KB148913 - OFF95: Err Msg: "No Valid .FMT Files Available" Printing Schedule+ File

Article ID: 148913

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

APPLIES TO

Microsoft Office 95 Standard Edition
Microsoft Schedule+ 97 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q148913

SYMPTOMS

When you print a Schedule+ file, the following error message may appear:

The print operation could not be completed. Cannot print because there are not valid .FMT files available.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs when the following conditions are met:

You perform a Compact installation of Microsoft Office for Windows 95. -and-
You start Schedule+ and click Print on the File menu.

This behavior occurs because a Compact installation does not install the .fmt files that Schedule+ requires in order to print. This behavior is by design of the Office Setup program.

MORE INFORMATION

The following .fmt files are installed when you perform a Complete installation of Microsoft Office:

   Msoffice\Schedule

      Av41206.fmt
      Av41256.fmt
      Av41307.fmt
      Av41357.fmt
      Avl7901.fmt
      Avl7902.fmt
      Dyno106.fmt
      Normal.fmt

These files, which are necessary for printing, are also installed by Microsoft Exchange. In order to conserve disk space, Schedule+ uses the files installed by Exchange when you perform a Compact installation.

For additional information, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

136718 OFF7: Files Installed with Custom (Select All) (Part 1 of 3)

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