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Q100093: "Invalid File Format" Error When Launching MindMaze

Article: Q100093
Product(s): Microsoft Home Kids Products
Version(s): 1993 edition
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 26-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Encarta for Windows 1993 edition 
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SUMMARY
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An "Invalid File Format" error appears if an outdated or corrupted .VBX or .DLL
file used by MindMaze is encountered. This may occur if a MindMaze file is
deleted or overwritten after installing Encarta.

MORE INFORMATION
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MindMaze copies and uses these .VBX and .DLL files:

  VBRUN200.DLL
  ANIBUTON.VBX
  CMDIALOG.VBX
  MCI.VBX
  SBC.VBX
  THREED.VBX

When you run MindMaze, it searches for the files in this order:

1. Current directory

2. WINDOWS directory

3. WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory

4. Path directories

To resolve this error, locate and delete duplicate copies of these files on the
hard disk drive, and recopy the above files to the WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.

Note that a "minimum installation" of Encarta corrects this problem. A minimum
installation forces MindMaze to read the correct files from the compact disc
Viewer 2.0

Additional query words: 1.00 game message multimedia multi media multi-media start open begin mindmaze encarta cd launch

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch kbHomeMMsearch kbEncartaSearch kbEncarta1993
Version           : :1993 edition

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