ID: Q183915
The information in this article applies to:
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.
When using Clip Gallery, you may receive one of the following error messages:
Clip Gallery cannot open the previews file <drive>:\CLIPART\<file>.CAG.
That file is on a network. The file may have been moved or the network
server may not be available. Attempting to open that file may cause
Clip Gallery to open slowly.
Clip Gallery cannot open the previews file <drive>:\CLIPART\<file>.CAG.
The file may have been deleted or moved. If you moved that file choose
Import Clips, then select the file at its new location. This will
re-import the clips in that previews file.
This behavior occurs after you add or remove a hardware device (for example, install an additional hard disk drive). When you add or remove a disk drive, the CD-ROM drive changes because it is always assigned the last available drive letter on your computer. However, the new drive letter does not get updated in the ConcurrentDatabases key in the Windows registry.
You can have Windows 95 or Windows NT reserve the specific drive letter that is referenced in the ConcurrentDatabases key in the Windows registry.
NOTE: Use Method 1 if you installed a removable drive, such as an Iomega
ZIP drive or some tape drives. Use Method 2 if you installed an
additional hard disk driver in your computer.
1. On the Windows Start Menu, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.
2. Double-click the System icon.
3. Click the Device Manager tab. Double-click the CD-ROM icon.
4. Select the CD-ROM device and click Properties.
5. In the CD-ROM Properties dialog box, click the Settings tab.
6. In the Start Drive Letter box in the Reserved Drive Letter section,
enter the original letter for the CD-ROM drive letter.
you restart your computer.
For other versions of Windows NT see documentation under "Disk Administrator."
1. On the Windows Start menu, point to Programs, point to Administrative
Tools, and then click Disk Administrator.
3. Enter the drive letter of the drive that Clip Gallery is searching.
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).
1. On the Windows Start menu, click Run.
2. In the Open box, type "regedit" (without the quotation marks) and click
OK.
a. Find the following registry key:
My Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\ClipArt Gallery
\3.0\ConcurrentDatabases
b. Expand the ConcurrentDatabases subkey by clicking the plus sign to
the left of the subkey). All of the catalogs used by Clip Gallery
will be listed.
c. Select the first entry under ConcurrentDatabases. In the right pane,
note the value data (in the Data column) of the CAG entry.
d. Repeat steps a through c for each entry under ConcurrentDatabases.
e. On the Registry menu, click Exit.
Explorer. Check to see that each CAG file (from step 3) exists in the
location specified in the Registry. If you do not find a file in the
location specified in the Registry, search your hard disk for the file
and note its location. If the CAG file is stored on a compact disc,
insert the appropriate compact disc in your CD-ROM drive.
6. In the Open box, type "regedit" (without the quotation marks) and click
OK.
a. Find the following registry key:
My Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\ClipArt Gallery
\3.0\ConcurrentDatabases
b. For each CAG file that you did not find in the location stored in
the registry, select the subkey. In the right pane, double-click CAG
in the Name column. In the Value Data box in the Edit String dialog
box, change the value to reflect the correct path of the CAG file.
NOTE: If you did not find the CAG file on your hard disk or on the
compact disc, you can delete the subkey from the registry.
c. Repeat step b for each CAG file you did not find, or that you found
in a different location.
d. On the Registry menu, click Exit.
- Artgalry.cag (if you are using Clip Gallery 3.0)
- Artgal40.cag (if you are using Clip Gallery 4.0)
will use the new information in the Registry and create a new file.
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.
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Version : WINDOWS:3.0,4.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Hardware : x86
Issue type : kbprbLast Reviewed: June 26, 1998