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Q141412: Encarta 1995: Mindmaze May Hang with 8-bit Sound Blaster Cards

Article: Q141412
Product(s): Microsoft Home Kids Products
Version(s): 1995 edition
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 for Macintosh 
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SYMPTOMS
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If your computer system has a Sound Blaster 8-bit sound card installed and you
attempt to run the Encarta 1995 MindMaze game, your system may hang (stop
responding). No error message is displayed.

RESOLUTION
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Use one of the following two methods to turn the MindMaze Music and Sound
Effects off.

Method 1
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1. On the MindMaze menu, click the Sound Option.

2. Click the Off option for both Music and Sound Effects.

3. Click OK to close the Sound Options dialog box.

  NOTE: Method 1 only works if MindMaze does not hang when starting. If MindMaze
  hangs when starting, use Method 2 to turn off sounds.

Method 2
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1. Using a text editor such as Notepad in Windows 3.x, or WordPad in Windows 95,
  open the Encarta.ini file located in your Windows folder.

2. In the [Mindmaze95] section, change the following entries:

  SoundOn=0
  MusicOn=0

  NOTE: If your Encarta.ini file does not include a [MindMaze95] section, add
  the section with the above lines at the bottom of the file.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Encarta for Windows,
1995 edition. We are researching this problem and will post new information here
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION
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Turning off the MindMaze sounds options off will not affect other sounds in
Encarta.

The third-party products mentioned here are manufactured by vendors independent
of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these
products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 1995 multi media multimedia multi-media lock locked hung freeze mmtitles kbmm soundblaster win95

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbHomeProdSearch kbEncartaSearch kbEncartaEnCyc1995Mac
Version           : :1995 edition

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