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Q103893: Encarta MindMaze Err Msg: Invalid Property Value

Article: Q103893
Product(s): Microsoft Home Kids Products
Version(s): 1993 edition,1994 edition
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 26-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Encarta 1994 The Complete Multimedia Encyclopedia 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you try to run MindMaze from Encarta 1993, the following error message may
occur if Visual Basic version 3.0 is also installed on your system:

  Invalid Property Value

Note that this error can also occur in Encarta 1994 if Visual Basic 2.0 (or a
Visual Basic 2.0 application) is installed on your system.

RESOLUTION
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Copy the following files from the ENCARTA directory on the CD to your Windows
SYSTEM subdirectory:

  VBRUN200.DLL (Encarta 1993 only)
  VBRUN300.DLL (Encarta 1994 only)
  ANIBUTON.VBX
  CMDIALOG.VBX
  MCI.VBX
  SBC.VBX
  THREED.VBX

MORE INFORMATION
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Visual Basic 2.0 does not cause this error message. This error is caused by
Visual Basic 3.0 files (listed above) which are not backward-compatible to
applications written with Visual Basic 2.0.

Additional query words: 1993 1994 multi media multimedia multi- VB mind maze game cd rom cd-rom disc Usage Viewer 2.0 MediaView

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch kbEncartaSearch kbEncartaEncycSearch kbEncartaEnCyc1994
Version           : :1993 edition,1994 edition

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