Windows NT and Encarta Issues

 Last reviewed: May 13, 1997
Article ID: Q109520
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1

SUMMARY

Encarta runs well on Windows NT with the following exceptions which are noted in the README.WRI file in the root directory of the Microsoft Encarta 1994 edition:

MORE INFORMATION

The Windows NT version of the CinePak video decompressor from SuperMac was not officially released and tested when Encarta 1994 was completed. Therefore, only the standard Windows decompressor is included, so videos do not play on Windows NT.

If you have a non-Intel Windows NT machine (that is, a MIPS or Alpha processor) then you will need to manually install two DLLs that do not have the 80386 code found in the DLLs installed by default.

These files are in the ENCARTA\NT directory on the CD and are called ENC94IMG.DLL and POEMWINC.DLL. To install these files, do the following:

  • Do a complete setup of Encarta. Choose the "Faster" installation option so that the files to be replaced run from the hard disk drive.
  • Copy the two files from the ENCARTA\NT directory on the CD into the same directory you designated in Setup (C:\ENCARTA by default). These files replace the ones Setup copied there.

NOTE: On non-Intel architectures, the Encarta Dictionary/Thesaurus should not be run since it will cause your system to stop responding (hang).

Additional query words: prodnt
Keywords : kbinterop nt16ap
Version : 3.1
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: May 13, 1997
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