This post was also made in the Libronix area of these Logos Forums, but I thought it necessary to post it here also because it deals with major issues other than technical problems.
Thank you in advance for your help. Is there anyone on this forum or at Logos that has access to a full stand alone (offline) version of Libronix 3.0? I found a link on one of the forum posts to a zip file, but the link appears to be dead. The link is:
ftp://ftp.logos.com/ldls/Zip/LibronixDLS-3.0g.zip
I had a Windows 7 Professional X64 hard drive issue and had to buy a new hard drive. Upon attempting to reload Libronix it would not install until after several attempts were made to install it. There appeared to be an issue with .Net Framework version 3.5 not being installed. Libronix was finally installed from Logos Bible Software Series X Disc A. After doing a license restore, I tried to load all the resources from the many discs I have bought over the years. The Location Manager said that the books/resources were being copied to the default resources folder. Yet when I went to do a Basic search, the resources would show up in the resources dialog box, but nothing happened when a link was clicked in the results box. Also, every time when a Bible search was attempted Libronix would generate the following error:
Line 687 (SearchBible.html): Invalid argument.
Shell: "lbxfile:C:%5CProgram%20Files%20%28x86%29%5CLibronix%20DLS%5CCommon%5CLDLS%5CShells%5CLDLS-en" [en-US] 2002-01-04T21:28:09Z
Addin: "BibleTools" 2002-01-04T21:13:52Z
IE: 9.11.9600.19596 0
Windows: SP1 (6.1.7601.1.0)
I attempted numerous updates and numerous restarts of the Libronix app with the same results. The pull down menu in the Bible search box would show All Bibles/ All unlocked Bibles, but there was no option to select a specific Bible version for the search. For some reason, every time I tried to perform a Bible search the search term “jewel” was in the search dialog box. The Copy Verses function seemed to work well because I inserted numerous verses into a test WordPerfect document. After Libronix was installed and updating attempted, the Help/About Libronix function showed my Libronix version to be 1.0b. That did not seem right to me.
I cannot afford to upgrade to Windows 10 or buy a new computer. That is the push by the Logos web site and its employees. It is all about the money. All I need is access to a full stand alone (offline) version of Libronix 3.0(g?) so that I can restore to an operating condition the software that I have paid for. I am on a limited bandwidth connection to the internet and software that requires me to connect to the internet every time I use it will not work for me. I have tried the later versions of Logos and do not like them. The Logos policy in recent years of requiring legacy users to connect to the internet is not part of the licensing agreement that was provided with the software they purchased especially when Logos takes down resources that would allow a legacy user to restore their software to the as purchased condition when they have a hardware or software crash. I do not want to hear that it is about the technical support because that is not true. If backups of legacy Logos installation/operating software (not resources) were made available as downloads, the average user of Logos would be able to restore their software to an operating condition without technical support and without buying new Logos software (Therein lies the problem.). Also, the issue is not about the server/storage space for the legacy installation software (not resources). It is doubtful that the installation/operating software for all Logos software packages since its inception would total 2 Gigabytes. I realize that Logos is a money making business. In the case of legacy software and legacy users, Logos has made an arbitrary, money driven decision that is designed to make legacy users buy new software. It may look deceptively good at some desired bottom line for Logos, but it is a short-sighted decision that is unethical, immoral, and unfair to its legacy users. Furthermore, how does the Logos policy affect the poor or those on limited incomes? For me personally, the effect of the Logos policy concerning legacy software is to take from me the software that I paid for. That is not right. Another problem related to this issue is that I emailed both Logos customer support and Logos technical support over two weeks ago and have not heard back from them. Every time I talk or chat with a Logos representative they are pushing me to buy new software and/or hardware. That is not, and should not be, the answer here.