The Touchstone Self-study Audio CD/CD-ROM, included in the back of the Student's Book, provides extra practice with listening, speaking, and vocabulary.

 
 

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System Requirements

 
 

The CD-ROM portion of the disc works on both Windows and Macintosh computers. The following are the minimum system requirements for Windows computers:

Pentium II

Windows 98SE or higher

128 MB RAM

64 MB available hard-drive space

8x CD-ROM drive
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8-bit sound card

 
The minimum system requirements for Macintosh computers are:  

PowerMac

System 8.6 or 9.x or higher

128 MB RAM

64 MB available hard-drive space

8x CD-ROM drive
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Monitor with thousands of colors and 800x600 screen

 
   

Frequently Asked Questions about the CD-ROM

 
 
Answers to most questions about the CD-ROM appear below. Click on a question to see the answer. If you have a question that is not answered below, please e-mail us at techsupp@cambridge.org.  
   
Q: Do I need to install the CD-ROM application to run it on my computer?
Q: What's an Audio CD/CD-ROM?
Q: I don't see the CD-ROM application when I insert the Audio CD/CD-ROM into my computer. What should I do?
Q: Is the CD-ROM networkable?
Q: I can't save my notes and example sentences in My Vocabulary Notebook. What can I do?
Q: I have a Touchstone Level 1 Audio CD/CD-ROM, and I can't do speaking exercises on my Macintosh computer. What can I do?
   
Answers
 
Q: Do I need to install the CD-ROM application to run it on my computer?
A:

No. You can run the program off the disc without first installing it. But where possible, we recommend that you install the program. After you install it, you don't need to put the disc into your CD-ROM drive to use the program. Also, if you install the program, you can add new expressions, notes, and examples to "My Vocabulary Notebook."

For complete installation instructions, refer to the insert card in the plastic sleeve at the back of the Student's Book or see the readme file on the CD-ROM.

 
 
Q: What's an Audio CD/CD-ROM?
A:

An Audio CD/CD-ROM works both as an Audio CD (like a music CD) and as a CD-ROM. As an Audio CD, the Touchstone Self-study Audio CD/CD-ROM plays in any Audio CD player, such as a home or car stereo system, a portable disc player, or a computer with a media player like the Windows Media Player and iTunes. The tracks on the Audio CD include the two parts of the conversation from the Conversation Strategy section of each unit.

As a CD-ROM, the Touchstone Self-study Audio CD/CD-ROM plays in a computer and provides extra listening and speaking activities and an interactive vocabulary notebook.

 
 
Q: I don't see the CD-ROM application when I insert the Audio CD/CD-ROM into my computer. What should I do?
A:

On most Windows machines, when you insert the disc into the CD-ROM drive you will see a prompt with the question "What do you want Windows to do?" Select "Open folder to view files" to see CD-ROM content.

If you don't see this prompt, it may be necessary to locate the CD-ROM folder on your desktop. Follow these steps:

1. Click on the "My Computer" icon on the desktop.
2. Right-click on the CD-ROM drive icon.
3. In the drop-down menu, click on "Explore."

On Macintosh computers, you will see two CD icons appear on your desktop. One icon is for the Audio CD part of the disc, and the other icon is for the CD-ROM portion.

 
 
Q: Is the CD-ROM networkable?
A: No.
 
 
Q: I can't save my notes and example sentences in My Vocabulary Notebook. What can I do?
A:

There may be two reasons. First, you need to install the CD-ROM program on your computer in order to save new My Vocabulary Notebook entries as well as notes and example sentences to existing Notebook entries.

Second, some versions of the Touchstone Self-study Audio CD/CD-ROM have this editing feature disabled. To enable this feature, you will need to download some files. Click here for a menu of files to download.

 
 
Q: I have a Touchstone Level 1 Audio CD/CD-ROM, and I can't do speaking exercises on my Macintosh computer. What can I do?
A:

One version of the Touchstone Level 1 Audio CD/CD-ROM cannot record your speaking responses if you don't have the proper level of privilege on a networked Macintosh computer. To enable the recording function without adjusting your level of privilege, you will need to download a file. Click here for a menu of files to download.

 
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