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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
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
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
==========

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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