Frequently Asked Questions about The Chicago Manual of Style CD-ROM

Will the CD-ROM version work on a Macintosh?

No. The CD-ROM is only compatible with Windows.

What are the system requirements for running The Chicago Manual of Style CD-ROM?

The minimum software and hardware requirements for running The Chicago Manual of Style CD-ROM are as follows:

Windows

  • Windows 95 / NT4 / 98SE / ME / 2000 / XP
  • Internet Explorer 5.5 or later
  • 486 or compatible (Pentium recommended)
  • Hard disk with 70MB of space available
  • 32MB RAM
  • CD-ROM drive

Does the content of The Chicago Manual of Style on the CD-ROM differ from the content of the print edition?

No, the content of the Manual on the CD-ROM corresponds to a particular impression of the print edition, indicated by the last digit in the "version number" on the CD-ROM packaging. For example, version 1.0.2 of the CD-ROM corresponds to the second print impression and reflects all typographical corrections made for that impression.

Why does the Installer ask if I want to install Adobe Reader?

The CD-ROM needs a PDF viewer such as Adobe Reader to display the illustrations and certain other components of the application. If the Installer does not detect the presence of a PDF viewer on your machine, the Installer will give you the option of installing Adobe Reader directly from the CD-ROM.

The installation program will not accept my product serial number. What’s the problem?

Please make sure you include the hyphens when you enter your serial number. For example, if your serial number is 99999-AAAA-12345, enter all 16 characters including the hyphens.

When I open the CD-ROM application, the left sidebar containing the Table of Contents and search results is not visible. All I see is the main window that displays the Chicago Manual of Style page. Why?

Do you have your computer screen rotated so the longest side is vertical (also known as "portrait mode")? Version 1.0.2 of the CD-ROM will not fully display in portrait mode. For a patch that will fix this problem, click on CD-ROM Updates. Subsequent versions of the CD-ROM will allow you to use portrait mode.