Microsoft KB Archive/177061

Automap: Button Text on Contents Screen Is Unreadable

PSS ID Number: Q177061 Article last modified on 11-20-1997

WINDOWS:5.0

WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 Microsoft Automap Streets Plus for Windows, version 5.0 == Microsoft Automap Trip Planner for Windows, version 5.0 == 

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 * - WARNING -   THE INFORMATION BELOW IS PRELIMINARY AND HAS NOT BEEN   CONFIRMED, EDITED OR TESTED BY MICROSOFT. USE ONLY   WITH DISCRETION.  ***************************************************************

= SYMPTOMS =

When you start Microsoft Automap Streets Plus or Microsoft Automap Trip Planner, the text on the contents screen buttons may appear in a tiny and unreadable font. Text labels on the map view may also use this font.

= CAUSE =

This behavior can occur if the following entry is found in the [boot] section of the System.ini file:

drivers=mmsystem.dll power.drv smartdll.dll

= RESOLUTION =

To resolve this issue, use the following steps:

  Click Start, and then click Run.   In the Open box, type “system.ini” (without quotation marks), and then click OK.   Locate the [boot] section (which should be at the top of the file), and then scroll down to view the contents of this section and verify that the following line is entered exactly as it appears below: drivers=mmsystem.dll power.drv smartdll.dll   Remove smartdll.dll from the end of this line. Verify that the line is now entered as follows: drivers=mmsystem.dll power.drv   On the File menu, click Save. </li>  On the File menu, click Exit. </li>  Restart the computer. </li></ol>

= STATUS =

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

= Additional query words: 5.00 auto map auto-map =

Version : WINDOWS:5.0 Platform : WINDOWS Issue type : kbtshoot ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1997.