TIMEX Trainer software...HELP!!

Try the "contact us" link in the bottom right corner http://www.timex.com/gp/node/n/255235011/103-2382821-2167023?ie=UTF...

I couldn't determine which software you need to download from their list to try it myself.

This doesn't answer your question, but I ditched the Timex Trainer software a long time ago in favor of SportTracks. (http://www.zonefivesoftware.com/SportTracks/) It supports the Timex Data Recorder right out of the box, and it's free.

If you don't like that, and can't find any other way to get the Timex software, PM me - I have a spare mini-CD.

Hi folks,

Thanks MUCH to Nikki for getting a post out there about this error, as well as everyone who responded! Otherwise, I would have been 'up the creek' when it came to this install.

I took the liberty of writing a mini-FAQ regarding this issue, in case someone else has the same problem (Presuming the target OS is Windows XP):

* To install:
o MOVE C:\program files\common files\InstallShield to C:\program files\common files\InstallShield_PRE_Timex
o Run the installer
o COPY C:\program files\common files\InstallShield to C:\program files\common files\InstallShield_POST_Timex
o It's probably a safe idea to copy the PRE_Timex files over the new C:\program files\common files\InstallShield directory

* If you failed to do the above, to uninstall:
o Note the GUID: 89880DE8-2BAE-43B4-982B-EE0AA3C8753D
o Find the GUID in the registry, delete the whole GUID tree.
o Find the GUID in the C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information directory, delete the entire folder
o Delete the entire C:\Program Files\Timex directory

* Otherwise, it's probably possible to:
o MOVE C:\program files\common files\InstallShield to C:\program files\common files\InstallShield_POST_Timex_2
o MOVE C:\program files\common files\InstallShield_PRE_Timex to C:\program files\common files\InstallShield
o Run the uninstall process from Add/Remove Programs


Other notes:

* The Timex database is an Access MDB file, which explains why the install is MDAC-dependent.

* The default name for the database is TimexTrainer.mdb. It's probably a good idea to make a backup of this, as while they do provide a blank database, they don't do a good job of showing the naming convention of the file, i.e.: "Timex Trainer blank database.mdb". I tried replacing the existing (and apparently corrupted) one with the blank database, and couldn't remember if it was "Timex"(space)"Trainer", or what. I called my backup: "Clean TimexTrainer.mdb", to avoid any confusion.

* Looks like a simple enough database. I'm warranting that a lot of fun could be had with this data if it were merged into another DB format.