Latin Assistant: A Windows Interface for William Whitaker's WORDS
Alexei Grishin
Instructions
1. If you do not have WORDS installed on your computer, get it here and install the program. WORDS is a free program.
2. Download the Latin Assistant program here as a zip-file. The size of this download is quite small and it should only take a few seconds.
3. Copy the program file into the folder where WORDS had been installed.
4. Run the executable file.
5. Enter a Latin word in the field at the top and press Enter or click on Analize. The definition(s) along with grammatical analysis will appear in the window on the right. On the left a list of words that you have looked up will be started. Words can be deleted from this running list. You can also edit the definitions or remove unwanted forms and meanings. After you click on Remember the edited text will be retained for the duration of the session.
6. I have been running this program on several computers for a few months and it proved most useful. Most Windows XP users should have no problem running the application. If any problems arise, remember that this is a free program distributed as is and that you can still use WORDS itself.
6. If you are running Windows95, it is likely that following installation, on starting the program, you will get a message that the program cannot run without MSVBVM50.dll. This file can be downloaded from www.dll-files.com, specifically in zipped form from the page http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?msvbvm50. Following downloading, unzip this file and extract it into the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM folder. Should your specific Windows95 installation require any further files, you will then be informed.
7. Similarly, a basic installation of WindowsME delivered a message that the file COMDLG32.ocx was not available to the program, and this therefore prevented the run. This file can be downloaded from the page http://www.ascentive.com/support/new/support_dll.phtml?dllname=COMDLG32.OCX, and installed directly into your \WINDOWS\SYSTEM folder. As it is to be used solely by Latin Assistant, it is not necessary to enter the file into your Windows Registries.
8. Any other files required by your specific installation can be found quite readily by inserting the full name of that file into a Google Search, and then sorting through the returns for a useful link to a downloadable copy. In the majority of cases the downloaded file, after unzipping - if necessary, will need to be placed into the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM folder.
