Microsoft KB Archive/249713

= Encarta 2000: How to Share Monthly Updates =

Article ID: 249713

Article Last Modified on 1/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 2001 Deluxe Edition
 * Microsoft Encarta Reference Suite 2000
 * Microsoft Encarta Reference Suite 2001
 * Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 2000 Concise Edition
 * Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 2000 Deluxe Edition

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This article was previously published under Q249713



SUMMARY
If you run Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 2000 from a shared folder, CD-ROM drive, or DVD-ROM drive on a network, you need to copy the monthly updates files to the server’s hard disk to share the monthly updates over the network.



MORE INFORMATION
To download the monthly updates for Encarta Encyclopedia 2000, visit the following Encarta Web site:

http://encarta.msn.com/downloads

To prepare the server to share the Monthly Updates files:  Create an Updates folder on the server. Share the Updates folder. On the network administrator's local computer, install Encarta Encyclopedia 2000.

NOTE: To install Encarta Encyclopedia on a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server-based computer, you must log on to the computer as an Administrator. Copy both of the following folders from the network administrator's local computer into the Updates folder that you created in step 1:

\YBBDAT

This folder contains the monthly updates information file, Ybbst00a.dat.

\Update 2000

This folder contains the Yearbook article updates (*.ybk) and new Web Link (*.ewl) files.

The Update 2000 folder should contain the following files:

Artlnk.ewl

Catlnk.ewl

Lnkoff.ewl

Master.ewl

Mvfilter.ewl

Newlnk00.ewl

Urldata.ewl

Yb699a.ybk



NOTE: Each client that runs Encarta Encyclopedia 2000 must have Read permission for the Updates folder.

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