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Q167208: Sound Schemes Do Not Migrate to Other Users

Article: Q167208
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): WINNT:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsetup
Last Modified: 09-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Sound schemes installed under one account do not show up correctly for other
users in Control Panel Sound. If an administrator installs the multimedia sound
schemes in Control Panel Add/Remove Programs, the sound schemes will then only
be available to that user who installed them. This means that if a user needs to
install the multimedia components to get the sound schemes, he or she must have
administrator privileges.

CAUSE
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Currently the installation of the multimedia components are stored under the
user's registry key. This information is therefore not available to another
user.

RESOLUTION
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The only way to install the components for each user is to give the users
administrative rights while installing the multimedia components.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. We are
researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: prodnt
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Keywords          : kbsetup 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : WINNT:4.0
Issue type        : kbbug

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