DOCUMENT:Q152248 08-NOV-2001 [homegame] TITLE :Fury3 Errors with Trial Version Downloaded from the Web PRODUCT :Microsoft Home Games PROD/VER::1.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kberrmsg kbsetupkbfaq ====================================================================== WINDOWS kbfaq kbfasttip ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Fury 3 for Windows, version 1.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== You may receive one or more of the following error messages when you start the trial version of Fury3 that was downloaded from the World Wide Web: Sharing Violation on Drive C:\ -or- Unable to open .POD file. Verify that the Fury3 CD is inserted in the drive. Or try reinstalling Fury3. -or- Unable to write .INF. RESOLUTION ========== These messages occur if the Furyarc.exe file is not expanded with the -d switch as stated in the instructions on the Web page. To run the trial version of Fury3, you must extract the Furyarc.exe file using the -d switch, as follows. Use the steps that apply to your version of Windows. Windows 95 ---------- 1. Click Start, point to Programs, and click Windows Explorer. 2. Find Furyarc.exe and, with the right mouse button, click Furyarc.exe. Click Properties. 3. Click the Program Tab. In the Cmd line, add "-d" (without the quotation marks) to the end of the existing text and click OK. 4. Double-click Furyarc.exe. 5. Start the Fury3 Trial Version by running Fury3x.exe. For more information about how to use Windows Explorer, see online Help. Windows 3.x ----------- 1. Open File Manager. Locate the Furyarc.exe file and move it to an empty directory. 2. In Program Manager, open the Main Group and double-click the MS-DOS Prompt. 3. Change to the directory where the Furyarc.exe file is located and type furyarc "-d" (without the quotation marks) and press ENTER. 4. Type "exit" (without the quotation marks) and press ENTER to return to Windows. 5. In File Manager, double-click the Setupx.exe file to install the trial version of Fury3 on the computer. 6. Start the Fury3 trial version by running Fury3x.exe. For more information about how to use File Manager, see your Windows printed documentation or online Help. MORE INFORMATION ================ If you just double-click Furyarc.exe, it expands into a flat directory and will not run properly. The -d switch is used to expand the directory structure and put files in their proper location. Additional query words: trial version Fury Fury3 Error unable sharing violation expand demo ====================================================================== Keywords : kberrmsg kbsetup kbfaq Technology : kbGamesSearch kbZNotKeyword kbFury3 Version : :1.0 Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2001.