    AST RESEARCH, INC.        TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1501           6-6-96

    TITLE: Advantage! PerfectWorks WPW File Ext

    SUMMARY

       The Advantage! system may report, "No application is associated
       with this file."

       This issue affects the following system: 501769.

    ISSUE

       When double clicking on a file with a Word Perfect Works (WPW) extension
       (Perfect Works Document), the Advantage! system may display the
       following the message:

            "No application is associated with this file."

    BACKGROUND

       The WPW file extension is not associated with the pre-installed
       Perfect Works progam.

       The current version of the AST Data Disk 4.0 does not complete the
       Perfect Works registry registration.  The registration should be
       performed manually.

    ACTION

       Register the Perfect Works extensions by performing the
       following steps:

          1. Click on the Start button on the Taskbar.
          2. Click on the Run button.
          3. In the open text box, enter:
             'REGEDIT C:\WINDOWS\WPWORKS.REG'
             and click on the OK button.

    NOTES

       This issue affects all AST Advantage computers using the ADVANTAGE!
       Data Disk 4.0 with part number 916087-xxx.

    TAN 001538RL

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