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Works Err Msg: "File BSHELF93.EXE Is About to Be Changed"

Article ID: 122264

Article Last Modified on 1/24/2005

Microsoft Works 3.0 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q122264

SYMPTOMS

When running Works for Windows 3.0, you may receive the following error message:

Central Point Anti-Virus Warning
File BSHELF93.exe is about to be changed.

This error occurs if you have the anti-virus program VSAFE running and the Protect Executable Files option is selected in VSAFE. Note: the error may also be listed as "Microsoft Anti-Virus Warning."

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Works version 3.00 for Windows. This problem was corrected in Works versions 3.00a and 3.00b.

RESOLUTION

To correct the problem, do one of the following:

Upgrade to Works version 3.0a or 3.0b for Windows.
Turn off the Protect Executable Files option in VSAFE.
To turn off the Protect Executable Files
1. In Vsafe Manager (MWAVTSR.EXE), click the large button that reads "Options" (Vsafe Manager should already be running).
2. Remove the check mark in Protect Executable Files, then choose OK.
3. Minimize the VSafe Manager icon.

MORE INFORMATION

This error message can occur even if Bookshelf is not installed on the system. There is a pointer to the Bookshelf executable file in the WKSLANG.DLL that enables the integration of Works with Microsoft Encarta and Microsoft Bookshelf.

VSAFE is an anti-virus program shipped with MS-DOS versions 6.0 and later, and with applications from Central Point.

For more information about VSafe, query on the following words in the Microsoft Knowledgebase:

VSafe and mwavtsr.exe

Additional query words: err msgscanning detection detecting PC Tools 1.0

Keywords: KB122264