Microsoft KB Archive/142076

Cinemania/Music: Integration Fails with Corrupted Update Files

PSS ID Number: Q142076 Article last modified on 02-13-1998

1996

WINDOWS

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= SYMPTOMS =

When you download the Cinemania 96 and Music Central 96 update files from the Internet site, you experience file corruption problems.

The corrupted files prevent file integration.

= CAUSE =

If you download the update files from America Online or Net Cruiser, the files may be incorrectly named and cause an integration failure.

= RESOLUTION =

Download the self-extracting executable update file.

If the browser you are using is unable to download the standard update file correctly, download the compressed update file, and decompress the file on your hard disk.

To download and integrate the compressed update, do the following:

  Exit Cinemania or Music Central.   Connect to the Cinemania 96 or Music Central Internet address: http://cinemania.msn.com/cdrom -or- http://musiccentral.msn.com 

For Cinemania:

 Click the Cinemania 96 Updates hot (jump) text.

For Music Central:

 Click on CD-ROM Updates

  Click the month you want to download. </li>  Click the Windows Updates option. </li>  At the bottom of the page, click the Troubleshooting Tips hot text. </li>  Click the troubleshooting section “Download a Self-Extractive Compressed Update file” for Cinemania or “Download a Compressed Update file” for Music Central. </li>  Click the desired month. For example, if the browsing software has trouble opening the December file, click Save As, click the appropriate month, and save the file as Windec95.exe. </li>  Move the compressed file to the Program Files Multimediaor Central folder. </li>  Double-click the compressed file. The file self-extracts. NOTE: After the file decompresses, you may need to close the MS-DOS window. </li>  Rename the file extension to the following: .cin96upd for Cinemania .msc96upd for Music Central Where is the name of the update file. For example, rename the file, Dec95.cin to the following: Dec95.cin96upd For more information about using the MS-DOS Rename command (ren), see your Microsoft MS-DOS manual. On computers running Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 and later, to access comprehensive information about MS-DOS commands type the following at the MS-DOS command prompt and press ENTER: help </li>  Click the Start button, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Multimedia, and then click Cinemania 96 or Music Central 96. </li></ol>

The update file automatically integrates with Cinemania 96 or Music Central 96.

= MORE INFORMATION =

America Online and some other Internet browsers do not support long filenames, and when the updates are downloaded through these browsers, the update file is renamed to an abbreviated filename that Cinemania and Music Central are not able to recognize or integrate.

To view the new information included in the update files, do the following:

  Click the Start button, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Multimedia, and then click Cinemania 96 or Music Central 96. </li>  Cinemania 96: <ul> Click Find Your Favorites.</li></ul>

Music Central 96: <ul> Click Find A Song.</li></ul>

NOTE: The Cinemania and Music Central components screen consists of navigational entry points, referred to as pointers. The first visible screen is referred to as the Title screen, followed by the Contents screen. If you have gone beyond the Contents screen, click Find and continue with Step 3. </li>  Click the All button. </li>  Click Content Sources, and then click Monthly Updates. </li></ol>

The Find list contains all the reviews included in the file update.

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