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Microsoft Works for Windows, Multimedia Edition Version 3.0
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This document contains information on the following:
1. Improving system performance.
2. Using Microsoft Works, Multimedia Edition with Microsoft Encarta.
3. Using templates from a previous version of Microsoft Works.
4. Troubleshooting sound problems.
5. "Invalid SHARE parameters" message when opening or saving files.
6. Transferring files to the Macintosh.
7. Using Microsoft Works, Multimedia Edition with ATI video cards
8. Installing Microsoft Works from a network CD-ROM drive.
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1. Improving system performance.
Microsoft Works for Windows, Multimedia Edition uses a lot of your
system's memory and speed to display the animated movies and the
Online Reference. The minimum memory requirement is 4 Megabytes (MB).
You can improve your system's performance by:
A) Adding more extended memory to your system.
B) Running Works without the SmartDrive device driver that
Microsoft Windows may have installed on your system. (To disable
SmartDrive remove the DEVICE=SMARTDRV.SYS line from your CONFIG.SYS.
For more information see your Windows documentation.)
C) Setting up a permanent SwapFile on your hard drive
(if you are using a computer with a 386 processor).
NOTE: Normally Windows creates its own temporary SwapFile, but
if your hard disk is full or fragmented, this temporary file
occasionally becomes unavailable. Make the permanent SwapFile at
least 2048 Kilobytes (K). For more information see your Windows
documentation.
D) Using a 16-color driver for your display, even if you have a
256-color card, when running on a 20 MHz or slower system with
only 4 MB of RAM. (To change the display driver, run the
Microsoft Windows Setup program from MS-DOS or Windows and
select the standard VGA driver.)
E) For best performance of the multimedia elements, it is recommended
that you set your color card driver to display no more than 256 colors.
F) Defragment, or "clean up," your hard disk by running a disk
defragmentation program. Third-party utility and disk optimization
programs often provide a defragmenting program.
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2. Using Microsoft Works, Multimedia Edition with Microsoft Encarta.
When you install Encarta, it is essential that you choose the Faster
option. (This option appears when you run Encarta Setup) . If Encarta
was installed on your system when you bought it, then your hardware
manufacturer should have already used the Fast install option.
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3. Using templates from a previous version of Microsoft Works.
Microsoft Works for Windows version 2.0 and Microsoft Works for MS-DOS
version 2.0 or 3.0 templates can be opened in Microsoft Works for Windows
version 3.0. The template files for these previous versions of Works have
special names. By specifying the special name in the File Open dialog box,
you can open templates from one of these previous versions of Works in
Works for Windows 3.0. The filenames for previous versions of Works are
as follows:
Works for Windows 2.0 or
Works for MS-DOS 3.0 Works for MS-DOS 2.0
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TEMPLATE.1 TEMPLATE.WPS
TEMPLATE.2 TEMPLATE.WKS
. TEMPLATE.WDB
.
TEMPLATE.999
Look for these files in the Works program directory. (The subdirectory
where you installed the previous version of Works.) If you do not know
which directory this is, try looking in the \MSWORKS subdirectory if
your previous version was Works for Windows 2.0, or try \WORKS if your
previous version was Works for MS-DOS version 2.0 or 3.0.
One at a time, open these files in Works for Windows 3.0. Then choose
the Save As command from the File menu to create a Works for
Windows 3.0 template. For information on saving a template in Works
for Windows 3.0, see the Online Reference. After you have created Works
for Windows 3.0 templates from the previous version's files, you may want
to delete the old files. You will not be losing data, because Works for
Windows 3.0 makes a new copy of the file when it creates each template.
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4. Troubleshooting sound problems.
If you don't hear any sound when you play animated movies from the
Works Online Reference or tutorial, you'll want to make sure that
you have a sound card installed, a speaker hooked up, and the
volume set at a comfortable level. You can perform a sound check
by selecting the Sound option from the Windows Control Panel.
If you're not getting any sound from your system, make sure that
your speaker or headphones are plugged into the sound jack on
your sound card, and not into the sound jack you may have on the
front of your CD-ROM drive.
If you're running Works on a 386 computer with only 4 MB of memory
and are encountering out of memory errors, or if the audio is broken
up and animations are slow, you should check to see if you're running
in Standard mode Windows. Choose About Program Manager from
the Program Manager Help menu to see which mode you're running
in.
If you're in Standard mode, make sure that you're starting
Windows by typing WIN at the MS-DOS prompt. If Windows defaults to
Standard rather than Enhanced mode on a 386 computer, this is probably
because you don't have enough memory free. Try removing SmartDrive
from your CONFIG.SYS file, if it's installed, or cutting down the
size of any RAM drive you may have set up. (See your Windows
documentation.)
When running in Enhanced mode on a 4-MB 386 computer, you may still
encounter memory problems or sound breaks. Make sure that when
you start Windows you have a permanent SwapFile of at least
2048 K. (See your Windows documentation.)
Sound breaks on any computer that is using a 256-color card are
usually the result of a low memory situation and can usually be
fixed by switching back to a 16-color video driver; this means
Works will need to devote less memory to display the graphics
and can use the freed-up memory to keep the sound and animation
flowing smoothly.
If you wish to leave the Works tutorial temporarily to run another
application that plays sound, quit the tutorial first. Otherwise
the other application may not be able to play any sound.
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5. "Invalid SHARE parameters" message when opening or saving files.
After installing Microsoft Works 3.0, it is sometimes necessary to turn
off your computer and then turn it on again, so that special
configuration changes can take effect. If you did not do this after
installing Works, and you are getting the error message "Too many files
open, or invalid SHARE parameters," then try turning off your computer
and restarting it.
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6. Transferring files to the Macintosh.
Microsoft Works for Windows can save files in Microsoft Works for
Macintosh version 3.0 format. When doing this, you must have software
installed on your Macintosh that understands a MS-DOS or Windows
floppy disk. Macintosh PC Exchange sold by Apple Computer, Inc. is
one of the software products that can be used for this purpose.
If you are using Macintosh PC Exchange, files saved in Works for
Macintosh format by Works for Windows must have document types
assigned to them. Otherwise Works for Macintosh will not
recognize the file. For instructions on how to assign
document types, see the Macintosh PC Exchange User's Guide. Below
are the document types you need to assign so that Works for Macintosh
can read files saved by Works for Windows.
Document Types:
Works for Windows uses a filename extension, or suffix, for files
that are saved in Works for Macintosh format. Depending on the kind
of document, when you save a Works for Windows file in Works for
Macintosh format, the filename extension will be:
.WPS for a Word Processor document
.WKS for a Spreadsheet
.WDB for a Database
Follow the directions in the Macintosh PC Exchange User's Guide to
assign the MS-DOS filename extension, or MS-DOS suffix, as follows:
MS-DOS Suffix Works for Macintosh document type
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.WPS AWWP
.WKS AWSS
.WDB AWDB
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7. Using Microsoft Works, Multimedia Edition with ATI video cards
If you are using an ATI video card and one of the "mach" video drivers
(mach8 or mach32) as your Windows display driver*, the Device Bitmaps
setting for the video card must be set to Off. This enables the
animations in Works to run properly. To check or change this setting,
do the following:
1. Launch the Mach FlexDesk Control Panel by double-clicking on the
Mach FlexDesk Control Panel icon usually found in the Mach Utilities
program group in Program Manager. The Mach Utilities group is created
when you run the ATI Mach Video Driver Setup Program.
2. Click the Advanced button.
3. If it is not already, set Device Bitmaps to Off.
4. Click OK to close the FlexDesk Advanced Settings.
5. Click OK to close the FlexDesk Control Panel.
You will need to restart Windows for the changes to take effect.
*You can verify the Windows Display driver selection by double-clicking
the Windows Setup icon found in the Main program group of the Windows
Program Manager.
For information about ATI video cards or the ATI installation utility
referred to above, contact ATI Technical Support at (905) 882-2626
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8. Installing Microsoft Works from a network CD-ROM drive
This topic explains how to install Microsoft Works on individual
computers from a network server. It also explains how, while using
Works on an individual computer, you can access the Works Online
Reference and tutorials from a network server.
Before installing Works on individual computers on the network, the
network administrator must install a CD-ROM drive on the network
file server as a shared drive.
Then, after Works is installed on an individual computer, you can
use Works, even if your computer is not connected to the network.
However, when you install Works from a network CD-ROM drive, the
Online Reference and tutorials are not installed. They reside on
the Works CD. To access the Online Reference or tutorials, a
computer must be connected to the network CD-ROM drive.
NOTE: Every Works user must have a Microsoft Works for Windows license.
A license is obtained by buying a retail package or a Microsoft
License Pak. For more information about network use restrictions,
see your Microsoft Works for Windows license agreement.
To install Works from a network CD-ROM drive
1. Be sure that the Works compact disk is in the network CD-ROM drive
and that the drive is available (shared) to the computers on the network.
2. From the computer on which you want to install Works, connect to
the network CD-ROM drive.
3. If necessary, start Windows.
4. If necessary, switch to Program Manager.
5. From the File menu, choose Run.
6. In the Command Line box, type the drive letter of the network
CD-ROM drive, followed by \setup
For example, type n:\setup if N is the network CD-ROM drive.
The Works Setup program starts.
7. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the setup.
8. Repeat steps 2 through 7 for each computer on which Works
is being installed.
To use the Online Reference and tutorial while using Works on a network
1. Be sure that the Works compact disk is in the network CD-ROM drive
and that the drive is available (shared) to the computers on the network.
2. From the computer on which you want to install Works, connect to
the network CD drive, using the same drive letter that was used to
install Works.
For example, use n:\ if N was the network CD-ROM drive that was used
to install Works.
NOTE: If you use a different drive letter, you must change the drive
letter in three files that Works modified during installation,
as described in the following table.
In this file In this section Change N in this line
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WIN.INI [MM Works] Path=N:\
VIEWER.INI [Files] MSWORKS.MVB=N:\
MSWORKS.INI [MM Works] HelpFilePath=N:\
3. If you changed the drive letter as described in the Note
following step 2, restart Windows.
4. If necessary, start Works.
5. To display the Online Reference, choose Contents from the Help menu.
- Or -
To start the Works tutorial, choose Tutorial from the Help menu.