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Q128173: Contents of the Microsoft Windows Sound System DEINSTAL.TXT

Article: Q128173
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Last Modified: 20-SEP-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows Sound System, versions 1.0, 1.0a 
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SUMMARY
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This article contains a copy of the information in the DEINSTAL.TXT file
included with the Microsoft Windows Sound System versions 1.0 and 1.0a.

MORE INFORMATION
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MICROSOFT WINDOWS SOUND SYSTEM
Copyright (C) 1991-1992 Microsoft Corporation

The following is a list of the files that make up the Windows Sound
System and a list of initialization file changes.

Not all these files can be found on any given computer due to differ-
ences in installation and use.  Moreover, when installed on a computer
that is running from a shared Windows installation on a remote network
drive, all the files listed as being in the Windows System directory
are actually located in the local Windows directory.

To remove the Windows Sound System, you must remove these files and
entries. Please delete files and remove entries from within MS-DOS
after you have exited Windows. If you try to delete the files from
within Windows, some of them might be in use, and you will not be
able to do so.

Files in the Windows directory (for example, C:\WINDOWS):

WINDOWSS.GRP
SNDSYS.HLP
SNDSYS.INI
VOICEPIL.INI
SNDCNTRL.DLL
SND.HLP
SNDSCAPE.HLP
SNDSCAPE.SCR
MCIPLAY.EXE
MUSICBOX.INI

Backup versions of existing files:

CONTROL.WSS    (Backup version of CONTROL.INI)
SYSTEM.WSS     (Backup version of SYSTEM.INI)
VOICEPIL.WSS   (Backup version of VOICEPIL.INI)
WIN.WSS        (Backup version of WIN.INI)

Files in the Windows System directory
(for example, C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM):

SNDSYS.DRV
SNDSYS.PAT
VSNDSYS.386    (When you restart Windows after deleting this file,
              you may receive a warning that you can ignore.)
SNDSYSW.CPL
MIDIMAP.CFG    (original file replaced)
SND.CPL        (original file replaced)
MSACM.DRV
MSADPCM.ACM

CAUTION: The files MSACM.DRV and MSADPCM.DRV can be used by other
        applications. Therefore, their removal could hinder these
        applications' proper functioning.

Backup versions of existing files:
MIDIMAP.WSS    (Backup version of MIDIMAP.CFG)

Files in the Microsoft Excel directory
(for example, C:\EXCEL): XLRDR.INI

Files in the Microsoft Excel Library directory
(for example, C:\EXCEL\LIBRARY): PROOF.XLA

Files in the Lotus 1-2-3 for Windows directory
(for example, C:\123WIN): 123RDR.INI

Files in the directory where the Windows Sound System was installed.
(The default is C:\SNDSYS.)

In some cases, you may not be able to delete the dictionary (*.DCT)
files that are installed with ProofReader. To delete them, start
Windows File Manager, and select all the files with the .DCT
extension. Then, from the File menu, choose Delete. File Manager
warns you that the files are "system, hidden or read-only" and
provides you with options. Choose the Yes button.

All files and directories should be removed.

The following is a list of modifications made to initialization
(.INI) files that were not created by Windows Sound System. The
files created by Windows Sound System are listed above.

Note: Depending on how you installed Windows Sound System and how
you use it, some of the entries below may not be present in the
specified files. Also, C:\SNDSYS is replaced by the full directory
name where you installed Windows Sound System if you did not choose
the default C:\SNDSYS location.

Initialization files in the Windows directory
(for example, C:\WINDOWS):

File:    123W.INI:
Section: [AUTOLOAD ADDINS]
Entries:
  123RDR.ADW=C:\SNDSYS, 1, 0, 0

File: CONTROL.INI:

Note: CONTROL.WSS is a copy of your CONTROL.INI before Windows
Sound System was installed on your system.

Section: [MMCPL]
Entries:
  Sndsysw=sndsysw.cpl
  SndsysSnd=snd.cpl

Section: [drivers.desc]
Entries:
  MSACM.DRV=Microsoft Audio Compression Manager
  SNDSYS.DRV=Microsoft Windows Sound System

Section: [SoundSchemes]
Entries: ALL
(Note: If you have Microsoft SoundBits installed on your system,
do not delete the entries for Musical Sounds, Hanna Barbera,
Hollywood Movies, or Your Old Scheme.)

Section: [Sndscape.Birds]
Entries: ALL

Section: [Sndscape.Chimes]
Entries: ALL

Section: [Sndscape.Clock]
Entries: ALL

Section: [Sndscape.Jungle]
Entries: ALL

Section: [Sndscape.Night]
Entries: ALL

Section: [soundscapes]
Entries: ALL

File: WIN.INI

Note: WIN.WSS is a copy of your WIN.INI before Windows Sound System
was installed on your system.

Section: [Extensions]
Entries:
  WAV=C:\SNDSYS\QRECORD.EXE ^.WAV
  SND=C:\SNDSYS\SNDFINDR.EXE ^.SND
  AIF=C:\SNDSYS\SNDFINDR.EXE ^.AIF
  VOC=C:\SNDSYS\SNDFINDR.EXE ^.VOC
  MID=C:\SNDSYS\SNDFINDR.EXE ^.MID
  RMI=C:\SNDSYS\SNDFINDR.EXE ^.RMI

Section: [Embedding]
Entries:
  SoundRec=Sound,Sound,C:\SNDSYS\QRECORD.EXE,picture

Note: To restore Sound Recorder as the OLE server for sound objects,
replace C:\SNDSYS\QRECORD.EXE with SOUNDREC.EXE. This is also select-
able from the Windows Sound System Setup program.

Section: [mci extensions]
Entries:

CAUTION: The following entries can be used by other applications.
Therefore, their removal could hinder these applications' proper
functioning.

  wav=waveaudio
  mid=sequencer
  rmi=sequencer

Section: [sounds]
Entries: If there are any system events that point to WSS sound
files, you should remove the location and name of each sound file.
You can either replace them with existing sound filenames or leave
them blank and use the Sound Control Panel to assign existing sounds
to these events.

File: SYSTEM.INI

Note: SYSTEM.WSS is a copy of your SYSTEM.INI before Windows Sound
System was installed on your system.

Section: [drivers]
Entries:
  WaveMapper=MSACM.DRV
  wave=SNDSYS.DRV
  aux=SNDSYS.DRV
  midi=SNDSYS.DRV

Section: [sndsys.drv]
Entries: ALL

Section: [386Enh]
Entries:
  device=vsndsys.386
  device=vdmadx.386   (removed by Setup)

Section: [mci]
Entries:

CAUTION: The following entries can be used by other applications.
Therefore, their removal could hinder these applications' proper
functioning. If you decide to reinstall WSS, you must restore
these entries before you can obtain full WSS functionality.

[mci]
 CDAudio=mcicda.drv
 WaveAudio=mciwave.drv 6
 Sequencer=mciseq.drv

Microsoft Windows Sound System Version 1.0a
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The following information applies only to the Microsoft Windows Sound
System version 1.0a. Disregard this information if you are running
version 1.0 of the Windows Sound System.

Note
====

This following change in quotation is only for Microsoft Windows
Sound System version 1.0a. Disregard if using version 1.0.

"Section: [msacm]

CAUTION: The following entry may be used by other applications. If
you are unsure whether other applications are using this entry, DO
NOT remove it.

Entries:
install=msadpcm.acm"
===================================================================

File: EXCEL4.INI or EXCEL.INI depending upon which version of
Microsoft Excel is installed.

Section: [Microsoft Excel]
Entries:
  OPEN#=/F C:\EXCEL\LIBRARY\PROOF.XLA
     Where # is a digit (0,1,2, etc.)

===================================================================

File: PROGMAN.INI
(Note: Please make a backup copy of this file before proceeding.)
Section: [Groups]
Entries:
  Group#=C:\WINDOWS\WINDOWSS.GRP
     Where # is a digit (0,1,2, etc.)

Section: [Settings]
Entries:
  Delete the number that appears in place of the number sign (#)
  in the section above.

File: WINHELP.INI
Section: [Files]
Entries:
  wsspss.hlp=c:\sndsys
  tour.exe=c:\sndsys\demo

(Note: If your WSS installation directory is not C:\SNDSYS,
the full path you designated for WSS replaces C:\SNDSYS in
the preceding two lines.)

Additional query words:

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWinSoundSysSearch kbWinSoundSys100 kbWinSoundSys100a

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