TypeWatching® Toolkit
For fifteen years, OKA produced and supported the Typewatching® Toolkit. Due to changes in how the MBTI® assessment is being marketed and administered, and the increasing complexity of developing and supporting software, OKA decided in 2008 to discontinue the Typewatching Toolkit, and committed to support Toolkit users through the end of 2009.
Product Update: January 2010
There is a known problem with the toolkit that emerged in late 2009 relating to the site key feature. Unfortunately, some virus checkers (such as Norton, Kaspersky, and Trend Micro) now detect a security risk associated with this element of the program.
What does this problem look like? When you open the toolkit, you may encounter an endless loop “gathering information” as if the computer is trying to install the ToolKit. It may give an error, or a Trojan Horse warning referring to “crypkeylicense.”
Unfortunately, there is no simple workaround to this problem. There are, however, two options….”
Option 1: If you have encountered the problem already, you can walk through a series of steps to circumvent the problem. This process requires multiple steps including uninstalling and reinstalling both the toolkit and your virus checker and changing configuration settings. Click here to access instructions.
You can apply these fixes in advance of seeing the issue. If you have not encountered the problem when opening the toolkit, though, you may want to hold off. Just bookmark this page, so you can come back if you have a problem.
If you need some help with the steps above, the toolkit developer is willing to walk you through the process of circumventing the virus detection problem. To engage in this process, please contact Alan Klein at 410-992-3025 or support@oka-online.com.
Option 2: We encourage you to explore other options to replace the toolkit. For those who make use of the toolkit’s exercises, designs, handouts and profiles, we think you will really like the updated look, feel, and modularity of our new downloadable bundles. Agendas and training designs, type training exercises, handouts, and type profiles have all been updated and reformatted and can be downloaded for immediate use. If you are an existing toolkit user, enter the code TWTK into the Coupon field for a 20% discount on these products.
Getting a Site Key
OKA will continue to issue Toolkit Site Keys if you have your original CD. If you are installing the Toolkit for the first time, or if you transfer software to a new computer, please send e-mail to sitekeys@oka-online.com with your name, and installation site code. We will reply with your site key usually within one working day.
Version 3 Technical Support Information
Posted 1/6/2010: Some virus checkers have recently detected a security risk associated with the site key element of the toolkit. Please click here to access these instructions.
Posted 2008: During installation (and when I run the program) I get messages referring to files that cannot be found:
Click here to download the patch file to bring your program up to date. Please follow the directions below:
- Run the file (you may have to save it first.)
- Make sure that the window indicates it will be Unzipped to folder “C:\Windows\System32”.
- Click on Unzip.
- Click on OK that three files were unzipped successfully.
- Close the WinZip Self-Extractor
- Click on Start – Run (In Vista, click on Start – All Programs – Accessories – Run
- Type regsvr32 cscmd32.ocx
- Click on OK
- You should see a message whose last word is “succeeded.” Click on OK.
- Click on Start – Run (In Vista, click on Start – All Programs – Accessories – Run)
- Type regsvr32 csspin32.ocx
- Click on OK
- You should see a message whose last word is “succeeded.” Click on OK.
- Click on Start – Run (In Vista, click on Start – All Programs – Accessories – Run)
- Type regsvr32 cstext32.ocx
- Click on OK
- You should see a message whose last word is “succeeded.” Click on OK.
- Try the ToolKit
