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Does PC Study Bible work in Windows 8?

Initial reports indicate that PC Study Bible, Versions 4 and 5, work well on the new operating system. However, if you find you can't open your program after the install finishes or you have missing icons, then try applying the Compatibility Settings below. These settings are crucial to make PC Study Bible run in Windows 8; if you get an update to your system, it would be good to double check to make sure that these settings are still in place.

Towards the end of this article, you can view the Known Problems of running PC Study Bible in Windows 8.

Compatibility Settings for Windows 8

Close all major programs, MS Word, PC Study Bible etc.
Look for an Icon along the bottom of the screen that looks like 3 manila folders and click it. This will open something called File Explorer.

Note – If there is no such Icon along the bottom bar, then press and hold the Windows Keyand then press “E”. (The Windows Key is in the last row of keyson the Keyboard; usually two keys from the left or right of the Space Bar.) Pressing and then releasing these 2 keys together will open File Explorer.
Open Drive C:
Open the folder named PROGRAM FILES or PROGRAM FILES X86 if your system is running a 64 bit
Open the BIBLESOFT folder
Open the folder PC STUDY BIBLE
Open the folder named, PROGRAM
Look for two files named JOSHUA
Ignore the file JOSHUA.DLL
Right Click the JOSHUA file that has the icon
Choose PROPERTIES from the Menu
Choose the Tab named, COMPATIBILITY
Place a Check mark where it says, RUN THIS PROGRAM AS AN ADMINISTRATOR
Then Click the APPLY Button
Then Click OK
Close the open windows until back to the desktop screen