Microsoft KB Archive/136753

Publisher 2.0 Cannot Open One of Its Program Files

= Publisher 2.0 Cannot Open One of Its Program Files =

Q136753
The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Publisher for Windows, versions 2.0 and 2.0a

SYMPTOMS

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When you try to start Microsoft Publisher 2.0, you may receive the following error message:

Publisher can't open one of its program files.

Publisher may not be installed correctly. Publisher can be  reinstalled by running the Setup program again. Press F1 now if  you want more information on running Setup.

CAUSE

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The following three screen fonts in the C:\Mspub folder are required to run Publisher 2.0:

Rulerfnt.fon Smalle.fon Zoomfnt.fon

If any one of these fonts is missing or corrupted or if Windows can't load the fonts into memory, you may receive the error message when you try to start Publisher.

NOTE: These fonts do not have to be registered in Windows in any way. The files just have to be present.

RESOLUTION

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If you are running Publisher version 2.x under Windows 95 you will want to see the Pubilsher article; Q136915 and the Windows 95 article Q131943.

To replace these files, use one of the following two methods. Both methods assume that you installed Publisher to the Mspub folder on drive C.

Method 1: Reinstall Publisher -

1. If the font files are in your C:\Mspub folder, rename them. If you do not rename them and they are corrupted, Setup will not be able to correct the problem.

2. Run Publisher Setup, and reinstall Publisher to the same folder.

Method 2: Manually Decompress the Font Files

1. Copy the Decomp.exe file that is on Publisher Disk 1 to your C:\Mspub folder.

2. Copy the following files that are on your Publisher disks to your C:\Mspub folder:

Rulerfnt.fo_ Zoomfnt.fo_ Smalle.fo_

(For a table describing which disks these files are on, see the  "Location of the Font Files" section below.)

3. Start MS-DOS Prompt.

4. At the MS-DOS prompt, type each of the following commands and press ENTER after each command:

c:     cd\mspub decomp rulerfnt.fo_ rulerfont.fon decomp zoomfnt.fo_ zoomfnt.fon decomp smalle.fo_ smalle.fon del *.fo_

5. Quit MS-DOS.

Publisher should now run successfully.

Location of the Font Files --

The font files are located on the following disks:

Type of disk set              Fonts are on Publisher 2.0, 3.5" HD         Disk 5 Publisher 2.0, 5.25" HD        Disk 5 Publisher 2.0, 3.5" DD        Disk 8 Publisher 2.0a, 3.5" HD        Disk 4 Publisher 2.0a, 5.25" HD      Disk 5 Publisher 2.0a, 3.5" DD        Disk 8

STATUS

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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Publisher versions 2.0 and 2.0a for Windows. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: 2.00 2.00a w_mspub pub20 pub2 launch bring up errmsg