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Q93091: Setup: Changes Made to the Initialization (*.INI) Files

Article: Q93091
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, version 1.0 
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SUMMARY
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Installing version 1.0 of Microsoft Video for Windows makes additions and
modifications to the Windows and the Windows System directories as well as the
WIN.INI, SYSTEM.INI, CONTROL.INI, PROGMAN.INI, REG.DAT, and ACCESSO0.GRP files.
The following is a listing of the specific additions made to the .INI files
during the installation of Microsoft Video for Windows 1.0.

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WIN.INI changes:

NOTE: The following entry is an addition to the mci extensions section:

  [mci extensions]
  avi=AVIVideo

NOTE: The following entry is an addition to the embedding section:

  [embedding]
  MPlayer=Media Clip,Media Clip,mplayer.exe,picture

NOTE: The following entries are added as a new section to the WIN.INI. The actual
values associated with each entry vary with the video driver being used and the
settings selected when installing the driver:

  [drawdib]
  display.drv=v7vga.drv 640x480x8
  Result8=15
  Result16=0
  Result24=1

SYSTEM.INI changes:

The changes made to the SYSTEM.INI file vary with the choice of drivers installed
with Microsoft Video for Windows 1.0. These changes are described below, each
entry preceded by the driver name associated with the change.

NOTE: The actual values associated with these entries will vary from system to
system. If a user is unsure of the values that apply to his or her system they
should be directed to their hardware manufacturer.

NOTE: The following entry will appear regardless of which driver is installed:

  [mci]
  AVIVideo=mciavi.drv

NOTE: The following entry appears only if the Pioneer 4200 driver has been
installed:

  Videodisc=mcipionr.drv com1

NOTE: The following listing describes the possible entries found in the [drivers]
section of the SYSTEM.INI. This section never includes more than one of the
msvideo= entries:

  [drivers]
  VIDC.MSVC=msvidc.drv
  VIDC.RT21=indeo.drv
  msvideo=vblaster.drv
  msvideo=bravado.drv
  msvideo=targa16.drv
  msvideo=svw_VCAP.drv
  msvideo=indeo.drv

NOTE: The following listing describes the possible entries that are added with
the installation of the Intel Indeo (ActionMedia):

  [386Enh]
  device=VswitchD.386

  [ActionMedia]
  Playback option=803

NOTE: The following listing describes the possible entries that are added with
the installation of the Truevision Bravado driver:

  [Bravado.drv]
  Interrupt=9
  MemoryBase=E
  PortBae=224

NOTE: The following listing describes the possible entries that are added with
the installation of the Video Blaster.

  Video Blaster
  [VBlaster.drv]
  Interrupt=10
  MemoryBase=E
  PortBase=2AD6

NOTE: The following listing describes the possible entries that are added with
the installation of the Truevision Targa 16+ driver:

  [Targa16.drv]
  Portbase=220
  Interrupt=10
  MemoryBase=E000
  WaitStates=1

NOTE: The following listing describes the possible entries that are added with
the installation of the New Media SVW driver:

  [SVW_VCap.drv]
  Portbase=AD6
  MemoryBase=E

NOTE: The following listing describes the possible entries that are added with
the installation of the Pioneer 4200 driver:

  [mci]
  Videodisc=mcipionr.drv com1

NOTE: Only certain combinations of the above drivers may be installed at one
time. For example, only one capture driver may be installed at one time, but
multiple compression drivers are allowed.

CONTROL.INI Changes:

NOTE: The following listing describes the possible entries found in the
[drivers.desc] section of the CONTROL.INI. The actual entries will include only
one of the MSVIDEO capture drivers:

  [drivers.desc]
  mciavi.drv=[MCI] Microsoft MCI AVI Driver
  msvidc.drv=Microsoft Video Compressor
  indeo.drv=Intel Indeo(TM) Video Driver
  vblaster.drv=Creative Labs VideoBlaster Video Capture
  bravado.drv=Truevision Targa16 Plus Video Capture
  SVW_VCAP.drv=New Media Graphics SVW Video Capture
  mcipionr.drv=[MCI] Pioneer 4200 Videodisc
  soft486.drv=486 1.0 Software Driver

NOTE: The following listing describes the possible entries found in the
[Userinstallable.drivers] section of the CONTROL.INI. The actual entry includes
only one of the MSVIDEO capture drivers:

  [Userinstallable.drivers]
  VIDC.RT21=indeo.drv
  VIDC.MSVC=msvidc.drv
  msvideo=vblaster.drv
  msvideo=bravado.drv
  msvideo=targa16.drv
  msvideo=svw_VCAP.drv
  msvideo=indeo.drv
  Videodisc=mcipionr.drv

NOTE: The following listing describes the possible entries found in the
[related.desc] section of the CONTROL.INI. The actual entries vary with drivers
installed:

  [related.desc]
  msvideo=
  Videodisc=
  VIDC.RT21=
  VIDC.MSVC=
  AVIVideo=msvidc.drv

PROGMAN.INI Changes:

NOTE: The following listing describes the entries found in the [Groups] section
of the PROGMAN.INI. The # indicates an integer value assigned by Windows,
<Drive> indicates the logical drive containing the Windows directory and
<Path> indicates the fully qualified path to the Windows directory.

  [Groups]
  Group#=<Drive>:\<Path>\VIDEOFOR.GRP
  Group#=<Drive>:\<Path>\MULTIMED.GRP

Additional query words: 1.00

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