AST RESEARCH, INC.        TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1501           6-6-96 
 
 
 
TITLE: Advantage! PerfectWorks WPW File Ext
 
 
SUMMARY 
 
   The Advantage! system may report, "No application is associated
   with this file."

   This issue affects the following system: 501769.


ISSUE 
 
   When double clicking on a file with a Word Perfect Works (WPW) extension 
   (Perfect Works Document), the Advantage! system may display the
   following the message:

        "No application is associated with this file."


BACKGROUND 
 
   The WPW file extension is not associated with the pre-installed 
   Perfect Works progam.

   The current version of the AST Data Disk 4.0 does not complete the
   Perfect Works registry registration.  The registration should be 
   performed manually.


ACTION 
 
   Register the Perfect Works extensions by performing the 
   following steps:

      1. Click on the Start button on the Taskbar.  
      2. Click on the Run button.  
      3. In the open text box, enter: 
         'REGEDIT C:\WINDOWS\WPWORKS.REG' 
         and click on the OK button.


NOTES 

   This issue affects all AST Advantage computers using the ADVANTAGE! 
   Data Disk 4.0 with part number 916087-xxx.

TAN 001538RL
 
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