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Q95353: No Sounds with PC-Speaker Driver

Article: Q95353
Product(s): Microsoft Home Multimedia Titles
Version(s): 1.0 2.0 1991 1992 1993 1994
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 08-NOV-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Ancient Lands for Windows, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Art Gallery for Windows, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Bookshelf for Windows, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 editions, versions 1992, 1994 
- Microsoft Cinemania for Windows, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 editions 
- Microsoft Complete Baseball for Windows, 1994 edition (see below) 
- Microsoft Dinosaurs for Windows, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Encarta 1994 The Complete Multimedia Encyclopedia 
- Microsoft Musical Instruments for Windows, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Multimedia Beethoven for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.0a 
- Microsoft Multimedia Mozart for Windows, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Multimedia Schubert for Windows, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Multimedia Stravinsky for Windows, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Multimedia Strauss for Windows, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Wine Guide for Windows, versions 1.0, 2.0 
- Microsoft SoundBits, Hanna-Barbera 
- Microsoft SoundBits, MGM Movies 
- Microsoft SoundBits, Musical Instruments 
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SUMMARY
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Sounds in some multimedia applications do not play if the PC-Speaker driver
SPEAKER.DRV is the only sound driver installed on your system.

MORE INFORMATION
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The PC-Speaker driver has some limitations. The sound events work correctly and
Sound Recorder plays the waveform (.WAV) files; however, Media Browser cannot
play the same .WAV files using the PC-Speaker driver. Media Browser uses Media
Control Interface (MCI) command strings to play the .WAV files, whereas Sound
Recorder uses the low-level Windows APIs (waveInOpen, waveOutOpen,
waveInGetPosition, and so on). The PC-Speaker driver cannot respond to MCI
commands.

Additional query words: 2.00 sound bits windows 3.10 extensions sound drivers windows Hanna-Barbera classic hollywood movies mgm Sound Bits musical instruments world kbmm dinos

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch _IKkbbogus kbHomeMMsearch kbEncartaSearch kbGamesSearch kbZNotKeyword kbBookshelfSearch kbSoundBitsSearch kbBaseballSearch kbEncartaEncycSearch kbCineManiaSearch kbAncientLands kbMMStrauss kbMMSchubert kbMMStravinsky kbMMMozart100 kbMMBeethoven100 kbMMBeethoven100a kbCompleteBaseball1994 kbDinosaurs100 kbMusicalInst kbSoundBits kbWine100 kbWine200 kbArtGallery kbEncartaEnCyc1994
Version           : 1.0 2.0 1991 1992 1993 1994

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