Broderbund's "Grandma and Me" App Won't Install but Still Runs (120747)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
This article was previously published under Q120747
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SYMPTOMS
Broderbund's children's game Grandma And Me fails during installation but
still can be run.
CAUSE
During installation, the application opens a file with the exclusive
attribute and then tries to open it again. Windows NT does not allow this,
but MS-DOS does. Because the installation is only creating an icon in
Program Manager, its failure does not prevent running the application.
WORKAROUND
You can run the game directly from the CD using File Manager or create
your own icon.
To run the application from File Manager, select the CD-ROM drive and
double-click on the application's .EXE file.
To install an icon for the application:
- Open Program Manager.
- From the File menu, select New.
- Select Program Item and fill in the path to the file as the command
line. For instance, if the file is called GAME.EXE in the directory
BIN on drive E:, fill in E:\BIN\GAME.EXE as the command line. You can
safely leave all the other fields alone.
"Grandma And Me" is manufactured by Broderbund, a vendor independent of
Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this
product's performance or reliability.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/4/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB120747 |
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