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Q141196: Encarta 1995: Unable to Open Files from Media Gallery

Article: Q141196
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1,3.11; :1995 edition
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 28-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11 
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups versions 3.1, 3.11 
- Microsoft Encarta 95 The Complete Interactive Multimedia Encyclopedia for Macintosh 
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This article contains information about using Windows and Windows for
Workgroups with third-party products or configurations that have not
been tested and are not supported by Microsoft.

SYMPTOMS
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When you start Media Gallery, you receive the following error message:

  Multimedia Viewer [MCI] error. Unable to open file
  \encyc95\audiom12!t048110a.wav or one of its components.

You may also receive a similar error about opening the MM95BAAG.M12 file when
attempting to run Mind Maze.

RESOLUTION
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Install and use a supported version of Microsoft MS-DOS rather than Novell
DR-DOS.

MORE INFORMATION
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products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words: multi media multimedia multi- mmtitles kbmm digital research 1995 dr. dos

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbAudDeveloper kbHomeProdSearch kbWin3xSearch kbEncartaSearch kbWFWSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin310 kbWin311 kbWFW310 kbWFW311 kbEncartaEnCyc1995Mac
Version           : WINDOWS:3.1,3.11; :1995 edition

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