Q143370: Explorapedia Nature: Setup Runs Each Time You Insert the CD
Article: Q143370
Product(s): Microsoft Home Kids Products
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.2 (UK only)
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s):
Last Modified: 22-DEC-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Explorapedia series: World of Nature for Windows, version 1.2 (UK only)
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IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry.
Before you edit the registry, you should first make a backup copy of the
registry files (System.dat and User.dat). Both are hidden files in the
Windows folder.
SYMPTOMS
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Every time you insert the Explorapedia World of Nature (Nature) compact disc
into the CD-ROM drive, Nature Setup runs.
This occurs with version Nature version 1.2 (United Kingdom only) installed on a
computer running Windows 95/98.
RESOLUTION
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To stop Setup from running every time you insert the compact disc, use the
following instructions.
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may
require you to reinstall Windows. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems
resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry
Editor at your own risk.
For information about how to edit the registry, view the Changing Keys And Values
online Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe). Note that you should make a
backup copy of the registry files (System.dat and User.dat) before you edit the
registry.
1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open: box, type the following line, and then click OK:
" regedit " (without the quotation marks)
3. Click the plus sign (+) next to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE folder.
4. Click the plus sign next to the SOFTWARE folder.
5. Click the plus sign next to the Microsoft folder.
6. Click the plus sign next to the Windows folder.
7. Click the plus sign next to the CurrentVersion folder.
8. Click the plus sign next to the App Paths folder.
9. Click the App Paths folder.
10. On the Edit menu at the top of the Registry Editor window, click New Key.
11. Type the following as the name of the new folder, and then press ENTER:
" PEOPLE.EXE " (without the quotation marks)
12. On the right side of the split screen, double-click the word (Default).
13. A dialog box should appear with the title "Edit String" (without the
quotation marks).
14. In the Value data box, type the following:
" C:\Program Files\Microsoft Kids\NatureZ\NATURE.EXE " (without the quotation
marks)
where C is the hard drive where you installed Nature.
15. Click OK.
16. On the Registry menu, click Exit.
The Windows Autorun feature should now work successfully with Explorapedia
Nature.
MORE INFORMATION
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In summary, what you need to do in Regedit is enter the path to Nature.exe as
the (Default) value under the PEOPLE.EXE key in the App Paths section of the
registry.
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Explorapedia Nature for Windows
95, version 1.2 (UK only).
Additional query words: 1.20 mskids kids tad series explore kbmm world people nature multimedia multi-media multi 32-bit bundle easyball easy ball auto
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Keywords :
Technology : kbHomeMMsearch kbZNotKeyword2 kbExplorapediaNature120
Version : WINDOWS:1.2 (UK only)
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