MSB: Game in Progress Is Not Saved (140768)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Scholastic's Magic School Bus series: Explores the Human Body for the Macintosh
  • Scholastic's Magic School Bus series: Explores the Human Body for Windows
  • Scholastic's Magic School Bus series: Explores Inside the Earth 1.0
  • Scholastic's Magic School Bus series: Explores the Ocean for Windows 1.0
  • Scholastic's Magic School Bus series: Explores the Rainforest for Windows 1.0
  • Scholastic's Magic School Bus series: Explores the Solar System for Windows 1.0
  • Scholastic's Magic School Bus series: Explores in the Age of Dinosaurs for Windows
This article was previously published under Q140768
1.00 1.00a | 1.00 1.00a WINDOWS | MACINTOSH kbmm kbusage kbprb kbfaq

SYMPTOMS

If you exit from one of the programs listed above by using a shortcut or hot key, your games and your location in the program are not saved.

The Macintosh hot key is:

Keyboard Command key+Q

On Macintosh computers, the problem also occurs if you click Exit on the Game menu.

The Windows exit hot key is:

ALT+F4

RESOLUTION

Each of the following methods allow you to exit from the program and give you the opportunity to save your game:

MSB Human Body

  • In the classroom, click the Quit bell, and then click Quit.

    -or-

  • In the back of the bus, click Exit on the backdoor, and then click Quit.

    -or-

  • When you are in the driver's seat of the bus, click Exit, and then click Quit.
Each of these methods automatically saves your current position in the program.

MSB Solar

  • In the classroom, click the Quit bell, and then click Yes when you receive the message, "Are you sure you want to QUIT?"

    -or-

  • In the front of the bus, click the Quit bell, and then click Yes when you receive the message, "Are you sure you want to QUIT?"
There is no way to save a game in Magic School Bus Explores the Solar System.

MSB Ocean

  • In the front of the bus, click Quit, and then click Save Game, and click on a box to save the game into. Once the game has been saved, click Quit in the front of the bus, and then click Quit.

    -or-

  • In the front of the bus, click Save, and then click on a box to save the game into. Once the game has been saved, click Quit in the front of the bus, and then click Quit.

MSB Earth

  • In the classroom, click the Quit bell, then click Save, and then click Quit when you receive the message, "Your game has been saved."

    -or-

  • In the front of the bus, click Quit, then click Save, and then click Quit when you receive the message, "Your game has been saved."

    -or-

  • In the back of the bus, click Quit, then click Save, and then click Quit when you receive the message, "Your game has been saved."

MSB Dinos

  • In the classroom, click the Quit/Save sign, and then click Save Game. When you return to the classroom, click the Quit/Save sign, and then click Quit.
  • In the front of the bus, click Quit/Save, and then click Save Game. When you return to the front of the bus, click Quit/Save, and then click Quit.

MORE INFORMATION

You can only save one game each time you run MSB Human. You can access this saved game by clicking the Resume Previous Game token as soon as you enter the Classroom. If you do not select the token, it automatically disappears after about 15 seconds.

If you do not click the token before it disappears, you can restore the token by quitting and then restarting MSB Human.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/17/2005
Keywords:kbinfo KB140768
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