Word Processor in Encarta Asks for Bookshelf CD (125734)



The information in this article applies to:

  • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 3.1
  • Microsoft Encarta 1994 The Complete Multimedia Encyclopedia
  • Microsoft Encarta 95 The Complete Interactive Multimedia Encyclopedia for Macintosh
  • Microsoft Bookshelf for Windows 1993 edition
  • Microsoft Bookshelf for Windows 1994 edition
  • Microsoft Bookshelf for Windows 1995 edition
  • Microsoft Bookshelf 1996-97 for Windows
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0a
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0b
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0c
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0
  • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 3.11

This article was previously published under Q125734

SYMPTOMS

If Microsoft Word for Windows is selected as the default word processor in Microsoft Encarta, and if Microsoft Bookshelf is installed with Word for Windows integration, you will be prompted to enter the Bookshelf CD when running Word for Windows from Encarta.

CAUSE

The behavior occurs if Bookshelf is integrated with Word for Windows and the Quote Of The Day option is selected in Word. To retrieve the quotation, Word for Windows looks for the Bookshelf CD.

NOTE: This problem does not occur in Windows 95.

WORKAROUND

To run Word for Windows from Encarta without having to switch CDs, perform one of the following workarounds:

Workaround 1

The following message is displayed when you run Word for Windows from Encarta

Please Insert the Bookshelf <year> disk in the CD-ROM drive. If the drive letter shown below is not the correct drive, please change it.

where <year> is either 1993 or 1994. OK and Cancel are the only options. Click the Cancel button when prompted for the Bookshelf CD. After you click Cancel, the Quote Of The Day dialog box appears with the options:

[X] Display Quotation Daily Box
Another Quote
Paste Quote
Close
Help

Selecting Close runs Word for Windows; however, the next calendar day produces the same symptom after you run Word for Windows from within Encarta.

Workaround 2

Clear the Display Quotation Daily option.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/24/2003
Keywords:KB125734