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Q87270: How to Disable EZSound FX from Windows

Article: Q87270
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 12-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11 
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SUMMARY
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This article discusses how to disable Future Trends Software's EZSound FX
version 2.0 in Windows 3.1 for testing purposes.

MORE INFORMATION
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EZSound FX is an application that adds additional sound functionality to Windows
3.0, 3.0a, and 3.1. This package includes ability to play and convert WAV, SND,
VOC, ROL, NXT, SVX, MAC and several other sound formats, a sound file editor, a
CD player, and the ability to assign sounds to system events like resizing a
window. EZSound FX supplements the original sound functionality that ships with
Windows Multimedia Extensions 1.0 and Windows 3.1 when EZSound FX is installed
with them.

Steps to Disable EZSound FX
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1. Edit the SYSTEM.INI file with a standard ASCII text editor.

2. Locate the [boot] section and make the following changes:

  Before:

        [boot]
        ;EZSound FX Driver
        sound.drv=sfsound.drv
        ;sound.drv=mmsound.drv

  After:

        [boot]
        ;EZSound FX Driver
        ;sound.drv=sfsound.drv
        sound.drv=mmsound.drv

3. Locate the [386enh] section and make the following changes:

  Before:

        [386enh]
        ;The line device=vclmad.386 is used by EZSound FX
        device=vclmad.386

  After:

        [386enh]
        ;The line device=vclmad.386 is used by EZSound FX
        ;device=vclmad.386

4. Steps 2 and 3 disable EZSound FX. If you want to remove the rest of EZSound
  FX's settings, remove (or comment out) the following sections in the
  SYSTEM.INI file:

  [sonic foundry]
  [sfsound.drv]
  [Sampler.dll]
  [MMServices]

5. If necessary, remove any EZSound FX files on the WIN.INI file's load= and
  run= lines, and any EZSound FX icons in the StartUp group.

The EZSound FX product included here is manufactured by vendors independent of
Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's
performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 3.10 3.11 MMWEXT MWIN EZ 3rdparty

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin310 kbWin311
Version           : WINDOWS:3.1,3.11

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