Microsoft KB Archive/123295

Mac Works 4.0: External Plug-in Filters Cause System Crash

PSS ID Number: Q123295 Article last modified on 10-22-1998

4.0 4.0a

MACINTOSH

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= SYMPTOMS =

When you use Adobe Photoshop-compatible plug-in filters from Kai’s Powertools with Microsoft Works version 4.0 or 4.0a, the computer may stop responding (hang) when you attempt to choose Paint Effects from the Tools menu.

NOTE: For more information on installing and using plug-in filters with Works 4.0, please refer to pages 470 and 471 of the Microsoft Works version 4.0 “User’s Guide.”

= STATUS =

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Works versions 4.0 and 4.0a. This problem was corrected in Work version 4.0b. You may obtain an update to Microsoft Works by contacting Microsoft Product Support Services at 425-635-7160.

The third-party products discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products’ performance or reliability.

KBCategory:kb3rdparty KBSubcategory: macworkskb Additional reference words: 4.00 4.00A mac m_works effects paint tools special kai kais power-tools powertools crash crashed crashes hang hangs

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