Microsoft KB Archive/177951

Money: How to Remove and Reinstall Active Movie

PSS ID Number: Q177951 Article last modified on 08-18-1998

WINDOWS:98,99

WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 Microsoft Money 99 == Microsoft Money 98 == 

= SUMMARY =

Microsoft Money requires ActiveMovie to play the Product Tour and other files. This article describes how to remove and reinstall ActiveMovie.

= MORE INFORMATION =

Use the appropriate method for your version of Microsoft Internet Explorer.

NOTE: Because there are several versions of Windows, the following steps may be different on your computer. If they are, please consult your product documentation to complete these steps.

Steps for Users with Internet Explorer 3.02a
  Make sure the Money 98 CD-ROM is in your CD-ROM drive, and that no other programs are running.   Rename the following files found in the folder: Amovie.ocx Actmovie.exe Quartz.dll To do this, follow these steps:   Click the Start button, point to Find, and then click Files Or Folders.   In the Named box, type Amovie.ocx.   Click Find Now. </li>  Using the right mouse button, right-click the Amovie.ocx icon, and then click Rename on the shortcut menu. </li>  Rename the file to Amovie.old. </li>  Repeat steps a-e for Actmovie.exe and Quartz.dll, changing each of the file’s extensions to .old. </li></ol> </li>  Click the Start button, point to Programs, and then click MS-DOS Prompt. </li>  In the MS-DOS Prompt window, type the following and then press ENTER: cd C: NOTE: If you did not install Windows to your C drive or if you installed Windows to a directory other than Windows, then substitute the drive letter and path you used in place of C:. </li>  In the MS-DOS Prompt window, type the following command to extract amovie.exe, and then press ENTER: Extract D: Amovie.exe NOTE: If your CD-ROM drive uses a different drive letter, substitute it for D. </li>  Once the extraction is complete, close the MS-DOS Prompt by typing “exit” (without the quotation marks), and then press ENTER. </li>  The Amovie.exe icon should now be visible on the desktop. Double-click the Amovie.exe icon to run ActiveMovie Setup. </li></ol>

Steps for Users with Internet Explorer 4.0
<ol style="list-style-type: decimal;">  Rename the following files found in the folder: Amovie.ocx Actmovie.exe Quartz.dll To do this, follow these steps: <ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">  Click the Start button, point to Find and then click Files Or Folders. </li>  In the Named box, type Amovie.ocx. </li>  Click Find Now. </li>  Using the right mouse button, right-click the Amovie.ocx icon, and then click Rename on the shortcut menu. </li>  Rename the file to Amovie.old. </li>  Repeat steps a-e for Actmovie.exe and Quartz.dll changing each of the file’s extensions to .old. </li></ol> </li>  Reinstall Internet Explorer 4.0 by double-clicking the Internet Setup icon you used to first install Internet Explorer 4.0. </li></ol>

= Additional query words: w_money 6.0 7.0 hat html tour product =

Keywords : kbenv kbsetup kbdta Version : WINDOWS:98,99 Platform : WINDOWS Issue type : kbhowto ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.