
>saw Master Cook on Amazon for about $14 and when I get a new computer-
>probably in 2 years as I get one about every 3 years, I think paying
>another $14 wouldn't be a huge price. Or do you mean that I could not
>transfer from the Master Cook I own to the new Master Cook- when I get
>a new computer?
>
>That would indeed be a waste.
>
>Thank you in advance for your opinion. It is very valuable to me.
>
>aloha,
>Cea

I bought my version 9 of MasterCook directly from Value Soft and got
and email offering version 11 for $14.99 by pre-ordering. I took them
up on the offer and should be able to download this week.

Unlike several people who have posted here, I have never had a problem
moving my information to the upgraded version. I have never used
Vista so I have no information on that. You can move your files to
another machine as long as you have kept a copy of the one you are
using. Take it from someone whose computer went belly-up last summer
and had to restore from backups on another machine.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)