PC Win : Err Msg: Microsoft Tutorial - File Error

Last reviewed: March 17, 1995
Article ID: Q127736
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Mail for Windows, versions 3.2 and 3.2a

SYMPTOMS

If you run the demonstration program in versions 3.2 and 3.2a of Microsoft Mail for Windows, you may get the following error message:

   Microsoft Tutorial - File Error

RESOLUTION

NOTE: Running the demo does not require an existing postoffice installation.

If you receive the above error message, follow these steps:

  1. Make sure that you are running PLAY.EXE from the MAILEXE directory.

  2. If the error still occurs, you will need to create a separate directory and copy the following files from the MAILEXE directory into the new directory:

          PLAY.EXE
          MSMAIL.LES
          CBTLIB3.DLL
          CLKLIB.DEX
    

    NOTE: If CLKLIB.DEX is not present, an out of memory error will occur.

MORE INFORMATION

In order to run the demonstration program, do the following steps:

  • From the Help Menu, choose Demos,

-or-
  • Start File Manager. From the File menu, choose Run. Type PLAY MSMAIL.LES in the Command Line box.

    NOTE: You must be in the MAILEXE directory. PLAY.EXE is a file that ships with Microsoft Mail and is used for running the Mail demo program and must be run under Windows.


Additional reference words: 3.20 3.20a mail demo error
KBCategory: kbsetup kberrmsg
KBSubcategory: MailPCWin


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Last reviewed: March 17, 1995
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