SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP6954
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  MFC42.DLL
TITLE:  Presario Specific Models Fix for Phone Center (Canada)
VERSION:  1.00 Rev B 
LANGUAGE:  Canadian English

CATEGORY:  Fix

DIVISION:  Consumer

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Compaq Presario 4808, 4812, 4814, 4816, 4824, 4834, 
                    4840, 4850
NOTE:  A version of this fix for US English software is available in 
       SoftPaq SP6266.
                           
OPERATING SYSTEM:  Microsoft Windows 95 

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITE:  Compaq QuickRestore CD that is shipped with the computer

EFFECTIVE DATE:  April 30, 1998

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes 

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  3.1

SUPERSEDES:  N/A

DESCRIPTION:  Unpacks the files needed to install a utility that fixes a problem 
that can occur on the Canadian Presario models mentioned above where the following 
error message displays when trying to start the Phone Center or Address Book:

    "Unable to initialize DAO/Jet db engine"

This error is caused when the installation of certain third-party programs 
causes the file MFC42.DLL to be replaced with an alternate version. 
Phone Center requires the version of MFC42.DLL that came originally installed 
on these Presario models.  The utility in this Softpaq restores the file 
MFC42.DLL from the Quick Restore CD that came with the computer to the directory 
C:\COMPAQ\CPQPHONE in order to eliminate this error. 

CAUTION:  Running this utility as instructed below overwrites ONLY the file MFC42.DLL,
and does NOT overwrite all user data on the hard drive.  However, booting from the 
QuickRestore CD and following the option to restore the hard drive DOES return the 
hard drive to its original factory condition, effectively deleting all user data.
Therefore, do NOT boot from the QuickRestore CD or select the option to restore the 
hard drive when using this SoftPaq. 

HOW TO USE:

1. Obtain the Quick Restore CD that originally came with your Presario.

2. Download the SoftPaq to an empty, temporary directory on your hard drive.
The file downloaded is a self-extracting executable with a filename 
based on the SoftPaq Number above.

3. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions. 
Enter "Y" to confirm the unpacking of files into the download directory.  

4. After the files have been unpacked, you may delete the self-extracting 
file downloaded in step 1.

5. To install the update, insert the QuickRestore CD into the CD-ROM drive.
		*DO NOT BOOT FROM THE QUICKRESTORE CD*

Then run SETUP.EXE from the download directory to copy the original file MFC42.DLL 
from the QuickRestore CD to the hard drive directory C:\COMPAQ\CPQPHONE.  
For example, with the diskette in drive A, select Start, select Run, then enter:

    a:\setup

6. Follow the on-screen instructions provided by the installation program.

7. When the installation is completed, remove the QuickRestore CD and restart the 
computer.  Verify that the problem is fixed.  You may then delete the directory 
created in step 2 if you wish.

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