Home Wood Beam Sizing Framing Calculator Download Contact us		Frequently Asked Questions What's the difference between the Craftsman Book Company version of Wood Beam Sizing and the complete Professional version? How can we contact NorthBridge Software with specific questions about the programs? I've found the free Framing Calculator program useful.   Can I give it to my friend? Is it safe to purchase Wood Beam Sizing over the internet? Wood Beam Sizing has been working, but suddenly stopped with the message, Error in program file.   What should I do? Program won't run under Windows XP.   I get the error message     c:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT not suitable for running program.   What should I do? When I try to run the program, I get the error message Please reinstall program from original disk.   What should I do? What's the difference between the Craftsman Book Company version of Wood Beam Sizing and the complete Professional version? The Professional version of Wood Beam Sizing allows printing of results and calculations, changes to the types of wood, plus calculations for LVL's and wood I-joists.   The Professional version also includes sizing of light steel beams and concrete footings, plus a complete step by step instructional manual. How can we contact NorthBridge Software with specific questions about the programs? Please check the instructional manual first.   If you still have questions on how the program operates, you can contact us by e-mail by clicking here. Please note however that we do not offer specific design advice about building construction.   If you have questions about the program results and your specfic problem, contact your local building inspector, architect or engineer. I've found the free Framing Calculator program useful.   Can I give it to my friend? Please don't.   Framing Calculator is the copyright property of NorthBridge Software Inc.   Although you can download the program for free, please give your friend just the website address and they can download it directly. Is it safe to purchase Wood Beam Sizing over the internet? Very safe.   You will be purchasing through the Kagi store.   Kagi has been handling internet orders for over 10 years for over 50,000 products.   Your credit card information is handled by secure servers.   You may view Kagi's privacy policy here. NorthBridge Software will never use your e-mail address or other personal information for any purpose other than processing your order. Wood Beam Sizing has been working, but suddenly stopped with the message, Error in program file.   What should I do? Wood Beam Sizing automatically saves your work when you exit the program.   If you have a power failure, or turn off the computer before Wood Beam Sizing is finished, or otherwise interrupt the program during this short file save, you might get this error message the next time you start the program. If this happens, download the appropriate original program file: either the Basic module or the Professional module.   Unzip the file and copy to the directory in which Wood Beam Sizing is located, overwriting the damaged file. Program won't run under Windows XP.   I get the error message     c:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT not suitable for running program.   What should I do? All our software runs properly on any recent version of Windows, including Windows 95/98/2000/NT/ME/XP. 16 bit Error Message: A damaged autoexec.nt file will prevent Wood Beam Sizing from starting. Copy a working version of autoexec.nt file from the Repair folder in Windows to the System folder. To do so, follow these steps: Click Start, click Run, type c:\windows\repair and then click OK. Right-click autoexec.nt and then click Copy. Click Start, click Run, type c:\windows\system32 and then click OK. Right-click anywhere in that folder, and then click Paste. Right-click the Autoexect.nt file that you just copied, and then click Properties. Click to select Read-Only, and then click OK. The complete autoexec.nt repair information is available from Microsoft When I try to run the program, I get the error message Please reinstall program from original disk.   What should I do? Wood Beam Sizing must be installed on the c:\ drive with a folder name a maximum of 8 characters.   The software is not intended to be used on a network or on any other than the c:\ drive of one personal computer. C:\ Drive Installation : Download our software directly onto the C:\ drive of your computer, usually onto the desktop. Downloading to a network drive or other drive location will not work. On the desktop, locate the file wbs_pro.exe, Right click and select Properties.   The correct file size should be 5.46 MB. Repeat the download process if the file size is incorrect. Once you have downloaded wbs_pro.exe, double click on this file, which must be located on the C:\ drive, and follow the installation instructions.