Wasn't sure where to put this, but these guys publish/reprint all of the original parts manuals, service guides, shop tips, wiring diagrams, etc. for vintage Ford cars and trucks. About 15 years ago, they started providing electronic copies on CD-ROM that had this horrid digital rights management tool called PDF OwnerGuard (by Armjisoft). It was bad. Seems like every time I wanted to look something up I had to reregister my license.
I recently had to replace the laptop that had the manuals installed. Reinstalling on the new laptop from the CDs proved impossible. Update links were broken and the licenses that would install would not work with Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. Out of desperation I sent an email to [email protected] (every company seems to have an email address called [email protected]) describing my problems - on a Sunday afternoon. Amazingly, within 15 minutes I got a response with a solution to my problems that eliminated OwnerGuard (yay!). I would recommend these guys. Their manuals are official Ford products, they are good clear scans, and you can print poster sized pages of the manuals for easy reference from across the bench.
I recently had to replace the laptop that had the manuals installed. Reinstalling on the new laptop from the CDs proved impossible. Update links were broken and the licenses that would install would not work with Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. Out of desperation I sent an email to [email protected] (every company seems to have an email address called [email protected]) describing my problems - on a Sunday afternoon. Amazingly, within 15 minutes I got a response with a solution to my problems that eliminated OwnerGuard (yay!). I would recommend these guys. Their manuals are official Ford products, they are good clear scans, and you can print poster sized pages of the manuals for easy reference from across the bench.
