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Q132468: Encarta ‘95 ErrMsg: MMP.DLL Needed for Media Player

Article: Q132468
Product(s): Microsoft Home Multimedia Titles
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 26-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Encarta 95 The Complete Interactive Multimedia Encyclopedia 
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SYMPTOMS
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In Encarta, you may receive the following error message:

  Cannot load the [MCI] Microsoft MCI driver for MMP driver. The driver may be
  missing. Try reinstalling the driver again or contact your system
  administrator.

When attempting to run Media Player, you may receive the error:

  Undetectable problem in loading the specified device driver.

Additionally, the Microsoft MultiMedia Movie Player option may be missing or
unavailable on the Media Player Device menu.

STATUS
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You may receive the messages if the file Mmp.dll is missing from the
\Windows\System folder.

Microsoft Encarta 1995 does not install the Mmp.dll file. The file is not located
on the Encarta CD-ROM. By design, animation files (.mmm) play correctly from
Encarta without the presence of Mmp.dll.

RESOLUTION
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Ignore the error message. The animation files should play normally.

MORE INFORMATION
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Products that contain the file Mmp.dll include, but are not limited to,
Microsoft Bookshelf 1994 edition for Windows, Microsoft Encarta 1994 edition for
Windows, Microsoft Dangerous Creatures for Windows, Microsoft Dinosaurs for
Windows and Microsoft Ancient Lands for Windows.

Additional query words: 1995 errors stopped grey gray gred grayed gray- out greyed-out dimmed dim unavailable out mmtitles

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch kbHomeMMsearch kbEncartaEncycSearch kbEncarta1995

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