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Q165994: Cinemania 96: Film Clips Do Not Play When Clicked

Article: Q165994
Product(s): Microsoft Home Multimedia Titles
Version(s): 1996 edition
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbmm kbsound
Last Modified: 18-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Cinemania for Windows 1996 edition 
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SYMPTOMS
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After you double-click a title to start playing a film clip, the insertion point
changes to an hourglass and then changes back to a cursor.

The film clip does not play, nor is there an error message displayed.

CAUSE
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This problem will occur if the entry:

  avi=AVIVideo

found in the [mci extensions] section of the WIN.INI file, is missing or is
spelled incorrectly.

RESOLUTION
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To correct this problem, make sure the line is entered in the [mci extensions]
section of the Win.ini file, as follows:

  avi=AVIVideo

If this line is not in your Win.ini file, add it.

For more information about modifying .ini files in Windows, see your Windows
printed documentation or online help.

Additional query words: 1996 multi media multimedia multi-media mmtitles kbmm

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Keywords          : kbmm kbsound 
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch kbHomeMMsearch kbCineManiaSearch kbCinemania1996
Version           : :1996 edition
Issue type        : kbprb

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