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Niles Endnote 8 for Students Only [Old Version] | ![Niles Endnote 8 for Students Only [Old Version]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/2125GYRNZBL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | From: ISI RESEARCHSOFT
Category: Software
Buy New: $79.85
New (1) Used (9) from $40.00
Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 5976
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Nt, Windows 2000
Media: CD-ROM
Operating System: Windows NT
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.5
Dimensions (in): 3.8 x 3.3 x 0.8
MPN: 5228
Model: 5228
UPC: 787731052286
EAN: 0787731052286
ASIN: B0002FYVB2
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Brand New.
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| Features:
| • | Search bibliographic databases on the Internet | | • | Organize references and images in a database | | • | Construct paper with built-in manuscript templates | | • | Create bibliographies and figure lists instantly | | • | Ideal for researchers, scholarly writers, students, and librarians |
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Product Description
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| Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews...
 Endnote 8 should be discontinued May 26, 2005
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
This must be the single worst piece of software released in the guise of an upgrade. Not only have I had ongoing stability problems with the software but it is not backwards compatible. I don't just mean that earlier versions of endnote cannot read .enl files. I mean that .xml or tab delimited files are also unreadable. This is either deep incompetence on the part of the developer or a sad consipiracy to force us all to buy version 8. If I could give 0 stars I would.
Can you tell that I am annoyed?
Awful !!!!! I give it 0 stars!!! March 15, 2005
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
Endnote is the worst! I wonder if they even have their employees fix bugs in the code. Everytime I try to use it, it gives me an error saying "Endnote is waiting for user information. Please switch to the Endnote program." I figured I would just cite papers myself as I write and export a bibliography when I was done, but this dumb program can't even do that! You can't "export" a bibliography, you have to use Word or Wordperfect to do it, the only thing is when I try, I get the error. I have emailed tech support multiple times, but have yet to get back to me. I searched the web for others with the same problem and there are quite a few. Their only resolution is to reinstall word and endnote, which I did and didn't help at all.
Unreliable and slow March 12, 2005
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
I am using this in a Mac running OS 10.3.8. If you already have previous versions of EndNote, e.g., 6.02, DO NOT upgrade. EndNote 8 is slow and unreliable and a waste of money. One area that I constantly run into trouble is the connection of EndNote to the PubMed server via the Internet. EndNote crashes frequently, and it seems to do so when Palm Desktop 4.2.1 is also running. If EndNote is finally connceted, it takes twice as long to download literatures as does v. 6.0.2. It is very frunstrating that new versions of the softwares do not aim at making themselves easy and reliable to use. Instead they add features that seem to benefit very few users. This is the key reason why I decide to write this review so that we can hold these companese responsible for their sloppy acts.
 Works with SP 2 December 30, 2004
17 out of 26 found this review helpful
The makers of endnote have created a patch for Endnote 8 so that it is compatible with Service Pack 2. You can get it from their website.
I came across Endnote last term while writing a huge paper and it was really helpful. I imported the citations from my library's search engines and also put some in by hand. While inserting citations and creating bibliography, it was extremely easy to use with Microsoft Word. I don't think I'm going to write a paper without it again.
Beware of Endnote 8 December 24, 2004
31 out of 34 found this review helpful
Those who wish to upgrade from earlier versions to version 8, do it at your own risk. I bought Endnote 8 as soon as it was released because of its unicode support. The big shock after the purchase wasto realize that Endnote did not work together with Windows XP sevice pack 2, which I had already installed. Until I learned about it, though, I spent hours trying fix the program. A patch fixing the XP SP2 compatiblity issue was released literally months after the initial release of the program, which made the program completely useless for me in the meantime. After installing the patch, however, it turned out compatibility with XP was only a small part of the problem, since Endnote 8 was completely full of other bugs. The program frequently hangs, or gives cryptic error messages. In addition to the fact the program does not save any previous setting, it is also unreliable. I spent hours and hours again trying to fix the problems first on my own (using the instructions on Endnote webpage) then with the help of the support staff. I should add that there is no toll free support help, and the person I had to deal with was absolutely clueless about how to make the program work for me. Finally, he noted my email address, promising to email me a day later, and I have not heard anything from them for a week.
The bottomline is that months after releasing the program, the company has not produced a patch to fix the common problems about which everybody is complaining. For the time being, I returned to the version 7, but since I need the unicode support, I am looking for an alternative software to switch. It is sad to see Endnote in this condition, but upgrades do not improve programs. If you use earlier versions and feel absolutely stuck with Endnote, wait until they release a comprehensive patch fixing at least most of the problems.
Update (February 1): Endnote has recently released another patch to fix some of the common problems associated with the initial release of the software, and after installing the patch, the program seems to work fine.
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