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Craftsman 2005 CD Estimator - Complete Construction Estimator |  | From: Victory Multimedia
Category: Software
List Price: $73.99
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 17165
Format: CD-ROM
Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98
Media: CD-ROM
Operating System: Windows NT
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 7.2 x 1.5
MPN: CB95194
Model: CRAFTSMAN BOOK
UPC: 706189951941
EAN: 0706189951941
ASIN: B00076YWJW
Release Date: December 1, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Job Cost Wizard - turns estimates into invoices and exports both in QuickBooks | | • | Free Online Technical Support for the National Estimator Software | | • | Free Monthly National Estimator Updates - Updates to the 2005 costbooks and zip code modification factors are updated monthly. Monthly price updates on the Web are free and automatic all during 2005. You'll be prompted when it's time to collect the next update. A connection to the Web is required. | | • | Compatible with Windows 98 / 2000 / NT / XP |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
If your computer has Windows and a CD-ROM drive, CD Estimator puts at your fingertips 85,000 construction costs for new construction, home improvement, remodeling, renovation & insurance repair, electrical, plumbing, HVAC and painting. You'll also have the National Estimator program - a stand-alone estimating program for Windows that Remodeling magazine called a "computer wiz." Quarterly cost updates are available at no charge on the Internet. To help you create professional-looking estimates, the disk includes over 40 construction estimating and bidding forms in a format that's perfect for nearly any word processing or spreadsheet program for Windows. And to top it off, a 70-minute interactive video teaches you how to use this CD-ROM to estimate construction costs.
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| Customer Reviews:
Very irritating to use. October 10, 2005
Adam Westphal (Olympia, WA)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I installed the program quickly and easily. I played with it briefly after installing and was looking foward to creating my first estimate on a flight from Seattle to Phoenix. Much to my displeasure the program requires the install CD to be in the drive everytime you try to open a costbook. And I didn't bring the CD with me (who does?). Nowhere in the 46 page guide does it tell you that you need to have the install CD in all the time. Can you imagine if every Software Company did this? You would have to carry dozens of CDs around in your laptop case.
I was assuming that this was a bug but Richard (DICK) at Tech Support sent me this note...
>This is expected behavior of the CD Estimator program. Unless the CD is
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>in the CD-Rom drive prior to starting the program, you'll be asked to insert the CD...
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>This is prevent unauthorized distribution of the CD-Rom.....
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>In essence, the CD-Rom 'acts' like the ignition key on your truck. No Key, No Ignition...
When I replied to him that I would be returning the product to Amazon.com because of this "feature" his reply was
So be it....
I bought the program to help estimate my budget while being my own general contractor to build a house, however this program is more pointed to the professional contractor who knows all the steps and pieces that go into a comprehensive estimate.
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