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Q100991: Microsoft SoundBits Browser Does Not Show Collections

Article: Q100991
Product(s): Microsoft Home Multimedia Titles
Version(s): 1.0; MACINTOSH:1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 08-NOV-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Sound Bits (Hanna-Barbara) version 1.0 
- Microsoft Sound Bits (Movie Clips) version 1.0 
- Microsoft SoundBits, Musical Instruments, version 1.0 
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SUMMARY
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Microsoft SoundBits Browser will not show any of the installed collections if
the MBROWSER.INI file is either missing or corrupt.

MORE INFORMATION
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Reinstalling SoundBits usually corrects this problem. However if the problem
continues, the MBROWSER.INI file can be manually reconstructed. In the following
example of the file, all three collections are installed; however, any one of
the three lines under [Collections] can be removed, depending on which
collection(s) you do not have.

Note there should be only three lines under [Collections]; however, due to the
length of the lines, they are wrapped in this article.

MBROWSER.INI FILE
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[Collections]
MUSIC.MBR=MICROSOFT,C:\WINDOWS\SNDBITS\MUSIC\MUSIC.MBR,MUSIC.DIB, "SoundBits:
Musical Sounds","Musical Sounds Disk 1"
MOVIES.MBR=MICROSOFT,C:\WINDOWS\SNDBITS\MOVIES\MOVIES.MBR,MOVIES.DIB, "SoundBits:
Hollywood Movies","SoundBits Hollywood Movies Disk"
HB.MBR=MICROSOFT,C:\WINDOWS\SNDBITS\HB\HB.MBR,HB.DIB,
"SoundBits:Hanna-Barbera","Hanna-Barbera Disk 1"

[MBROWSER]
DefaultSrc=MOVIES.MBR

Additional query words: Sound bits multi media multimedia multi- blank empty HB movie 1.00

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : _IKkbbogus kbZNotKeyword kbSoundBitsSearch kbSoundBits
Version           : :1.0; MACINTOSH:1.0

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