World Book 1994 Access Denied Problem

Kenn's
Tech
Notes

19990104: World Book 1994 Access Denied Problem

January/1999
Tech Note #4

Ron (Sargent Park) H had an interesting problem with World Book Information Finder Ver. 3.0 1994, run from the CD on the server. Although the program had worked fine in the 97/98 school year, after the summer break, it only worked from the library Windows for Workgroups clients. On the Windows 95 (summer/97 vintage) workstations, access as STUDENT would fail. Access as Tech, Sysop, or Teacher worked fine. When logged on as STUDENT, they would get error messages to the tune of "access denied".

Although we don't know precisely what caused these errors, apart from the obvious fact that something in the Summer 98 Routines must have been to blame, Ron was able to solve the problem. Here is the solution:

In this case the CD network connection is W:, and the program installed on the workstation is in c:\info.

a. Log in as Student, go to Teacher Applications...

b. Edit c:\autoexec.bat, and
- add the line:
set infocd=w:
- also add
;c:\info
to the end of the Path statement. (If no path statement, add the line PATH C:\INFO)

c. Create a new shortcut in Start Menu...\Student Programs folder, Target is "W:\IIFWIN.EXE".

d. Edit the new shortcut so "Start in" is "C:\info".

e. Delete the old shortcut, if any.

f. Run Update Permitted Applications.

g. Restart the computer so it reads autoexec.bat again.

DISCLAIMER: This document is intended for the reference of computer support personnel within Winnipeg School Division No. 1. There is no warranty or liability if procedures recommended here have an adverse affect on any systems. Use them at your own risk. Any trademarks mentioned are the property of their owners, none of whom have certified any information provided here. Opinions expressed here are personal only and do not represent the policy of Winnipeg School Division No. 1 or any other organization anywhere.

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