Customer Reviews

Learn to Speak Spanish: The Complete Interactive Learning Solution (4 CD-ROMs, Version 8.0)

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This stuff is a bit outdated, but I have no trouble using it with Windows XP. Suffice it to say that this software is actually quite good, especially now that it's so cheap. There are a lot of listening activities, vocab, etc. In fact, it's oddly similar to the newer Transparent Language products... hmm.

Anyway, give this program a try - it's a great buy and a lot of fun.

Also, look for the Practice Makes Perfect vocabulary software - they sell it on eBay for <$10 and it's just as good as Transparent's $50 equivalent (or Rosetta Stone's $500 version).

I found this product to be a bit dated and primitive. Every time you open the program you have to listen to the same introductory English instructions, which quickly become annoying. The links for the online portion of the lessons seemed to be inactive. The best thing about the software is that it includes interactive exercises, in which you have simulated conversations with screen characters. Unfortunately, there are only a limited number of those exercises. I returned to package to the vendor, Nothing But Software. They were very helpful, and they gave me a prompt refund. In general, I'm sure that there are better software packages in a similar price range, for people like me who don't want to pay $500 for Rosetta Stone.

A clunker of a product on windows xp pro. One has to insert disc 1 to start the program. Then remove disc 1 to insert disc 2, 3 or 4, to get the proper lessons. If the program freezes up, then you have to shut it down. Can not insert disc 2, or 3, or 4 or it will say this version will not work in a windows NT environment.....

So, in its glory old day, it probably worked fine in windows 95, 98, etc.... But it doesn't work as smoothly as it should in win xp.

But it still serves its purpose... for the price... The spontanous conversation did not work well, but there are always glitches on voice regcognition softwares. It will do... Not great... but fun enough and beneficial enough that I would say, can complement your classes.

Clutsy with xp pro, you might consider using it in older windows versions.

The product arrived in a timely fashion and was as stated. I had trouble loading it at first because of my security software. I contacted the seller and he helped me understand what I needed to do to download. I find this product very informative and the interaction helps to understand the language. For those that purchase this item be aware the parent company has sold the company that manufactures this product so you will not get help from them. Over all I feel this purchase is satisfactory.