#MS Bookshelf
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I'm having trouble getting the Microsoft Bookshelf to finish loading itself
into Windows. I've got the SoundBlaster Pro board with the Creative Sounds
upgrade kit and internal CDROM drive. Everything else seems to work great,
but when I Run the SETUP from the ProgManager, it stops and says Fatal
Error writing to the Setup.ini file in the windows\system subdir. It always
stops at the CloseFontProgress part, whatever that is! Does anyone have an
idea or help? I can still access the Bookshelf programs, but I have to run
the viewer from the ProgMan window. That's a real pain, and for this much
money the dang thing should work right, right? Any help would be greatly
appreciated.
Sorry, no help, but I can confirm that I have exactly the same problem so
we are both doing something wrong or there is a fault in the setup process.
I hope we find out as it is a hassle.
Thanks for your answer. I've just went ahead and put the win version with
the multimedia back on because that's the only way I can get the
soundblaster pro board and programs to work right. I've heard that this
version of win is about 3.05 or so. The strange thing is that I can still
use the True Type fonts from 3.1! Now why is that? Very strange. But boy is
it nice to play a CD while I'm working without getting up and changing
discs or tapes every little bit. Thanks again and I'll let you know if I
figure this out
Scott,
From the info I've seen this problem is usually cause by too big a
system.ini file for the process. If this is a file size limitation
problem, it can be solved by either: 1) deleting all the comment and space
lines in your system.ini file or 2) creating a new minimal system.ini file,
installing MS Bookshelf, and then copying the needed parts to your original
system.ini file.
If you are going to try either of these methods, make sure you have good
copies of your INI files stashed away before you start. I think I remember
something about this in the MSKB, so you might want to look there also.
They do also support it in MSAPPS.
Hope this helps,
Jphn
Thanks for your help, John. I tried messing with the ini files once before
and ended up redoing the whole thing. Some of my friends are still laughing
about that one, so I'll be sure and make backups this time. My particular
problem seemed to be writing to the setup.inf file, but with win who knows
what effects what else! Thanks again
Scott
If you are using 3.1 windows, it is a known bug. If you call microsoft,
they will send you a free update.
Rick
Thanks a great deal, Rick. I'll call them tomorrow and ask what the deal
is. If they ever get this stuff working correctly, it may take all the fun
out of computers! Thanks again
Scott
Scott,
I bought the SB Pro and internal CD kit like you. Like you, I had
the same, exact problems with MS Bookshelf. I called Creative Labs who
said that I needed their new drive for 3.1 Windows. I downloaded that and
it fixed some of my problems but Bookshelf install still hung in the same
place. I finally installed it myself. Took about two hours finding the
right *.MVB and *.ICO files. However, it now works great and sounds great.
It is very impressive. I have the SB Pro piped in to my stereo. Super.
Even though the new drivers fixed some things, they made others
worse. For instance, some of the *.wav and *.mid files that I could play
before don't work now. I think that the CDs we got with the SB package are
probably outdated and won't work with the new drivers. Anyway, installing
the SB package has been quite an ordeal but worth the effort.
Let's keep in touch. I think we can help one another. The
manufacturers are of limited help and are hard to contact. I'll be away
from the computer until the 8th. Let us know how you are progressing.
Roger