Microsoft KB Archive/101476

Publisher Setup Changes MS Graph's OLE Registration

= Publisher Setup Changes MS Graph's OLE Registration =

Q101476
The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Publisher version 2.0

SYMPTOMS

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The Setup program for Microsoft Publisher version 2.0 will change the way Microsoft Graph is registered in the REG.DAT file. Specifically, this change will cause the description for Microsoft Graph to change from "Microsoft Graph" to "Graph" in any Insert Object dialog box.

CAUSE

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Publisher's Setup program makes several changes to the Windows system files, including the REG.DAT file. The REG.DAT file, located in the WINDOWS directory, is used for the registration of your Windows-based applications that are capable of performing object-linking-and-embedding (OLE). Prior to installing Publisher 2.0, if you have Microsoft Graph installed on your system, it will be registered as "Microsoft Graph." After installing Publisher 2.0, it will be changed to "Graph."

STATUS

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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Publisher version 2.0 for Windows 3.1. This problem was corrected in Windows 95.

SOLUTION

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Note: This change will not affect the way Microsoft Graph works, only the way it is started (that is, select Graph rather than Microsoft Graph from the Insert Object dialog box).

The following seven-step procedure describes how to return Microsoft Graph to its original registration in the REG.DAT file:

1. From the File Menu in Program Manager, choose Run.

2. In the Command Line box, type "regedit" (without the quotation  marks) and choose OK. This will open a session of the Registration Info Editor.

3. Choose Graph from the Registered File Types list and then choose Modify File Types from the Edit Menu.

4. In the Modify File Type dialog box, change the File Type Description to read "Microsoft Graph" (without the quotation marks). Choose OK.

5. Choose Exit from the Registration Info Editor's File menu.

6. Open Write and choose Insert Object from the Edit menu.

7. The Object Type list box will now list Microsoft Graph.

MORE INFORMATION

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Steps to Reproduce Behavior ---

1. Install any Windows-based application that ships with Microsoft Graph (for example, PowerPoint 3.0 or Word 2.0).

2. Open Write (located in the Accessories group by default) and choose Insert Object from the Edit menu.

3. The Object Type list box will list Microsoft Graph.

4. Close Write and install Microsoft Publisher version 2.0.

5. Open Write and choose Insert Object from the Edit menu.

6. The Object Type list box will now list Graph.

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