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Never got it to work

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 17 / 18
Date: January 31, 2003
Author: Amazon User

After being frustrated because I couldn't get my beloved Scrabble 2 to load on my new Windows XP machine, I was thrilled to hear that Scrabble Complete was XP compatible. But, after what seemed like a flawless installation and registration, all I can get is a black screen and giant cursor arrow. I have to do a hard shutdown and restart to get back to my desktop. I have uninstalled and reinstalled. I have played with the Compatibility Mode. I have reset my screen resolution and color depth. Nothing works. Until a patch is produced, XP users will be Scrabble-less. Now what do I do? You can't return opened software. HELP US, INFOGRAMES!

Do not buy if you have XP

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 15 / 15
Date: December 11, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I wasted my money on this game. I had the same problem as previous user and tried for over an hour using all resources given and can't get this came to work. I did manage to get it start to play but the program would crash after attempting to play. Why advertise as Windows XP if a game won't play on it?

No improvement

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 16 / 17
Date: October 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I'm unimpressed with this new version of Scrabble. It looks nearly exactly like v2.0 (and only has one additional mini-game). More problematically, the game still runs full screen -- why can't I buy a Scrabble game that lets me play in a reasonably-sized window?? Also, like previous versions, you have to have the CD in your drive to play -- annoying for those of us who want to play on our notebook computers.

Only runs under Admin, Microsoft says thats a security risk!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 13 / 13
Date: November 08, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I have never written a review before on Amazon but I am compelled to write this negative review. If and when you can get this game to play it's great. But here is the problem; IF AND WHEN YOU CAN GET THIS GAME TO PLAY.
You will only ever get this game to play under an Admin account with Windows XP.
So forget about letting your family using this program under a User or Power-User account. Microsoft doesn't recommend ANYONE use XP as an administrator!!
Running under administrator is a security risk and should only be used for very short periods of time if and only if required.
Since windows XP Service Pack 2 the program won't work using the "run as" either. I know XP SP2 installs a firewall, but disabling that doesn't fix the problem either. This problem existed before SP2 but at least "run as" worked then. If you are the only person using your PC and don't mind the high risk of running Windows XP as an administrator (which Microsoft doesn't recommend) then it should work OK for you. I was able to return my software only after demonstrating this problem to the store manager. My gripe against this company is they seem to be marketing a product that is 4 or 5 years behind operating system compatability. Maybe because the original company seems to be gone. It's Atari now, it was Infogames, it was Hasbro Interactive before that. This is very short-sighted by these companies. It's Scrabble for Gods sake!! A great American game!!
I would also pay $50 (as a previous reviewer stated) for a good bug free Scrabble game with operating system compatibility.

Stick with the board game ...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 25 / 34
Date: November 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Right from the get-go, directly after the flawless installation, Scrabble got stuck in a loop where my human player (me) and "Mavin" (computer player), were both being controlled by the computer, though clearly not instructed to. As the computer played the game, I could not break the cycle to exit to the main screen. Soon my system locked up hard. I rebooted and attempted again, but once again was met with a computer attempting to control my moves. One more lock up and one more reset, and now I can play normally, controlling my own moves.

Very odd indeed! The music is horrendous and must be turned off. The game is "okay" to play, but I end up becoming annoyed after awhile for no particular reason. Just some hidden form of angst the Scrabble Complete draws out. Boggle still sits, I haven't installed it yet.

Stick with the board version of Scrabble. Have a friend over or two and be social. No sense wasting your time with the faceless Mavin.

Save your money, Scrabble does not run on Windows XP

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 12 / 12
Date: April 08, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I'd give this game a -10 if Amazon had an option for it. I've played Scrabble on-line and at home for years and absolutely love the game. Atari has taken the game and ruined it for me. Don't bother buying Scrabble Complete if you are running Windows XP. It will lock up and IF you should get into the game it will run so slow you'll want to scream. I had an old copy of Scrab Complete. I thought it was a scratched CD so I bought a new copy. In the mean time, I bought a new computer and when I installed the new copy it didn't run on my new puter. I emailed Attari tech support and got the usual run around. Try this, try that, send a copy of a file, blah, blah. Here's an idea Atari, try installing a copy on an XP computer, then come up with a fix. I'm serious people, save your money and hope Hasbro buys back the rights to Scrabble.

Wish I could really review Scrabble INcomplete

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 17 / 21
Date: November 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Am unable to play the game. It loaded okay, but every time I either clickled "play" or double-clicked on the Scrabble shortcut icon, the screen went to black and locked up the computer. Had to do a hard boot every time. Investigated the website for troubleshooting and was greeted with suggestions that I didn't really want to try, like reconfiguring this and that, disabling running programs like virus scan, etc. Tried calling the non-tollfree number at a time when I should have been able to talk to a person, and only got routed thru Menu Land. Twice my call was disconnected. Never talked to anyone. The automated "advice" was the same as the website's. I have Windows Me if that's any hint for any of you more dauntless than I am. BEWARE!! Stick with the board game and a friend.

They should be ashamed

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 11 / 11
Date: July 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This product sucks. On my Windows XP machine I can only run this program with my firewall disabled, no other programs running, and the CD in the drive. And no wonder: I bought it from Amazon in 7/06 and it hasn't been updated since 2002. It's ancient & antiquated.

Aside from the technical problems, it's just a shoddy game. The visuals are blurry, if the "referee" disallows a play where you've formed more than one word, it doesn't tell you which word is not allowed, it's slow, it's "hint" facility is ridiculous, and it uses multiple screens to accomplish simple set up tasks.

Whoever owns the "Scrabble" name should be ashamed to have it on this game. It's particularly sad because a few years ago there was at least one excellent crossword game (Crosswise) that the company that owns Scrabble (Hasbro at the time, I think) ran out of business by threatening to sue them. Too bad they didn't buy out Crosswise and use it as the basis for electronic Scrabble.

What a waste!

Very Good Entertainment with a Fixable Bug

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 14 / 16
Date: January 12, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Just like the Scrabble game you've played with a board, Scrabble Complete provides endless hours of vocabulary fun. The computer A/I is very good and can be adjusted to various difficulty levels.

Some buyers have experienced a problem with a blank screen lasting longer than 15 seconds when starting up the program. While the blank screen does come up it won't hang your computer if you add scrabblecomplete.exe to your allowed programs in your firewall software. After doing that with my Norton firewall I experienced no problems whatsover with the game.

Recommended for hours of educational fun.

Agree with DC Brasher (Regarding the competitor)

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 10 / 10
Date: August 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I loaded Scrabble Complete on both my PC with Windows 98 and my laptop with Windows XP, it didn't work right on either one. It loaded fine on XP but then got stuck on a window that told me to insert the CD which was already in, but I took it out and put it back in and clicked "ok." Nothing happened, I clicked "ok" again, still nothing, I tried clicking on "cancel" and nothing happened, I was stuck, couldn't get out of the screen. I had to re-boot and never did get it working. It never worked on my PC either, couldn't even get to the "ok" or "cancel" screen.

After reading DC Brasher's comments, I went to the grocery store and bought some Cheerios (they also come on Cinnamon Toast Crunch) and found a box with the Scrabble CD and grabbed another one that had Monopoly with it. I came home, installed the Scrabble CD and it worked great, I played a game, no problems and then my daughter wanted it and it worked great for her too. I aslo installed it on my PC and the only difference was,that it had to update my driver for me, which it did. There are "mini" Scrabble games to play as well, more than one person can play at a time, etc. etc. This version which is Scrabble V2.0 works great and gets 5 stars, but Scrabble Complete doesn't get any stars from me!

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