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Q237265: Encarta 2000: How Creation Dates Are Affected During Setup

Article: Q237265
Product(s): Microsoft Home Multimedia Titles
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Keyword(s): kbenv kbsetup kbimu
Last Modified: 25-JUN-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 2000 
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This article describes how file creation dates are affected when you install
Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 2000.

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When you install Encarta Encyclopedia 2000, certain files receive creation dates
that are different from the creation dates for the same files on the Encarta
Encyclopedia 2000 Installation and Resources Disc CD-ROM. When you install
Encarta Encyclopedia 2000, the current date is assigned as the creation date for
each of these files.

NOTE: This unexpected behavior does not affect the performance of Encarta
Encyclopedia 2000 or most other programs you run on your computer.

To determine whether to skip or replace a file that is already installed on your
computer, most Setup programs compare the version number of the installed file
to the version number of the file to be installed. If the installed file is a
later version or the same version as the file to be installed, Setup skips
installing the file. If the installed file is an earlier version of the file to
be installed, Setup replaces the installed file with the newer version.

However, some Setup programs determine whether to skip or replace a matching file
by comparing the creation date of the installed file to the creation date of the
file to be installed. If the creation date of the installed file is the same as
or later than the creation date of the file to be installed, Setup skips
installing the file. If the creation date of the installed file is earlier than
the creation date of the file to be installed, Setup replaces the installed
file. You may experience problems with Setup programs that compare creation
dates to determine if an installed file should be replaced.

NOTE: Many Setup programs install .dll files that are shared by other programs.
If you install a program that bases its installation of .dll files on creation
dates, the program may not replace an older version of a .dll file installed on
your computer with a newer version because the installed file has a later
creation date than the newer version of the file. If you install a program that
requires the latest .dll files under these conditions, you may be unable to run
the program, or the program may not function properly.

Additional query words: multi mult-media media mm ee2k

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Keywords          : kbenv kbsetup kbimu 
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch kbHomeMMsearch kbEncartaSearch kbEncartaEncycSearch kbEncartaEnCyc2000
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Issue type        : kbinfo

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