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Q107491: Encarta: Cannot Use WordPerfect or AmiPro as Word Processors

Article: Q107491
Product(s): Microsoft Home Kids Products
Version(s): 1993 edition,1994 edition
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbbuglist
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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SUMMARY
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Encarta includes a button you can use to quickly access a word processor (so
that you can take notes or copy articles). Encarta allows you to specify which
of the word processing applications installed on your system you want to access
when you choose that button.

You cannot specify either WordPerfect or AmiPro as the default word processing
application to use with Encarta.

If you specify WordPerfect as your default word processing application and try to
launch it from Encarta, the following message appears:

  Word Processor could not be launched. Please select "Options" in the menu to
  select a valid program.

If you continue to click the Word Processor button, the following message
appears:

  Error\n\n The application could not be executed.

If you specify AmiPro as your default word processing application and try to
launch it from Encarta, the following message appears:

  Encarta is unable to start your word processor correctly. Please see section
  6 (Word Processors) of the Encarta README File for more information and
  trouble shooting tips.

There is no way to work around this problem.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Encarta, 1993 and 1994 editions.

The products included here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft;
we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance
or reliability.

MORE INFORMATION
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For more information on setting a default word processing application for use
with Encarta, query on the following words in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  encarta and default and setting and word and processing


Additional query words: kbhowto 1993 1994 multi media multimedia multi- encyclopedia encyclopaedia wp word perfect ami pro start

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

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