IEEE Switchgear and Substations Collections READ ME File

This file contains last-minute product information and troubleshooting tips.

1. Internet Explorer Already Open
In some cases, clicking "Agree" as prompted by the license agreement screen may
not show the standards collection if your default browser is Internet Explorer a
nd your browser is already open. In this case, after you exit the license agreem
ent screen by pressing the Esc (Escape) key, the collection will be open in anot
her Internet Explorer window.
2. Accessing the Collection Contents
If the collection does not appear automatically for any reason, use Windows Expl
orer to browse the CD. Open the file substatn.htm.

3. Internet Access Required

In order to view the hyperlinks in the standards collection that present content
from web pages, you must have an internet connection.

4. ActiveX Error Prevents .pdf from Opening

This error is not unique to this IEEE Collection product. This error indicates a
problem accessing any Acrobat file from your PC.
(See also Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 235653 from microsoft.com).
There is a known defect, which may affect users of the following software:
Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft

Internet
Internet
Internet
Internet
Internet
Internet
Internet
Internet

Explorer
Explorer
Explorer
Explorer
Explorer
Explorer
Explorer
Explorer

5.5 for Windows NT 4.0

5.01 for Windows NT 4.0
5.0 for Windows NT 4.0
version 6 for Windows 2000
version 6 for Windows 98
version 6 for Windows 98 Second Edition
version 6 for Windows Millennium Edition
version 6 for Windows NT 4.0

After you install Internet Explorer, when you restart the computer, if you click
the View as Web page option under active desktop, you may receive the following
error message:
"This page provides potentially unsafe information to an ActiveX control. Your c
urrent security settings prohibit running controls in this manner. As a result,
this page may not display correctly."
This error message is not displayed, however, if you right-click the Active Desk
top, point to Active Desktop, and then click View as Web Page to remove the chec
k mark.
This issue can occur if the Comcat.dll file is damaged or is the wrong version n
umber.

To resolve this issue, unregister the Comcat.dll file by using the Regsvr32.exe
utility with the /u switch as in the following example:
regsvr32 /u C:\winnt\system32\comcat.dll
and rename the Comcat.dll file in the %SystemRoot%\System32 folder.
After you unregister the Comcat.dll file, reinstall Internet Explorer.
For information about how to rename a file, click Start, click Help, click the I
ndex tab, type renaming, and then double-click the "Renaming files" topic.
If you remove Internet Explorer before you reinstall it, be sure to rename the C
omcat.dll file after removing Internet Explorer.

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