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Q86161: .VOC Sound Files Not Supported by Windows

Article: Q86161
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a,3.1,3.11; :1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 15-OCT-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11 
- Microsoft Windows Sound System, version 1.0 
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Windows version 3.1 and Windows versions 3.0 with Multimedia Extensions do
not support playing files with the .VOC extension. The .VOC file format is
a "wave form audio" format, similar to the format of .WAV files.

Microsoft does not distribute a conversion utility to change .VOC files to
.WAV files. Third-party or shareware applications may be available to
perform such a conversion.

NOTE: The Windows Sound System contains a sound playing and conversion
utility called "Sound Finder," which allows the playing of .VOC files.
For more information, query on the following in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:

  WSS and sound and finder

Additional query words: MWIN VOC WAV soundfinder soundplaying

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWinSoundSysSearch kbWin300 kbWin300a kbWin310 kbWin311 kbWinSoundSys100
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a,3.1,3.11; :1.0

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