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    AST RESEARCH, INC.         TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1248                7-12-95

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    ADVANTAGE! MS WORKS PROBLEM

    PROBLEM

    When running MS Works in the Advantage! 6066D or 8075P, using HELP causes the
    following message to appear:

    "Cannot find the viewer file"

    even though the MS Works CD is in the drive.

    CAUSE

    In the [Files] section, the following line is missing from file
    WINDOWS\VIEWER.INI:

    	   MSWORKS.MVB=D:\help\, Cannot locate Files. Please insert the
    	   Microsoft Works CD Rom, or run Setup.

    SYSTEMS AFFECTED
    AST PART NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION

    501491-XXX      ADVANTAGE! 2-66D
    501541-XXX      ADVANTAGE! 2-66D
    501543-XXX      ADVANTAGE! P60
    501544-XXX      ADVANTAGE! P90
    501545-XXX      ADVANTAGE! P60
    501546-XXX      ADVANTAGE! P90
    501549-XXX      ADVANTAGE! 2-50D
    501582-XXX      ADVANTAGE! 486DX2-50
    501583-XXX      ADVANTAGE! 486DX2-66D
    501610-XXX      ADVANTAGE! SX33
    501693-XXX      ADVANTAGE! 6066D
    501695-XXX      ADVANTAGE! 6075P
    501696-XXX      ADVANTAGE! 8075P

    SOLUTION

    Using a text editor such as Notepad, in the Windows Accessories group, add
    the following lines to the VIEWER.INI file in the WINDOWS\VIEWER directory:

    [Files]
    MSWORKS.MVB=D:\help\, Cannot locate Files. Please insert the  Microsoft Works
    CD Rom, or run Setup.