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Q225071: Mac QuickShelf 98: Long Delay Defining a Word on the Desktop

Article: Q225071
Product(s): Microsoft Home Multimedia Titles
Version(s): MACINTOSH:
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kbfile kbtool kbimukbfaq
Last Modified: 21-DEC-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Bookshelf 98 for Macintosh 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use QuickShelf 98 to look up the definition for a word you select on
the desktop, you may experience a long delay before QuickShelf displays the
definition for the word.

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if both of the following conditions are true:

- You are using QuickShelf 98 on a Macintosh computer running Mac OS System 8.0
  or later.

- The version of QuickShelf installed on your computer is not fully compatible
  with Mac OS System 8.0 or later.

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this problem, download and install the new QuickShelf control panel
from the Microsoft Download Center.

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

  Bs_qs.bin
  (http://download.microsoft.com/download/bookshelf98mac/Update/1/MacOS/EN-US/Bs_qs.bin)

Release Date: Apr-16-1999

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click
the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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MORE INFORMATION
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To install the new QuickShelf control panel, follow these steps:

1. On the desktop, double-click your hard disk.

2. Open the folder to which you downloaded the Bs_qs.bin file.

3. Drag the QuickShelf file and drop it on the System Folder in the hard disk
  window.

4. Click Yes, and then click Yes again.

Additional query words: multi multi-media media mm bs98 macmm

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Keywords          : kbenv kbfile kbtool kbimu kbfaq
Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbHomeMMsearch kbBookshelfSearch kbBookShelf1998Mac
Version           : MACINTOSH:
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbfix

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