Broderbund's "Grandma and Me" App Won't Install but Still Runs

 Last reviewed: October 4, 1994
Article ID: Q120747
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5

SYMPTOMS

Broderbund's children's game Grandma And Me fails during installation but still can be run.

CAUSE

During installation, the application opens a file with the exclusive attribute and then tries to open it again. Windows NT does not allow this, but MS-DOS does. Because the installation is only creating an icon in Program Manager, its failure does not prevent running the application.

WORKAROUND

You can run the game directly from the CD using File Manager or create your own icon.

To run the application from File Manager, select the CD-ROM drive and double-click on the application's .EXE file.

To install an icon for the application:

  1. Open Program Manager.

  2. From the File menu, select New.

  3. Select Program Item and fill in the path to the file as the command line. For instance, if the file is called GAME.EXE in the directory BIN on drive E:, fill in E:\BIN\GAME.EXE as the command line. You can safely leave all the other fields alone.

"Grandma And Me" is manufactured by Broderbund, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

Additional reference words: prodnt 3.50
KBCategory: kb3rdparty
KBSubCategory: ntconfig

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Last reviewed: October 4, 1994
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