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Q130862: Unable to Start Quick Recorder as an OLE Server

Article: Q130862
Product(s): Miscellaneous Windows Products
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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, 1.1, 2.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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After you install the Windows Sound System, you may receive the following error
message when you try to start Quick Recorder:

  Unable to start Quick Recorder as an OLE server. Run Windows Sound System
  Setup again.

CAUSE
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The REG.DAT file may not have been updated correctly, or may have been damaged.

RESOLUTION
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To correct this error, either re-install the Windows Sound System soft- ware, or
rebuild the default REG.DAT file. For information about how to rebuild the
default REG.DAT file, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q80393 How to Rebuild a Default REG.DAT File

Additional query words: 1.00 1.10 2.00

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWinSoundSysSearch kbWinSoundSys100 kbWinSoundSys200

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