DOCUMENT:Q106540 10-DEC-1999 [homemm] TITLE :Scenes 1.0: Cannot Install the After Dark Module PRODUCT :Microsoft Home Multimedia Titles PROD/VER:WINDOWS:1.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS: ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Scenes (all collections), version 1.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== If you choose Custom Installation for Microsoft Scenes, you cannot install the After Dark module. The After Dark option in the Custom Installation dialog box is unavailable (dimmed). CAUSE ===== The Microsoft Scenes setup program searches the AD_PREFS.INI file in the Windows directory for a PATH= line to determine where After Dark is installed. If the AD_PREFS.INI is not present or there is no PATH= line in the AD_PREFS.INI file, the After Dark module is not installed. RESOLUTION ========== AD_PREFS.INI is an initialization file that is created and used by After Dark. If this file does not exist in the Windows directory, you can create one using a text editor, such as the MS-DOS Editor or Windows Notepad. This file should contain the following: [After Dark] path=c:\\ Where is the path to your After Dark directory. Save this file to your Windows directory as AD_PREFS.INI. If the file already exists in the Windows directory, add the PATH= line as shown above. MORE INFORMATION ================ After Dark is manufactured by Berkeley Systems, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability. For more information on the AD_PREFS.INI file or After Dark, contact Berkeley Systems technical support at (510) 549-2300. Additional query words: grayed out dim dimmed ad berkley express installation greyed msscenes screen saver screensaver ====================================================================== Keywords : Technology : kbScenesSearch kbScenes100 Version : WINDOWS:1.0 ============================================================================= 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 1999.