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Q178677: Err Msg: MMSYSTEMxxx: There is Not Enough Memory Available for T

Article: Q178677
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg kbhw kbmm kbsound aoe fs98 fs6 kbimu msgame kbHardware
Last Modified: 07-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Age of Empires, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 Professional Edition 
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 
- Microsoft Flight Simulator for Windows 95, version 1.0 
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SYMPTOMS
========

When you attempt to start one of the programs listed earlier in this article,
you may receive one of the following error messages:

   - MMSYSTEM007: There is not enough memory available for this task. Quit one or
  more programs then try again.

   - MMSYSTEM264: There is not enough memory available for this task. Quit one or
  more programs then try again.

You may also experience problems when you attempt to play an audio CD, or you may
be unable to adjust the volume control.

CAUSE
=====

This issue can occur if your Windows multimedia drivers are missing or damaged.

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this issue, remove any of the following multimedia players that are
installed on your computer:

- Microsoft Active Movie
- Direct Show
- Direct Video
- Intel RSX 3D Audio
- Real Audio Player
- SoftPeg
- Windows Media Player

To do this:

1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.

3. In the list of installed programs, click the multimedia player you want to
  remove, and then click Add/Remove.

4. Follow the instructions on the screen to finish removing the program.

5. Restart your computer.

Repeat these steps to remove each of the multimedia players installed on the
computer.

If the issue continues to occur, remove and reinstall the Windows multimedia
components. To do this:

1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.

3. On the Windows Setup tab, click to clear the Multimedia check box, and then
  click Apply.

4. On the Windows Setup tab, click to select the Multimedia check box, and then
  click OK.

5. Follow the instructions on the screen to finish installing the Windows
  multimedia components.

6. Restart the computer.

If the issue continues to occur, one or more of the following files may be
missing or damaged:

- Avifile.dll
- Dciman.dll
- Dciman32.dll
- Mciavi.drv
- Msvidc32.dll
- Msvideo.dll
- Msvfw32.dll
- Wow32.dll

For additional information about how to restore these files, click the article
numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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

  Q129605 How to Extract Original Compressed Windows Files

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

If you want to reinstall your multimedia players after you resolve the issue,
install only one player at a time. If the issue occurs again after you reinstall
a multimedia player, remove that player, restart the computer, and then verify
that the issue is resolved.

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


Additional query words: 1.00 sounds CD-ROM level dimmed greyed grayed flt sim fltsim fs98 fs2000 fs2k aoe ror

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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbhw kbmm kbsound aoe fs98 fs6 kbimu msgame kbHardware 
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch _IKkbbogus kbAOE kbGamesSearch kbFlightSimSearch kbZNotKeyword kbAOESearch kbFlightSim2000 kbFlightSim98 kbFlightSim95 kbSimSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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