Microsoft KB Archive/143370

= Explorapedia Nature: Setup Runs Each Time You Insert the CD =

Article ID: 143370

Article Last Modified on 12/22/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Explorapedia: The World of Nature 1.2

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This article was previously published under Q143370



IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, you should first make a backup copy of the registry files (System.dat and User.dat). Both are hidden files in the Windows folder.



SYMPTOMS
Every time you insert the Explorapedia World of Nature (Nature) compact disc into the CD-ROM drive, Nature Setup runs.

This occurs with version Nature version 1.2 (United Kingdom only) installed on a computer running Windows 95/98.



RESOLUTION
To stop Setup from running every time you insert the compact disc, use the following instructions.

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall Windows. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the Changing Keys And Values online Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe). Note that you should make a backup copy of the registry files (System.dat and User.dat) before you edit the registry.  Click Start, and then click Run. In the Open: box, type the following line, and then click OK:

regedit

 Click the plus sign (+) next to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE folder. Click the plus sign next to the SOFTWARE folder. Click the plus sign next to the Microsoft folder. Click the plus sign next to the Windows folder.</li> Click the plus sign next to the CurrentVersion folder.</li> Click the plus sign next to the App Paths folder.</li> Click the App Paths folder.</li> On the Edit menu at the top of the Registry Editor window, click New Key.</li> Type the following as the name of the new folder, and then press ENTER:

PEOPLE.EXE

</li> On the right side of the split screen, double-click the word (Default).</li> A dialog box should appear with the title "Edit String" (without the quotation marks).</li> In the Value data box, type the following:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Kids\NatureZ\NATURE.EXE

where C is the hard drive where you installed Nature.</li> Click OK.</li> On the Registry menu, click Exit.</li></ol>

The Windows Autorun feature should now work successfully with Explorapedia Nature.

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MORE INFORMATION
In summary, what you need to do in Regedit is enter the path to Nature.exe as the (Default) value under the PEOPLE.EXE key in the App Paths section of the registry. Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Explorapedia Nature for Windows 95, version 1.2 (UK only).

Additional query words: 1.20 mskids kids tad series explore kbmm world people nature multimedia multi-media multi 32-bit bundle easyball easy ball auto

Keywords: KB143370

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