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Q116452: Windows 95 and After Dark 2.0 Issues

Article: Q116452
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 
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Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you run Berkeley Systems After Dark with Windows 95, the following problems
occur:

- When you install the After Dark screen saver, an After Dark button is created
  on the taskbar; however, clicking this button with the left mouse button does
  not open the After Dark control panel.

- A blank button appears on the taskbar when the After Dark screen saver is
  active.

- A button labeled "Password" appears on the taskbar when the Password dialog
  box appears.

CAUSE
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According to Berkeley Systems Technical Support, After Dark version 2.0 for
Windows and its add-on components based on the After Dark 2.0 engine are not
fully compatible with Windows 95.


RESOLUTION
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- If you click the After Dark button using the right (secondary mouse button,
  the Control menu appears. The After Dark control panel is one of the
  selections. You can also click the After Dark icon on the desktop, rather
  than the button on the taskbar, to open the After Dark control panel.

- The blank button on the taskbar serves no function, but it cannot be
  disabled.

- The button labeled "Password" on the taskbar serves no function; however, the
  only way to prevent it from appearing is to disable After Dark's password
  support.

MORE INFORMATION
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After Dark is manufactured by a Berkeley Systems, a vendor independent of
Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's
performance or reliability.

Additional query words: afterdrk screensaver afterdark ad.exe adinit.exe ad.386 3rdparty

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3

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