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Q117508: Personal ACIS Err Msg: You Still Need to Install the Win32S…

Article: Q117508
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
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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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At the end of the Spatial Technology Personal ACIS installation procedure, you
receive the following error message:

  You still need to install the Win32S subsystem before Personal ACIS will run.

This message is displayed even though Personal ACIS will run.

CAUSE
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Personal ACIS searches for a file named W32SYS.DLL in the Windows SYSTEM
subdirectory. If a file by this name exists, you do not receive this error
message. (It does not matter whether the file is valid.)

STATUS
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Spatial Technology is aware of this issue. For more information, contact Spatial
Technology.

MORE INFORMATION
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Personal ACIS is manufactured by Spatial Technology, a vendor independent of
Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's
performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 3rdparty err msg

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3

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