Q85748: Windows Err Msg: I/O Address Cannot Be Found in SYSTEM.INI
Article: Q85748
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1
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Last Modified: 24-OCT-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 3.1
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SYMPTOMS
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You may receive the following error message when you start Control Panel:
I/O address cannot be found in SYSTEM.INI
CAUSE
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This problem occurs when the SoundBlaster Mixer icon from Multimedia Extensions
version 1.0 is present in Control Panel.
MORE INFORMATION
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This icon is an audio-mixing board for the Creative Labs SoundBlaster Pro sound
cards.
To determine if the icon is from version 1.0 of the Multimedia Extensions, do the
following:
1. At a MS-DOS command prompt, type:
cd\windows\system
2. Type:
dir sbpmixer.cpl
3. If the directory shows the following, you have Multimedia Extensions version
1.0:
SBPMIXER CPL 25504 10/17/91
RESOLUTION
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To correct this problem:
- Update the SoundBlaster drivers.
-or-
- Remove the SBPMIXER.CPL file from the WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.
The updated SoundBlaster Drivers are available from Creative Labs.
Additional query words: 3.10 3.1
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Keywords :
Technology : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin310
Version : WINDOWS:3.1
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