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Article: Q139762
Product(s): Microsoft Home Multimedia Titles
Version(s): 1996 edition; WINDOWS:1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbbuglist
Last Modified: 08-NOV-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Cinemania for Windows 1996 edition 
- Microsoft Encarta 96 Encyclopedia for Windows 
- Microsoft Julia Child: Home Cooking with Master Chefs for Windows, version 1.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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After you start one of the programs listed at the top of this article, if you
press and release the ALT key and then press the SPACEBAR, the Control menu
fails to drop down.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, press ALT+SPACEBAR (that is, press and hold down
ALT while you press the SPACEBAR) to cause the Control menu to drop down.

NOTE: In Cinemania, ALT+SPACEBAR does not activate the Control menu while you are
in the Find box. Press ALT, SPACEBAR to activate it.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the above named products. We are
researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base as it becomes available.


Additional query words: 96 multi media multimedia multi-media mmtitles kbmm kbhowto

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Keywords          :  kbbuglist
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch kbHomeMMsearch kbEncartaSearch kbZNotKeyword kbEncartaEncycSearch kbCineManiaSearch kbCinemania1996 kbJuliaChild kbEncartaEnCyc1996
Version           : :1996 edition; WINDOWS:1.0

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Q139762: Control Menu Fails to Drop Down