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Q176386: Cinemania: No Sound When You Play Film Clips

Article: Q176386
Product(s): Microsoft Home Multimedia Titles
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbmm kbsound kbprb
Last Modified: 13-JUN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Cinemania for Windows, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 editions 
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you play a film clip in Microsoft Cinemania for Windows, you may not hear
any sound.

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if the following entry in the [mci extensions] section
of the Win.ini file is missing or spelled incorrectly:

     avi=AVIVideo

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this issue, use the following steps:

1. Click Start, and then click Run.

2. In the Open box, type "win.ini" (without the quotation marks), and then click
  OK.

3. On the Search menu, click Find.

4. Type "[mci extensions]" (without the quotation marks), and then click Find
  Next.

5. When you locate the [mci extensions] section, scroll down to view the
  contents of the section and verify that the following line exists and is
  correctly spelled:

        avi=AVIVideo

  If this entry is missing from the [mci extensions] section, add it exactly as
  it appears above.

  NOTE: If the line is present but has a semicolon (;) at the beginning, remove
  the semicolon.

6. On the File menu, click Save.

7. On the File menu, click Exit.

8. Restart the computer.

MORE INFORMATION
================

If these steps do not resolve the issue, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q139806 Err Msg: MMSYSTEM266 The Device Could Not Be Loaded...

Additional query words: 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 multi media multimedia multi-media mmtitles

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Keywords          : kbmm kbsound kbprb 
Technology        : kbOSWinSearch kbHomeProdSearch kbHomeMMsearch kbZNotKeyword6 kbCineManiaSearch kbOSWin310 kbOSWin311
Version           : WINDOWS:3.1,3.11

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