Microsoft KB Archive/128545

Bookshelf 1995: README.TXT Contents

PSS ID Number: Q128545 Article last modified on 12-21-1998

1995

WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft Bookshelf for Windows, 1995 edition == 

= SUMMARY =

The following is the complete text of the README file that ships with Microsoft Bookshelf ’95.

NOTE: This Readme document refers to the Microsoft Download Service (MSDL). As of 12/31/1998, the MSDL service is no longer available. To download support files, visit one of the following Microsoft Internet sites:

http://support.microsoft.com/support

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/softlib/mslfiles

= MORE INFORMATION =

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========================================================= MICROSOFT BOOKSHELF ’95 README ======================================================================

Thank you for purchasing Bookshelf ’95. This README file contains information that was not included in Bookshelf’s online Help. These notes, instructions, and tips will help you get the most out of Bookshelf ’95 and your system.

To read this file on screen, use the Page Down and Page Up keys. You can also print the file by opening this file in any Windows word processing program and choosing the Print command from the File menu.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 * Sending Suggestions, Content Enhancements, and Errors
 * Where to Find Help
 * Removing Bookshelf ’94
 * General Usage Notes
 * Improving the Speed of Your Computer
 * Hardware Specific Notes
 * Bookshelf ’95 Display
 * Manual Integration of Bookshelf ’95 with Word for Windows 6.0
 * Notes on QuickShelf
 * Notes on Address Builder
 * Notes on the Spelling Feature
 * Running on Microsoft Windows NT

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SENDING SUGGESTIONS, CONTENT ENHANCEMENT, AND ERRORS

If you have suggestions for features you would like to see in future editions of Microsoft Bookshelf please contact our Wish line at:

Internet: mswish@microsoft.com

If you have comments about errors, comprehensiveness, or validity of information presented, please send them to:

Bookshelf Program Manager Consumer Division Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052-6399

Please note that we receive a number of suggestions and comments regarding Microsoft Bookshelf and are unable to respond directly to each one. However be assured that your recommendations, ideas, and remarks are recorded and help shape future versions of Microsoft Bookshelf.

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WHERE TO FIND HELP

For detailed information on usage, please see the online Help in Bookshelf ’95. The Troubleshooting section in Help covers a variety of topics such as improving performance and resolving audio difficulties.

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REMOVING BOOKSHELF ’94

Bookshelf ’95 Setup does not automatically remove Bookshelf ’94 from your computer. To remove Bookshelf ’94, re-run Setup for Bookshelf ’94 and choose “Remove All.” (This removes only the Bookshelf-specific files. Shared files, such as DLL’s and DRV’s, installed in the Windows System directory are not removed.)

You may also need to do the following :


 * If you have moved the Bookshelf ’94 and/or QuickShelf icon into a different Program Group since installing the application, Setup will not be able to detect the new location of the icon and delete it from Program Manager. After running Remove All from Setup, delete the icon(s) from Program Manager.
 * The BOOKS94 directory (or whatever directory was identified as the destination directory during setup) will not be removed. If this directory is not being used for other files, use File Manager to delete the directory.

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GENERAL USAGE NOTES


 * When copying 256-color images, be aware that unless you copy to a program that can handle 256 colors, such images will appear in 16 colors.
 * Images copied from Bookshelf do not include captions.
 * The Pronunciation Key pop up included in the Bookshelf Dictionary cannot be copied.

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IMPROVING THE SPEED OF YOUR COMPUTER

See the topic “Improving Performance” in the Troubleshooting section of Bookshelf’s online Help.

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HARDWARE SPECIFIC NOTES

Cirrus Logic Driver
Cirrus Logic video drivers, v1.32, are incompatible with Video for Windows 1.1. As a result, you may experience difficulties playing animations and/or videos. To correct this problem upgrade to v1.43 of the Cirrus Logic driver.

To update your Cirrus Logic video drivers, contact Cirrus Logic product support at:

Cirrus Logic 3100 W. Warren Ave. Freemont, CA 94538 (510) 623-8300

The Cirrus Logic driver products referenced here are manufactured by Cirrus Logic, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products’ performance or reliability.

Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16/16ASP
Compressed audio clips may fail to play if you are using a Sound Blaster 16 or Sound Blaster 16 ASP sound card. For example, you may not be able to play any sounds in the Dictionary, but animations in the Encyclopedia may play correctly. This problem occurs because some computers are unable to use the 16-bit DMA (direct memory access) channel on the Sound Blaster cards.

To correct this problem, switch the HDMA channel to use DMA or 8-bit DMA. You must change this setting in the following two places:


 * 1) The Drivers dialog box in the Windows Control Panel.
 * 2) The SBCONFIG.EXE configuration program included with the Sound Blaster cards.

To change the settings, follow these steps:

  Choose the Drivers icon in the Windows Control Panel.   Select the Sound Blaster 16 Wave/Midi driver and choose Setup.   Under the HDMA setting, set the selection to DMA.   Choose OK. Choose Do Not Restart Now.   Exit Windows.   At the MS-DOS prompt, switch to the SB16 directory and run SBCONFIG.EXE. </li>  Follow the instructions provided by this configuration program. It assists you in selecting and testing the following variables: Variable Select ======== ======== Base I/O port Autoscan MidiPort address Autoscan DMA interrupt Current 8-bit DMA Current 16-bit DMA Use 8-bit DMA After you have finished making these selections, the SBCONFIG program will restart your computer. </li>  Restart Windows. </li></ol>

Compressed audio should now play correctly.

For more information about Sound Blaster cards and about this problem, contact Creative Labs technical support at (405) 742-6622. Sound Blaster is manufactured by Creative Technology Ltd., a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product’s performance or reliability.

Media Vision Pro Audio Spectrum
Audio clips may sound “scratchy” (that is, distorted) when played from the Media Vision Pro Audio Spectrum. To correct this problem, change the Media Vision driver DMA setting to 7.

To change the driver settings:


 * 1) Choose the Drivers icon in the Windows Control Panel.
 * 2) Select the Media Vision Wave/MIDI/Aux driver and choose Setup.
 * 3) Under the DMA setting, set the selection to 7.
 * 4) Choose OK. Choose Restart Now.

Audio clips should now play correctly.

The Pro Audio Spectrum driver products included here are manufactured by Media Vision, Inc., a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products’ performance or reliability. For more information, call Media Vision, Inc. Technical Support at 1-800-638-2807 or (510) 770-9905. On CompuServe, Media Vision can be reached by typing GO MEDIAVISION at any prompt.

Turtle Beach Monte Carlo
When using the Turtle Beach Monte Carlo sound card, sounds may play correctly the first time then fail on subsequent attempts. To correct this problem, run the Monte Carlo driver utility and change the setup to use the Standard drivers and not the V-synth driver. Audio clips should now play correctly.

For additional information about using the Monte Carlo or Turtle Beach drivers, consult the documentation from the hardware provider. The Turtle Beach driver products included here are manufactured by Turtle Beach, Inc., a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products’ performance or reliability. For more information, contact Turtle Beach technical support at (510) 624-6200 (NOTE: This phone number was updated on 2/5/96.)

Roland Rap-10
When using the Roland Rap-10 sound card you may experience problems playing compressed audio. To correct this problem, make sure that you are using Roland Toolworks software version 3.7 or later.

The Roland driver products included here are manufactured by Roland, Inc., a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products’ performance or reliability. For more information, contact Roland technical support: (213) 685-5141.

Reveal MM Pro 16
Audio pronunciations may fail to play if you are using a Reveal MM Pro 16 sound card. To avoid this problem, disable 16-bit audio by setting the Reveal MM Pro 16 16-bit DMA channel to None, as follows:


 * 1) From the Main group in Program Manager, run Control Panel and double-click the Drivers icon.
 * 2) Select the MMPRO16 Wave/Midi/Aux driver and choose the Setup button.
 * 3) Set 16-bit DMA channel to None.

The Reveal driver products referenced here are manufactured by Reveal, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products’ performance or reliability.

Aztech Labs (AZI)
You may experience problems playing compressed wave audio when using any of the following Aztech Labs (AZI) sound cards:


 * Multimedia Pro
 * NX Pro 16
 * Sound Galaxy Basic 16
 * Sound Galaxy Pro 16

To resolve the problem try the following:

<ol style="list-style-type: decimal;">  Add a D=64 parameter at the end of the Device=EMM386 line in the CONFIG.SYS file. For example, if your EMM386.EXE file is in the DOS directory on drive C, you would use the following line: Device=C:386.EXE D=64. </li>  Change the DMABufferSize setting in the [386enh] section of the SYSTEM.INI file to “DMABufferSize=064” (without the quotation marks). If the line does not exist, add it. </li>  Do the following: <ol style="list-style-type: decimal;">  Note the driver listed in the Wave= line in the [drivers] section of the SYSTEM.INI file. </li>  Find the section by that name in the SYSTEM.INI file. For example, if Wave=mm16.drv, find the [mm16.drv] section. </li>  Add a “SingleModeDMA=True” line (without the quotation marks) to this section. </li>  If the driver in the Control Panel for the particular AZI card has separate 8-bit and 16-bit DMA settings, try setting the 16-bit to None. </li></ol> </li></ol>

Some 16-bit AZI sound card drivers do not have separate 8-bit and 16-bit DMA settings. If the problem still persists, you may need a sound driver update. For more information, contact Aztech Labs technical support at (800) 886-8879 or Sound Galaxy Support at (510) 623-8988.

The Aztech products discussed here are manufactured by Aztech, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products’ performance or reliability.

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BOOKSHELF ’95 DISPLAY

Requirements
Microsoft Bookshelf ’95 requires a 256 color display to run. If your computer’s display is less than 256 colors, you need to install a 256

color driver, or obtain one from your video card’s manufacturer.

A set of generic 256 color drivers (which support most non-accelerated Super VGA adapters) has been included on the Microsoft Bookshelf ’95 CD(see the README.TXT supplied with the drivers for more information on supported video adapters). The file (SVGA.EXE) is located in the D:directory (assuming D: is the drive letter of your CD-ROM).

Note: Video adapters based on the S3 chipset will not work with the generic 256 color driver (SVGA.EXE). In this case you will find specific S3 drivers (also

located in the D:directory) for these video adapters. The driver you select depends on the specific S3 chipset your video adapter uses.

For more information on the version of the S3 chipset your video card uses, see the user’s manual included with your video card. Once you have determined the version of the S3 chipset your video card supports, use the following table to determine which file to copy to your hard disk.

Chipset Copy file ======= =========

801/805 S3-801.EXE 924 S3-924.EXE 928 S3-928.EXE

To install the driver you will first need to copy the appropriate driver file from the D:directory on the Microsoft Bookshelf ’95 CD to your hard disk (Note: do not copy this file to the C:or C:directories).

Once the file has been copied to the hard disk you will need to “extract” the video driver by either typing the name of the file and pressing the Enter key from the MS-DOS prompt (i.e. SVGA <Enter>) or by double clicking on the file (SVGA.EXE) in the File Manager.

Once the files are extracted, complete the installation of the video driver by opening the DISPLAY.TXT file located in the directory where the expanded video driver resides. Find the section entitled “Installing a Display Driver” and follow the steps.

For further information on installing a different display driver, choose Contents from the Help menu in the Windows Setup application or consult your Windows documentation.

Display Problems
In some situations, Bookshelf ’95 may encounter video display problems when using high resolution video drivers from various video card manufacturers. The problems include:

*Images and illustrations appearing grainy or having &quot;glitches.&quot;

Faults. Most problems can be fixed by obtaining new drivers from your video card manufacturer. Contact the manufacturer of your video card to determine if there are newer versions available. Their phone number should be in the manuals that came with your video card or personal computer. Another option for obtaining updated drivers is the Microsoft Download service, an electronic bulletin board that can be accessed via a modem at (206) 936-MSDL (6735).
 * Videos displaying garbled images or causing General Protection

Font Display Problems
Bookshelf ’95 uses TrueType fonts for its display. If you receive a message stating that one of the fonts is unavailable, make sure that TrueType fonts are enabled on your computer.


 * 1) From the Windows Control Panel, select Fonts and then click the TrueType button.
 * 2) In the TrueType dialog box, make sure the Enable TrueType Fonts check box is selected (an X appears in the check box when it is selected).
 * 3) If the Enable TrueType Fonts check box is selected, then go back to the Fonts dialog box and click the Help button for more information on adding fonts.

To view fonts currently installed in Windows, open the Control Panel. From the Control Panel, select Fonts. Fonts currently in use by Windows are listed in the Installed fonts box.

Bookshelf 1995 uses and installs the following TrueType fonts:


 * Arial (TrueType)
 * Arial Bold (TrueType)
 * Arial Bold Italic (TrueType)
 * Arial Italic (TrueType)
 * Bookshelf Symbol 1 (TrueType)
 * Bookshelf Symbol 2 (TrueType)
 * Bookshelf Symbol 3 (TrueType)
 * Symbol (TrueType)

If any of the above are missing, run the Bookshelf ’95 Setup program and choose Remove All. Once Setup is complete re-run the Bookshelf ’95 Setup program to reinstall Bookshelf ’95.

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MANUAL INTEGRATION OF BOOKSHELF ’95 WITH WORD FOR WINDOWS 6.0

Bookshelf-Word integration adds the following features to Bookshelf ’95 and Word for Windows 6.0:


 * The Bookshelf Daily command and the Define command on the Word View menu.
 * The Copy to Word command on the Bookshelf Edit menu.

Detailed information about how Bookshelf and Word work together is available in Bookshelf’s online Help.

If Word for Windows 6.0 is installed on your computer at the time you install Bookshelf ’95, the Bookshelf-Word integration should occur automatically. If for some reason the automatic integration fails, you can integrate the two applications manually.

The following directions assume your hard disk drive is drive C; that Bookshelf ’95 is installed in C:; that Windows is installed in C:; that Word for Windows 6.0 is installed in C:; and that your CD-ROM drive is drive X.

To manually integrate Bookshelf with Word for Windows 6.0:

<ol style="list-style-type: decimal;">  Copy X:.WLL to C:. </li>  Copy X:95CTW.EXE to C: directory. </li>  After copying these files to the hard drive, you need to remove the Read Only attribute. To remove the Read Only attribute: <ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">  From the Program Manager, open Main, then open File Manager. </li>  In the C:directory, select the BSH.WLL file. </li>  From the File menu, choose Properties. </li>  In the Attributes section, clear the Read Only check box. </li> <li> Choose OK. </li> <li> Repeat steps a through e for BS95CTW.EXE. </li></ol> </li> <li> Use Notepad or any other text editor to add the following entry to the [Bookshelf] section of the WIN.INI file: [Bookshelf] Integration=2 BSWordHelp=X:95.HLP </li> <li> Use Notepad or any other text editor to add the following entry to the BSHELF95.INI: [Word] WordPath=C:.EXE [WordOTD] TipContext=0x8327 TipMVB=wordtips.m11 HelpFile=C:.HLP </li></ol>

Integration of Bookshelf ’95 and Word for Windows 6.0 is now complete.

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NOTES ON QUICKSHELF

QuickShelf Keys and MS-DOS Use
QuickShelf keys allow you to look up selected text in Bookshelf from any Windows application. However, you cannot bring up Bookshelf using QuickShelf keys from an MS-DOS application or from the MS-DOS prompt. Additionally, selected text in an MS-DOS application will not be used to perform a QuickShelf lookup when using the QuickShelf buttons. Other windows applications that do not copy text in the standard way also may not work with QuickShelf.

QuickShelf and the Clipboard
Clicking a QuickShelf button or using a QuickShelf key combination replaces the contents of the Clipboard.

Moving the QuickShelf Toolbar
Open the QuickShelf Customize menu by either right-clicking on the Toolbar or by left-clicking the down arrow button at the right end of the Toolbar, and then clicking Customize. Click the Customize View Tab, and then select either Regular buttons or Large buttons, and click OK. QuickShelf now has a title bar you can click in and then drag to a new location.

QuickShelf and the Automatic Spelling Feature
Searches performed with QuickShelf are not spell checked. In this case, keep Bookshelf open on your desktop as an icon; this way you will have quick access to it.

QuickShelf and Bookshelf 1994
If you choose to keep Bookshelf 1994 installed on your computer, you may find that trying to launch Bookshelf ’95 from QuickShelf will result in Bookshelf 1994 being started. To correct the problem, close Bookshelf 1994 and launch Bookshelf ’95 from the Program Manager. The next time QuickShelf is used Bookshelf ’95 will start.

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NOTES ON ADDRESS BUILDER

In some instances the Address Builder may be unable to suggest a zip code based on a street address alone. In this case, try using a city name (spell it correctly) and/or a state name to narrow down zip code information.

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NOTES ON THE SPELLING FEATURE


 * The Automatic Spelling feature is unable to check multiple words.
 * The Automatic Spelling feature functions in three places in Bookshelf: the Contents Tab, Find Tab, and Advanced Find dialog. When the Spelling dialog box comes up from the Contents Tab, it uses a custom dictionary that has only Table of Contents items. When the Spelling dialog box comes up from either the Find Tab or Advanced Find dialog, it uses the standard spelling dictionary.

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RUNNING ON MICROSOFT WINDOWS NT

The following are known issues related to using Bookshelf with Windows NT. Where possible, solutions or workarounds are provided.

Creative Labs Sound Blaster AWE 32
If you experience problems when playing back audio with the Creative Labs Sound Blaster AWE 32, verify that you are using the latest driver available for your hardware.

For more information about Sound Blaster cards, contact Creative Labs technical support at (405) 742-6622.

Sound Blaster is manufactured by Creative Technology Ltd., a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product’s performance or reliability.

QuickShelf Find on Windows NT
When your machine is running Windows NT, you can experience problems when you select a word in 32-bit applications and use QuickShelf to perform a full-text search on the word in Bookshelf. Bookshelf will appear but the search will not be performed because QuickShelf cannot move the text out of the application running in NT.

Keep Bookshelf open on your desktop as an icon, so you have easy access to it from other applications when you want to do a full-text search on a word.

QuickShelf Keys and NT
When your machine is running Windows NT, you can experience problems when you use QuickShelf key combinations in 32-bit applications because QuickShelf cannot move text out of these NT applications.

In this case, keep Bookshelf open on your desktop as an icon; this way you will have quick access to it.

Additional query words: kbhowto 1995multi media multimedia multi-media mmtitles kbmm ====================================================================== Version : 1995 Platform : WINDOWS ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.