Microsoft KB Archive/240097

= VIZACT: Contents of README.TXT File for Vizact 2000 =

Article ID: 240097

Article Last Modified on 9/1/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Vizact 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q240097



SUMMARY
The Readme.txt file is a text file that contains supplemental information about Microsoft Vizact 2000. The "More Information" section of this article contains the complete text of this file, which is located in the folder in which you installed Vizact 2000. By default, this is the \Program Files\Microsoft Vizact folder.



MORE INFORMATION
- Microsoft Vizact 2000 Readme File September 1999 (c) Microsoft Corporation, 1999. All rights reserved. - This document provides late-breaking or other information That is relevant to Microsoft Vizact 2000 and is current as of the date above. After that date, you may find more current information and resources on the Microsoft Vizact Web site, available from the Help menu by clicking Vizact On The Web.

- TABLE OF CONTENTS -

1. INSTALLATION, SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS, AND OPERATING SYSTEM ISSUES

2. GENERAL ISSUES

- 1. INSTALLATION, SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS, AND OPERATING SYSTEM ISSUES - This section includes the following topics:

* Disable Virus Protection

* Minimum System Requirements

* Installing Without Removing the Preview Build

* Installation Instructions

* Uninstall Instructions

* Repairing an Existing Installation of Vizact 2000

* Exception Error During Install of Vizact 2000

Disable Virus Protection - Some virus protection programs can interfere with the Microsoft Vizact 2000 Setup program. If you use a virus protection program on your computer, please disable it before running Setup. You can re-enable the virus protection program after Setup is complete.

Note: If your virus-detection program starts automatically when you start Windows, you may be able to disable it by restarting Windows while holding down the SHIFT key. For details consult your virus-detection program's documentation.

Minimum System Requirements -


 * Processor: PC with Pentium 90 MHz or higher processor.

operating system, or Microsoft Windows NT Workstation operating system version 4.0 Service Pack 3 or later and Windows 2000 final version.
 * Operating System: Microsoft Windows 95 or later

version of Internet Explorer 5.0 to create or browse activated pages. If you do not have Internet Explorer 5.0, the CD setup will install it automatically for you. When installing from the Internet, the installer will prompt you to install it.
 * Internet Explorer 5.0: Vizact requires the released

minimum. 32 MB recommended.
 * Memory for Windows 95 or Windows 98: 24 MB of RAM


 * Memory for Windows NT Workstation: 32 MB RAM minimum.

between 70-150 MB of disk space depending on current configuration and options selected in "Custom" install.
 * Available hard-disk space: Installation requires

Super VGA recommended.
 * Monitor: VGA or higher-resolution monitor (256 colors);

IntelliMouse, or compatible pointing device.
 * Pointing device: Microsoft Mouse, Microsoft

Installing Without Removing the Preview Build - Vizact 2000 may not be able to successfully install all of its components if a Preview build of Vizact 2000 is still installed.

To uninstall an existing Vizact 2000 Preview build, click Start, then select Settings --> Control Panel, then select Add/Remove Programs. Select Microsoft Vizact 2000, then remove the program.

Installation Instructions - If the installation program does not start up automatically, on your desktop double--click "My Computer", then double-click the CD icon to start the installation program.
 * From CD: Insert the Vizact 2000 CD into the CD drive.

without first successfully installing Internet Explorer 5.0, you will receive a warning when you attempt to run Vizact. The dialog box states: "One or more components required to run Vizact are not properly installed. Please reinstall Vizact to correct this problem." To correct this error, Install Internet Explorer 5.0 first, then reinstall Vizact before using it.
 * From the Internet: If you download and install Vizact

On the Internet, Internet Explorer 5.0 can be installed from http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/. When installing, it is necessary that you select the checkbox options "Internet Explorer 5 Web Browser" and "Microsoft Virtual Machine".

Uninstall Instructions - From the Start menu, select Settings --> Control Panel, then select Add/Remove Programs. Select Microsoft Vizact 2000, then remove the program.

Repairing an Existing Installation of Vizact 2000 - Click Start, then select Settings --> Control Panel, then select Add/Remove Programs. Select Microsoft Vizact 2000 and select Add/Remove (on Windows 2000 select Change). Vizact 2000 Setup will launch in maintenance mode. Select Repair Microsoft Vizact 2000. Then select the Repair errors option. If desired, check the option to "Restore my Shortcuts".

Exception Error During Install of Vizact 2000 - You may receive an error message similar to the following during Vizact 2000 setup: Exception error in IE5WZD in module MSJAVA.DLL

This behavior can occur if the Microsoft Java Virtual Machine (VM) on your system is damaged.

To resolve this issue: 1. Click Start, then select Programs, then Windows Explorer. 2. Double-click the Windows folder, and then double-click the Downloaded Program Files folder. 3. Remove the DirectAnimation Java Classes file. To do so, click the file, and then on the File menu, select Remove Program File. 4. Repeat Step 3 to remove the following files in the Downloaded Program Files folder, and then restart your computer: * Internet Explorer Classes for Java * Microsoft XML Parser For Java * Win32 Classes 5. Re-run the Vizact 2000 Setup. If setup launches in   maintenance mode, run the Repair option (see the topic    on Repairing Vizact 2000 installations).

This solution should allow you to complete the setup correctly.

- 2. GENERAL ISSUES - This section includes the following topics:

* Editing files created using the Preview versions of Vizact

* Timeline does not draw correctly with some ATI Rage video cards

* Display color settings

* Editing activated pages in other Office Applications

*Discrepancies in the print guide: "Getting Started with Microsoft Vizact 2000"

Editing files created using the Preview versions of Vizact - Interactive Bullets, Horizontal Menu, Vertical Menu, and Picture Show components authored in earlier versions of Vizact are not editable with the final release. It may be necessary to re-add these components to your pages using this release.

Timeline does not draw correctly with some ATI Rage video cards - If your system uses an ATI Rage video card, Vizact may periodically not re-draw the numbers on the Timeline or the line which separates the scrolling region.

To solve this problem, install the latest drivers for the video card. ATI's Technical Support web site provides the latest drivers for download: http://support.atitech.ca/.

Display color settings - Changing Display color setting or appearance scheme may cause Vizact to lock up or become unstable.

To prevent this from happening, save your work and close down Vizact before making changes to your display settings. Once the changes have been made, restart Vizact.

Editing activated pages in other Office Applications - In some cases, when Office 2000 documents which have been activated in Vizact are once again edited and modified in the original Office 2000 application which created it, some of the activated content may stop functioning correctly.

To prevent this from happening, use Vizact to edit the activated portions of the document. When it's necessary to edit these portions of the documents in the original Office 2000 application, keep changes to those portions of the document to a minimum.

Discrepancies in the print guide: "Getting Started with Microsoft Vizact 2000" - This section relates to the print guide provided with the boxed version of Vizact 2000. Minor changes were made to the Vizact user interface after this guide went to print. As such, the guide contains a few inaccuracies:

-Chapter Two, section on "What Can You Add to a Page?" mentions predesigned "Buttons". These are not included in this version of Vizact.

-Chapter Four, section on "Interactive Bullets". Process for adding and editing bullets has changed from the method described here.

-Tutorial, some processes have changed. Vizact Help includes an up-to-date version of this tutorial.

instructions, open Vizact Help (via Help menu, F1 key, or Help toolbar button).**
 * For up-to-date and comprehensive information and

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