Encarta 99: No Sound in Home Screen, Animations, Interactivities
Article ID: 194362
Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 99 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Encarta Reference Suite 99
- Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 99 Concise Edition
- Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 99 Deluxe Edition
This article was previously published under Q194362
SYMPTOMS
When you run Encarta Encyclopedia 99, you may not hear any sounds on the
Encarta Home Screen, or when you play animations or interactivities.
CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you install a program that uses Macromedia
Shockwave Director 6.0 after you install Encarta 99.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use one of the following methods.
Reinstall Macromedia Director 6.0.1 from the Installation CD-ROM
To reinstall Macromedia Director 6.0.1 from the installation CD-ROM,
follow these steps:
- Insert the Encarta Encyclopedia Deluxe 99 or Encarta Reference Suite
99 Installation and Resources CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. Press
and hold down the SHIFT key when you insert the CD-ROM to
prevent Encarta 99 from starting automatically.
- Click Start, and then click Run.
- In the Open box, type the following line, and then click
OK:
<drive>:\support\shkwave\Sw61inst.exe
where <drive> is the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive.
Remove and Reinstall Encarta Encyclopedia 99
To remove and reinstall Encarta Encyclopedia 99, follow these steps:
- Insert the Encarta Encyclopedia Deluxe 99 or Encarta Reference Suite
99 Installation and Resources CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. Press
and hold down the SHIFT key when you insert the CD-ROM to
prevent Encarta 99 from starting automatically.
- Click Start, point to Settings, and then click
Control Panel.
- Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
- Click Encarta Encyclopedia Deluxe 99, and then click
Add/Remove.
- Follow the instructions on the screen to remove Encarta Encyclopedia
99.
- Click Start, and then click Run.
- In the Open box, type the following line, and then click
OK:
where <drive> is the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive.
- Follow the instructions on the screen to reinstall Encarta
Encyclopedia 99.
MORE INFORMATION
Encarta 99 Setup installs Macromedia Shockwave Director 6.0.1, and Encarta
98 Setup installs Macromedia Shockwave Director 6.0. If you install Encarta
98 after you install Encarta 99, the Macromedia Shockwave Director 6.0
installation program in Encarta 98 Setup overwrites some of the Macromedia
Shockwave Director 6.0.1 files installed by Encarta 99 Setup.
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