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Q178107: Encarta 98 Err Msg: The Topic Does Not Exist…

Article: Q178107
Product(s): Microsoft Home Multimedia Titles
Version(s): WINDOWS:
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg kbmm kbtool
Last Modified: 19-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Encarta 98 Encyclopedia for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you attempt to integrate one or more Encarta 98 Encyclopedia for Windows
Yearbook updates, you receive the following message if Encarta is unable to find
the update files:

  No new update files were found. Do you want Encarta Encyclopedia to search
  your hard drive for updates?

If you click Help, you receive the following error message:

  The topic does not exist. Contact your application vendor for an updated Help
  file. (129)

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Encarta 98
Encyclopedia for Windows. Microsoft is researching this problem and will post
new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION
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Additional query words: 98 multi media multimedia multi-media mmtitles

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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbmm kbtool 
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch kbHomeMMsearch kbEncartaSearch kbEncartaEncycSearch kbEncartaEnCyc1998
Version           : WINDOWS:
Issue type        : kbprb

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