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Replacement Diskettes

Q: Where can I get replacement diskettes of the DOS or Windows Miracle software?

A: Again, since the product is no longer supported, you cannot get replacement disks from the manufacturer or the current owner of the Miracle rights. The original DOS version of the Miracle software came on three diskettes; the Windows version was supplied on two.

We can replace a single defective Miracle disk (with a ZIP of the disk contents attached to e-mail) as a service to our visitors, but only for legitimate owners of the Miracle. Legitimate owners of the Miracle who have a single defective diskette should contact us by e-mail. Please send with the request e-mail a scan, photo of (in JPG format) or the full text of the disk label for the disk you wish replaced, or any other suitable proof of ownership. Indicate which version (DOS or Windows) and which disk of the set you need.

We cannot and will not provide upgrades (e.g. DOS to Windows versions) or full disk sets of any version. Requests for version upgrades, full disk sets, or version changes (e.g. Amiga to Windows) will not be answered or honored. Please note that disk replacements provided by us are for personal use only, not for resale.

If you use an e-mail whitelist or other spam-blocking tool, make sure that your server will accept e-mail from our server (pianoeducation.org). E-mails from us rejected by your server will not be sent again, since we have no way of contacting you in that event. It is YOUR responsibility to add us to your whitelist BEFORE contacting us about Miracle disks. Since Google and Yahoo block ZIP file attachments, disk replacements CANNOT and will not be sent to gmail or yahoo accounts.

For legitimate owners of the supplemental Miracle song disks (Volume 1 or 2), we can provide a single replacement disk, as a compressed ZIP file attached to e-mail, for those who have a bad diskette. Requesters of song disk replacements must prove ownership of the song disks by providing the full text of the diskette label for the diskette they wish replaced or a scan of that diskette (sent in .JPG format). Please note that disk replacements of any sort provided by us are for personal use only, not for resale.

Q: Can I download a free copy of the Miracle software anyplace?

A: There are some, probably illegal, copies of the Miracle DOS software available for download from several sites. We are unaware of any downloadable versions of the Windows software. Most of the "free" download sites require "registration" and/or payment of a fee; many subject you to porn ads as well. One truly free version of the DOS software is available, but is incomplete in that it lacks the INSTALL.EXE file that allows you to adjust configuration parameters. For that reason, you cannot use this version to recreate the installation disks, nor can you change the installation, other than by manually editing the configuration file (CONFIG.P88) with a pure ASCII editor. We are providing this link so that legitimate owners of the Miracle with multiple bad original disks can still use their systems. Please note that we neither recommend nor condone the use of this software for those who are not legitimate owners of the Miracle software, i.e. possessing the original floppy disks or diskettes, since its use by non-owners is probably in violation of copyright law.