DOCUMENT:Q141254 25-OCT-2001 [homemm] TITLE :Encarta 1995: Manual Installation for Windows 95 and NT PRODUCT :Microsoft Home Multimedia Titles PROD/VER::3.51 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS: ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Encarta 95 The Complete Interactive Multimedia Encyclopedia - the operating system: Microsoft Windows 95 - the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= The following article provides instructions to manually install the 1995 edition of Microsoft Encarta for Windows on computers running Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows NT 3.51. MORE INFORMATION ================ The following instructions assume: - Your hard drive is drive C. - Your destination folder is C:\Encarta. - Your Windows folder is C:\Windows. - Your CD-ROM drive is drive D. If your hard drive, destination folder, Windows folder, or CD-ROM drive letters are different, replace the drive letters and folder names in this article with the drive letter and folder names on your computer. NOTE: These instructions discuss copying, editing, and modifying folders (directories) and files. For more information about performing these tasks in Windows, see your Windows printed documentation or online Help. Copying Files ------------- 1. Create the following folder: C:\Encarta 2. Create a folder: C:\Working. 3. Create a folder in the C:\Working folder named: System. 4. At the MS-DOS command prompt, change to the D:\Aamsstp\Manual folder type the following command and then press Enter: manual.bat c:\working c:\encarta This copies and decompresses the audio, OLE, and Video for Windows, system files. 5. Change to the C:\Working folder and copy all files in this folder to the C:\Windows folder. For example, type the following command at the MS-DOS command prompt and then press Enter: copy *.* c:\windows If you are prompted to overwrite any existing files, type "N" without the quotation marks. CAUTION: Allowing the system files to be overwritten in Windows 95 or Windows NT may cause improper system performance. 6. Change to the C:\Working\System folder and copy all files in this folder to the C:\Windows\System folder. For example, type the following command at the MS-DOS command prompt and then press Enter: copy *.* c:\windows\system Do NOT overwrite any existing files. 7. Type the following at the MS-DOS command prompt and then press Enter: ren c:\windows\system\msref1.ttf msref2.ttf 8. Create the following folder if it does not already exist: C:\Windows\Msapps\Msinfo 9. Change to the D:\Aamsstp folder and at the MS-DOS command prompt type the following commands and then press Enter at the end of each line: decomp -f d:\aamsstp\fonts\msref1.tt_ c:\windows\system\msref1.ttf decomp -f d:\aamsstp\system\ctl3dv2.dl_ c:\windows\system\ctl3dv2.dll decomp -f d:\aamsstp\system\msvidc.dr_ c:\windows\system\msvidc.drv decomp -f d:\aamsstp\system\msinfo.ex_ c:\windows\msapps\msinfo\msinfo.exe 10. Delete the following folder from your hard drive: C:\Working Changes to the Win.ini File --------------------------- Use a text editor, such as Windows Notepad, or WordPad and make the following changes to the Win.ini file located in the Windows folder: 1. Locate the [mci extensions] section and add the following lines if they are not already present: AVI=AVIVideo MMM=MMMovie WAV=WaveAudio MID=Sequencer 2. Create a section labeled [Microsoft System Info] and add the following lines, if they are not are already present: [Microsoft System Info] MSINFO=C:\WINDOWS\MSAPPS\MSINFO\MSINFO.EXE NOTE: The entry is not case sensitive. Changes to the System.ini File ------------------------------ Use a text editor to make the following changes to the System.ini file in the Windows folder: Locate the [mci] section, and add the following lines if they are not already present: AVIVideo=mciavi.drv MMMovie=mcimmp.drv Changes to the Encarta.ini File ------------------------------- Use a text editor to create or modify the Encarta.ini file in the Windows folder. The section should appear as follows: [95Options] CodePath=C:\ENCARTA\ SpellFile=C:\ENCARTA\encart95.lex InstPath=C:\ENCARTA\ BookPath=D:\encyc95\ DateTable=D:\encyc95\ ShowTitleScreen=1 IntroPlaySounds=1 SaveWindowLayout=0 SetBookmarkOnExit=1 WordProcessor=C:\WINDOWS\write.exe JumpColor=255 DictPath=D:\encyc95\dict\ ShowInfo=1 Installing Fonts ----------------- The Encarta Setup program installs special fonts. Perform the following steps to manually install these fonts: 1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. NOTE: In Windows NT, double-click the Control Panel icon. The icon is usually found in the Main group of Program Manager. 2. Double-click the Fonts icon. 3. View the list of fonts to see if the following are listed: Arial (TrueType) MS Reference 1 (TrueType) MS Reference 2 (TrueType) Phonetic Symbol (TrueType) If any of these fonts are not listed, note the missing fonts and continue with step 4. 4. On the File menu, click Install New Font. NOTE: For Windows NT, click Add. 5. From the list of folders, select the C:\Windows\System folder. 6. Select the missing fonts from the list. You can make multiple selections by pressing and holding down the keyboard CTRL key while you click each font. 7. Make sure the Copy Fonts To Fonts Folder box contains a check. 8. Click OK or Close. Creating Start Menu Shortcuts ----------------------------- If you are using Windows 95, add Encarta 1995 to the Start Menu. To add to the Start Menu do the following: 1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Taskbar. 2. Click the Start Menu Programs tab. 3. Click Add. 4. Type the following in the Command Line box, and then click Next: Destination\encart95.exe 5. In the Select Program Folder dialog box, select the Microsoft Multimedia folder, and then click Next. NOTE: If the Microsoft Multimedia folder is not listed, create it using the following steps: a. Click New Folder. b. Type "Microsoft Multimedia" (without quotation marks) and then click Next. 6. In the Select A Title For The Program box, type the following, and then click Finish: Microsoft Encarta '95 7. Repeat steps 3 through 6 to create shortcuts for the following items: Command Line: c:\encarta\readme.wri Select A Title For The Program: Read Me Encarta Tips Command Line: c:\windows\catstub.exe Select A Title for the Program: Microsoft Multimedia Catalog Creating Program Manager Icons ------------------------------ If you are using Program Manager, create the Encarta 1995 icons as follows: 1. Open the Microsoft Multimedia group. If this group does not already exist, create it as follows: a. On the File menu, click New. b. Click Program Group, and then click OK. c. In the Description box, type the following, and then click OK: Microsoft Multimedia 2. On the File menu, click New. 3. Click Program Item, and then click OK. 4. Type in the Description and Command Line as listed below, and then click OK: Description: Microsoft Encarta '95 Command Line: Destination\encart95.exe 5. Repeat steps 2 - 4 for each item listed below: Description: Read Me Encarta Tips Command Line: c:\encarta\readme.wri Description: Microsoft Multimedia Catalog Command Line: c:\windows\catstub.exe Add Audio and Video Compression ------------------------------- 1. Click the Start button, point to Settings and then click Control Panel. 2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs. 3. Click the Windows Setup tab,and then select Multimedia from the list of components. 4. Click Details. 5. Examine the list of Multimedia components. If the boxes next to Audio Compression and Video Compression do not conatin a check mark, click inside each box to select these components. 6. Click OK, then click Apply. 7. Restart Windows. 8. The manual installation is complete. 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