Windows NT and Encarta Issues (109520)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
This article was previously published under Q109520

SUMMARY

Encarta runs well on Windows NT with the following exceptions which are noted in the README.WRI file in the root directory of the Microsoft Encarta 1994 edition:

MORE INFORMATION

The Windows NT version of the CinePak video decompressor from SuperMac was not officially released and tested when Encarta 1994 was completed. Therefore, only the standard Windows decompressor is included, so videos do not play on Windows NT.

If you have a non-Intel Windows NT machine (that is, a MIPS or Alpha processor) then you will need to manually install two DLLs that do not have the 80386 code found in the DLLs installed by default.

These files are in the ENCARTA\NT directory on the CD and are called ENC94IMG.DLL and POEMWINC.DLL. To install these files, do the following:

  • Do a complete setup of Encarta. Choose the "Faster" installation option so that the files to be replaced run from the hard disk drive.
  • Copy the two files from the ENCARTA\NT directory on the CD into the same directory you designated in Setup (C:\ENCARTA by default). These files replace the ones Setup copied there.
NOTE: On non-Intel architectures, the Encarta Dictionary/Thesaurus should not be run since it will cause your system to stop responding (hang).
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/20/2003
Keywords:kbinterop KB109520
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