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Q149193: Clicking the Stop Button in CD Player May Hang Computer

Article: Q149193
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 95
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): win95
Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you are playing an audio CD using the CD Player tool in Windows 95, your
computer may stop responding (hang) when you click Stop in CD Player.

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if you are using a Sony CDU-76E CD-ROM drive. The
computer hangs because of a timing problem between the CD Player tool and the
CD-ROM drive.

RESOLUTION
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To prevent this behavior from occurring, allow more than one second to elapse
between clicking Play and Stop in CD Player. If you click Stop immediately after
clicking Play, the computer may hang.

MORE INFORMATION
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The Sony CDU-76E CD-ROM drive is installed in some Compaq Presario computers as
original equipment. Sony Corporation is aware of this problem. The CDU-76E
CD-ROM drive is no longer in production; it has been replaced by the new model
CDU-77E CD-ROM drive.

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Keywords          : win95 
Technology        : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : 95

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