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Q148147: Cinemania/Music Central Wrong File Name:Update Won’t Integrate

Article: Q148147
Product(s): Microsoft Home Multimedia Titles
Version(s): 1996 edition
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfaq
Last Modified: 17-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Cinemania for Windows 1996 edition 
- Microsoft Music Central for Windows 1996 edition 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you download an update for Cinemania 1996 or Music Central 1996, and then
rename the update file conforming to one of the following file standards, no
file integration occurs:

  <month>.cin96upd

  -or-

  <month>.msc96upd

Where <month> is the month of the update you are trying to integrate.

CAUSE
=====

Microsoft Windows 95 is configured to hide MS-DOS file extensions for file type
that are registered.

RESOLUTION
==========

Change your Windows 95 settings to display file extensions. To do this, follow
these steps:

1. Click Start, point to Programs, and then click Windows Explorer.

2. On the View menu, click Options.

3. Click the View tab.

4. Click the "Hide MS-DOS File Extensions For File Types That Are Registered"
  check box to clear it.

5. Click OK.

6. The update file should look like the following:

  WinNov95.Cin96upd.cin

7. Rename the file extension to the following:

  <file name>.cin96upd

  Where <file name> is the name of the update file. For example, rename
  the following file,

  WinNov95.Cin96upd.cin

  to:

  WinNov95.cin96upd

  For more information about renaming files, see your Windows printed
  documentation or online Help.

8. Restart Cinemania 96 or Music Central 96.

  The update file automatically integrates with Cinemania 96 or Music Central
  96.

MORE INFORMATION
================

When an 8.3-compliant file is downloaded, expanded and renamed, the file
contains an additional extension.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q142076 Cinemania/Music: Integration Fails with Corrupted Update Files


Additional query words: 1996 multi media multimedia multi-media mmtitles kbmm download internet www world wide web msn

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Keywords          :  kbfaq
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch kbHomeMMsearch kbCineManiaSearch kbCinemania1996 kbMusicCentral kbMusicCentral1996
Version           : :1996 edition

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