CD Program: The Interactive Guide to Starting a Business

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Registration/Patches

CD Registration ***Important***

The link provided on the CD to register your copy of the CD is no longer valid.

If you haven't already registered your copy of the CD, please use the following link: CD Registration.

The new registration link will be included on all new CDs being developed and on upgraded reorders.

CD Directions for versions: V1.0, V2.0, V2.5

For this Software to function properly the following steps MUST be performed prior to the first time the CD is used! You may prefer to print out these instructions and perform them while reading from the printed version. The software system included within this CD is new in design, and requires several systems of your computer to interact that normally function separately. We recommend performing the following simple steps for proper operation of the Business Plan Software:

Data Access across Domains

  1. From the Menu on your browser, select "Tools."
  2. Then choose "Internet Options", The following Screen will appear:

  3. Click the tab labeled "Security;" the following Screen will appear:

  4. Click the button at the bottom labeled "Custom Level."
  5. Scroll down until you see "Miscellaneous." The first listing under "Miscellaneous" will be "Access data sources across domains."
  6. Choose "Enable"under this listing. See the screen below:

Install our "Patch" to allow this software to function with the latest Microsoft Security Upgrade

  1. Download the patch, click here.
  2. When asked to run or save the file, run it.
  3. Answer Yes to applying the update.
  4. Click OK to acknowledge the update was applied successfully.

Add Adobe Acrobat Reader

Forms contained within this CD require Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, click here to download a free version from Adobe. You will need to select the appropriate operating system for the computer that you are using to view this CD.

Small Business CD Patch 1.0

Date: October 24, 2005
Versions affected: V1.0, V2.0, V2.5
Problem: Business Plan Software does not display previous work or bring up the "Display" function.

The latest Microsoft upgrades may require the reapplication of the Small Business CD Patch, even if you have already applied it. If you still have the patch on your computer, simply run the patch again. If not, download it again following the directions below. This should not effect any saved information from previous work.

This Small Business CD Patch 1.0 will be included on all new CDs being developed and on upgraded reorders.

To receive this patch, perform the following:

  1. Download the patch, click here.
  2. When asked to run or save the file, run it.
  3. Answer Yes to applying the update.
  4. Click OK to acknowledge the update was applied successfully.

Cash Flow Projection PatchReturn to the top of the page.

There is an error on some version 2.0 and 2.5 Cash Flow Projection Spreadsheets (Advanced Version) under the Financial Plan section of the business plan software. The monthly ending balance does not carry to the following month.

For those with excel experience, this can be corrected by entering in the correct formula.

Or you may click here and save the corrected version. Please note this version will not contain a digital signature.

For More Information, contact: Return to the top of the page.

Stu Neal
Phone: 804-521-4320
Email: sneal@interactiveconcepts.org