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Q100378: Multimedia Err Msg: Filename Extension of the Specified…

Article: Q100378
Product(s): Microsoft Home Multimedia Titles
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 08-NOV-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Art Gallery for Windows, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Multimedia Beethoven for Windows, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Bookshelf for Windows, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 editions 
- Microsoft Bookshelf '95 for Windows 95 
- Microsoft Bookshelf 1996-97 for Windows 
- Microsoft Cinemania for Windows, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 editions 
- Microsoft Dinosaurs for Windows, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Encarta 1994 The Complete Multimedia Encyclopedia 
- Microsoft Encarta 95 The Complete Interactive Multimedia Encyclopedia 
- Microsoft Multimedia Mozart for Windows, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Multimedia Schubert for Windows, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Multimedia Strauss for Windows, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Multimedia Stravinsky for Windows, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Musical Instruments for Windows, version 1.0 
- Microsoft SoundBits, Hanna-Barbera 
- Microsoft SoundBits, MGM Movies 
- Microsoft SoundBits, Musical Instruments 
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SYMPTOMS
========

In the products listed at the top of this article, you receive the following
error message:

  

  Multimedia Viewer MCI

  Filename extension of the specified multimedia file
  is not associated with any installed device.
  file: <filename of file>

This occurs if any of the following lines are missing from the [MCI extensions]
section of the WIN.INI file and that Application accesses a file with that
extension:

mid=sequencer
wav=waveaudio
MMM=MMMovie
AVI=AVIVideo

RESOLUTION
==========

If any of the above lines are missing, you need to add them. If any of the lines
has a semi-colon as the first character, you need to remove the semi- colon.

For more information about editing the Windows initialization (.ini) files see
your Windows documentation or online help.

NOTE: The semi-colon at the front of the line has the effect of remarking out
that line so that it is not read by Windows.

Additional query words: multimedia sound wave midi CD-AUDIO cd audio movie avi play kbmm mmtitles art gallery bookshelf cinemania encarta sound-bits

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch _IKkbbogus kbHomeMMsearch kbEncartaSearch kbZNotKeyword kbBookshelfSearch kbSoundBitsSearch kbEncartaEncycSearch kbCineManiaSearch kbMMStrauss kbMMSchubert kbMMStravinsky kbMMMozart100 kbMMBeethoven100 kbBookShelf1995 kbBookShelf1996 kbBookShelf1997 kbDinosaurs100 kbMusicalInst kbSoundBits kbArtGallery kbEncarta1995 kbEncartaEnCyc1994
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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