Encarta 95 Err Msg: Cannot Open Encart95.stf (180439)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Encarta 95 The Complete Interactive Multimedia Encyclopedia for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q180439 SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to start Microsoft Encarta for Windows, 1995 edition,
you may receive the following error message:
Cannot open Encart95.stf.
CAUSE
This behavior can occur if the Encarta.ini file contains one or more
invalid entries.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use the appropriate method for your version of
Windows:
Windows 95/98
If you use Microsoft Windows 95/98, follow these steps:
- Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files Or Folders.
- In the Named box, type encarta.ini, and
then click Find Now.
- In the list of found files, right-click the Encarta.ini file, and then
click Delete.
- Close the Find: Files Named Encarta.ini window.
- Reinstall Encarta 1995 for Windows.
Windows 3.1x
If you use Microsoft Windows 3.1x, follow these steps:
- Start File Manager.
- On the File menu, click Search.
- In the Search For box, type encarta.ini.
- In the Start From box, type the following
where <drive> is the drive on which Windows is installed and <windows>
is the folder in which Windows is installed.
- Click the Search All Subdirectories check box to clear it, and then
click OK.
- In the Search Results window, click the Encarta.ini file to select it.
- On the File menu, click Delete. When you are prompted to confirm the
deletion, click OK.
- Close the Search Results window, and then quit File Manager.
- Reinstall Encarta 1995 for Windows.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 5/26/2001 |
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Keywords: | kbenv kberrmsg kbmm kbprb KB180439 |
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