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- DOCUMENT:Q111656 17-FEB-1994 [W_NT]
- TITLE :Err Msg: You Cannot Run the CBT with this Operating System
- PRODUCT :Windows NT
- PROD/VER:3.10
- OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
- KEYWORDS:
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
- - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- SYMPTOMS
- ========
-
- The following error message may appear when you attempt to run the CBT of
- Excel 5.0 under Windows NT by choosing Examples And Demos from the Help
- menu, and then selecting any topic:
-
- You cannot run the CBT with this operating system.
-
- This error message does not appear if you choose Quick Preview from the
- Help menu, but your system may still stop responding (hang).
-
- CAUSE
- =====
-
- The Excel 5.0 CBT is not designed to run under Windows NT; this is to avoid
- direct access to graphics or any other devices. Excel 5.0 CBT is not
- recommended to run under Windows NT.
-
- WORKAROUND
- ==========
-
- To work around this behavior and to run the Excel 5.0 CBT under Windows NT,
- do the following steps:
-
- 1. Create an EXCELCBT subdirectory under the EXCEL directory.
-
- 2. Copy all the files from the EXCELCBT subdirectory from a Windows or
- Windows for Workgroups computer.
-
- 3. Edit the EXCEL5.INI file to have
-
- CBTLOCATION = <drive>:\EXCEL\EXCELCBT
-
- in [Microsoft Excel] section.
-
- 4. Run Excel and the CBT by choosing Example and Demos from the Help menu.
-
- The CBT should run fine after you have completed the above steps.
-
- Additional reference words: 3.10
- KBCategory:
- KBSubCategory: ntapp
-
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