DOCUMENT:Q156469 12-AUG-1999 [homemm] TITLE :World Atlas: How to Run/Install if AutoRun is Disabled PRODUCT :Microsoft Home Multimedia Titles PROD/VER:1996 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbhowto ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Encarta 96 World Atlas for Windows ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When you insert the Microsoft World Atlas compact disc into your CD-ROM drive, the program does not run automatically. CAUSE ===== The Windows 95/98 AutoRun feature is disabled on your computer. RESOLUTION ========== To install World Atlas, do the following: 1. Insert the World Atlas CD. 2. Click the Start button, then click Run. 3. Type the following and then click OK: D:\setup where D is the letter of your CD-ROM drive. 4. This starts Setup. Follow the on-screen instructions. Running World Atlas After Installation -------------------------------------- To run World Atlas after installation, do the following: - Click the Start button, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Reference, then click Encarta 96 World Atlas. MORE INFORMATION ================ You can turn off the AutoRun feature you do not want Windows 95/98 CD-ROM programs to automatically start. For more information about how to accomplish this task, query on the following words in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: windows autorun AutoRun is not supported by MS-DOS CD-ROM drivers. The drivers must be written specifically for Windows 95/98 and support Auto-Insert Notification. For best performance when running World Atlas, Microsoft recommends that you use Windows 95/98 CD-ROM drivers instead of MS-DOS drivers. To troubleshoot problems with AutoRun, contact your CD-ROM manufacturer or your Windows 95/98 service provider. Additional query words: 1996 multi media multimedia multi-media mmtitles kbmm autoplay load launch ====================================================================== Keywords : kbhowto Technology : kbHomeProdSearch kbHomeMMsearch kbEncartaSearch kbEncartaWorldAtlas1996 Version : 1996 ============================================================================= 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.