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Q89958: Sound System Err Msg: Specified File Is Unable to Run

Article: Q89958
Product(s): Miscellaneous Windows Products
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Last Modified: 11-SEP-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows Sound System, versions 1.0, 1.0a 
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SUMMARY
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The Help files for the programs included in Windows Sound System contain an icon
that is supposed to run the Guided Tour. However, if you double-click the icon
to run the Guided Tour, the following error is displayed instead:

  The Specified File Is Unable to Run.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Help files for Windows Sound
System Help versions 1.0 and 1.0a. The Guided Tour has been removed from Windows
Sound System version 2.0.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, run the Guided Tour during Setup, or run it from
the icon in the Windows Sound System group under Program Manager.

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWinSoundSysSearch kbWinSoundSys100 kbWinSoundSys100a

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