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Q103281: Windows Sound System Err Msg: Could Not Play File

Article: Q103281
Product(s): Miscellaneous Windows Products
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
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Last Modified: 13-JUN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows Sound System, versions 1.0, 1.0a, 2.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you try to play a musical instrument digital interface (MIDI) (.MID) or
waveform (.WAV) file using the Sound Finder, you may receive the error message

  Could not play file: <filename>

where <filename> is the name of your file.

The message may continue with:

  Not enough memory available for this task.
  Quit one or more applications to increase available memory, and then try
  again.

RESOLUTION
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If you are trying to play an .MID file, the cause may be a missing or corrupted
TIMER driver. Run Control Panel and open the Drivers option. If TIMER does not
exist, choose Add and install the TIMER; otherwise, remove it and reinstall the
driver from the Windows disks.

If you are trying to play a .WAV file and receive the second part of the message,
the MMTASK.TSK file found in the Windows SYSTEM subdirectory may be missing or
corrupted.

Additional query words: 1.00 1.00a 2.00 errors

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWinSoundSysSearch kbWinSoundSys100 kbWinSoundSys100a kbWinSoundSys200

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