KB Articles for Miscellaneous Windows Products

• Q77725: Must Exit and Reenter Windows to Update Sound Driver
• Q77861: Control Panel’s Sound Won’t Play Certain Wave Files
• Q76765: README.TXT: Using Windows with Multimedia Extensions
• Q76774: README.TXT: Using Windows 2.x Drivers with Windows 3.0
• Q76780: README.TXT: General Notes About Applications
• Q76783: README.TXT: General Notes About Hardware
• Q76800: Description of a Multimedia PC
• Q76804: MS-DOS Application Unable to Use Audio in 386 Enhanced Mode
• Q76807: Sound Blaster: Built-In Stereo Power Amplifier
• Q76811: Sound Blaster: Built-In Game I/O Port Feature
• Q76816: SYSTEM.INI Settings for Multimedia Windows
• Q76867: MIDIMAP.INI Edited Through Control Panel
• Q76868: Authoring Device-Independent MIDI Files
• Q76873: Detailed Multimedia PC Specification
• Q76874: MSCDEX CD-ROM Driver and Windows with Multimedia Extensions
• Q76878: Setup Detects an Installed Copy of Windows on Hard Drive
• Q76939: Multimedia Windows: Problems with SCRNSVR.EXE and IDLEWILD.EXE
• Q78417: Relocating Help Files in Windows with Multimedia Extensions
• Q79019: Double-Clicking on Desktop Starts Multimedia Screen Saver
• Q84431: Sounds Option Unavailable in Alarm Clock
• Q89870: Proofing Sound Quality May Vary with Speed in Proof Reader
• Q89872: Control Panel Changes Have No Effect with Proof Reader, 1-2-3
• Q89873: WSS Compatibility with Sound Boards and MS-DOS Applications
• Q89874: MIDIMAP.CFG Is Replaced During Windows Sound System Setup
• Q89875: Changes Made to SYSTEM.INI File During Sound System Setup 1.0
• Q89877: Sound System: Description of Yamaha OPL3 and OPL2 Chips
• Q89878: Windows Sound System: How SoundScapes Works
• Q89879: Differences Between PCM/ADPCM Wave Files Explained
• Q89889: Default Minimal View Attributes in Quick Recorder
• Q89892: Drag and Drop Fails While Playing/Recording in Quick Recorder
• Q89896: How to Add Vocabulary Items to ProofReader Dictionary
• Q89897: How to Set Up Windows Sound System on a Network
• Q89900: Sound Finder Does Not Restore Minimized Quick Recorder
• Q89901: Quick Recorder Resize when Playing Causes Random Data Display
• Q89902: MIDI Sequencing Software Issues with Windows Sound System
• Q89903: Quick Recorder Does Not Save Alternate File Extensions
• Q89910: Error in Quick Recorder Help
• Q89912: File Drag May Not Work with Quick Recorder
• Q89913: Cannot Modify and Save Read-Only Files in Quick Recorder
• Q89914: 256-Color Bitmap Problems with Quick Recorder
• Q89948: Sound Finder Does Not Start Minimized
• Q89950: No Shortcut Keys for Label/Description Fields in Sound Finder
• Q89952: Skip Button Is Disabled in Windows Sound System
• Q89955: Windows Task Manager Does Not End Task for Sound Finder
• Q89956: File Lost if Cancel Is Chosen During File Conversion
• Q89957: Sound Finder Ignores Working Directory Setting
• Q89958: Sound System Err Msg: Specified File Is Unable to Run
• Q89959: Music Box Titles List Box Does Not Close with ESC Key
• Q89963: Sound Finder Converts All Files in Convert Dialog Box
• Q89967: MCI CD Audio Drivers Must Be Installed for Music Box to Work
• Q89969: Slow Startup in Music Box Due to ASPI4DOS.SYS
• Q89970: How to Determine Interrupt, I/O, and DMA Channel Conflicts
• Q89972: Sound Finder Does Not Use Uniform Naming Convention
• Q89974: Setup Detects Incorrect Space Available on WFWG Server
• Q89985: Windows Sound System and MPC Compatibility
• Q89986: Windows Sound System Supports Audio Written for Windows 3.1
• Q89996: Windows Sound System Supports ISA/EISA, Not Micro Channel
• Q89997: Changes to Wrong File when Switching Tasks in Quick Recorder
• Q87882: Using SHARE.EXE and Sharing Violations with WinLogin
• Q92401: Noise (Hissing) During Playback of Sound Files
• Q92621: Err Msg: There Are One or More User or Voice Data Files…
• Q92638: Windows Sound System Specifications
• Q92729: Windows Sound System Version 1.0 Disk Directory Listings
• Q92756: Media Player: Basic AVI Playback Troubleshooting
• Q92757: VFW: Troubleshooting - Frames Dropping During Playback
• Q92758: Setup: Files and Directories Changed During Installation
• Q92759: Video Err Msg: Undefined Dynalink
• Q90001: Voice Pilot Does Not Support MS-DOS Applications
• Q90002: No Volume Control with MS-DOS Application on WSS
• Q90003: Setup Defaults to Custom Installation with Low Disk Space
• Q90008: Low Memory Makes Voice Pilot Slow
• Q90015: Mail in Startup Group Conflicts with Sound System Setup
• Q90020: "Cannot Find SETUP.INF" During Windows Sound System Setup
• Q90025: How to Uninstall Windows Sound System
• Q90036: Small Text Under Picture in Quick Recorder Explained
• Q90061: Volume Control Loops Endlessly with Microsoft SoundBits
• Q90070: Not All Playable File Types Have Help Pop-up Topics
• Q93090: Media Player: Full Screen AVI Playback
• Q93091: Setup: Changes Made to the Initialization (*.INI) Files
• Q93255: VidCap: Err Msg: Cannot Initialize Capture Driver - Indeo
• Q93273: VFW: Setup - Run-time Installation Changes to Windows
• Q93274: Setup: Control Panel Drivers Supplied
• Q93275: VWF: Setup - How to Install Run-Time From Hard Disk
• Q93643: Sound System: Proofreader and Lotus 1-2-3 Compatibility
• Q93647: Creating a Custom Voice Pilot Vocabulary
• Q93677: Windows Sound System Will Not Load on Diskless Workstations
• Q94014: WSS: Internal Error at File XLRDR.C with Proofreader
• Q94247: WSS Err Msg: Cannot Find the SNDSYS Driver
• Q94475: Error When Playing Sample .AVI Files on CD-ROM
• Q94560: Sound Finder & Quick Recorder Description & Label Text Limits
• Q94594: Windows Sound System and Berkeley Systems’ Screen Savers
• Q94595: Voice Pilot: Limit to Number of Words in Vocabulary Files
• Q94710: VidEdit: Combining .AVI Files with Different Frame Rates
• Q94763: VidEdit: Unnecessary Recompression of .AVI Files
• Q94764: Video: No Frames Captured with New Media Graphics Cards
• Q94800: WSS Voice Pilot Deactivated When Playing Waveform (.WAV) Files
• Q95085: Pausing the Windows Sound System 1.0 Voice Pilot
• Q95089: Tips on Training Voice Pilot
• Q95416: Video: Unexpected Exit Error Message During Setup
• Q95417: VidCap: Preview Is Black and White with Video Blaster
• Q95419: VFW: Information About TRUEVISION Bravado 16 Capture Board
• Q95440: Short Menus in Microsoft Excel 3.0 Hide Proof Menu
• Q95778: VidCap: Not Capturing Full Frames with Video Blaster
• Q97677: Debug Script to Test for Windows Sound System Presence
• Q97701: VidEdit: Indeo Supports 24-Bit Color Only
• Q97824: Embedding Sound Files in Excel 3.x
• Q96020: VidCap Err Msg: Can’t Open Wave Input File
• Q96021: VidCap: Captures Only Blackness with Video Blaster
• Q96445: SYSTEM.INI and WIN.INI Entries Made by WSS 1.0x Setup
• Q96495: Games Configuration Program Saves Previous Settings
• Q96859: CD Audio Does Not Play Through Sound System Speakers
• Q96881: Err Msg: Voice Pilot Cannot Support Application
• Q98190: Move Command Doesn’t Work in Voice Pilot
• Q98267: ProofReader Fails with Extended Workbook Filenames
• Q98316: Carmen San Diego Game Interrupted After Digitized Sound Played
• Q98564: Troubleshooting Sound Support for MS-DOS Games in WSS 1.0a
• Q98739: The Window Sound System Autodemo
• Q100015: Converting to 8-Bit Color Results in Gray Scale from VidEdit
• Q100856: Compressed Waveform Files Don’t Rewind or Repeat
• Q99227: Windows Sound System 1.0a Disk Dir List (3.5 and 5.25 Inch)
• Q99283: Clean Boot Procedure with CD-ROM Drive
• Q99284: Support Information for Intel Video Capture Cards
• Q99285: Extract From VidEdit Supports 8-Bit Color Only
• Q99286: Extract Does Not Save Multiple Files
• Q99287: VidCap: Double Buffering Causes Dropped Frames
• Q99296: Error: Training Could Not Be Carried Out for "Bravo"
• Q99376: Status Frames Skipped Returns a Value of Zero
• Q99860: Debug Script to Test for Sound Blaster Emulation
• Q101537: Windows Sound System Uncompressed Files
• Q101662: How to Change the Background Color When Playing Fullscreen
• Q103155: Adding Musical Disc and Track Titles to Music Box
• Q103162: Windows Sound System Does Not Update Lotus
• Q103281: Windows Sound System Err Msg: Could Not Play File
• Q105924: Determining Version of Windows Sound System 1.0x Software
• Q106019: SoundScapes: Playing Sounds from Any Directory Using WSS 1.0x
• Q106231: Windows Sound System 2.0 Disk Dir List (3.5 inch, 1.44 MB)
• Q106665: Example SYSTEM.INI Configuration Lines for Sound System
• Q104212: Sound System Err Msg: Cannot Find "<path>\PROOF.XLA"
• Q109994: Sound System: Microphone Doesn’t Work with Microphone Input
• Q107181: Contents of the Windows Sound System 2.0 README.TXT
• Q107185: Contents of the Windows Sound System 1.0a README.TXT
• Q107186: Contents of the Windows Sound System 1.0 README.TXT
• Q107353: Real-Time Pass Through Not Possible with the WSS Card
• Q110377: Using Windows Sound System 2.0 with Unsupported Card
• Q110385: Changes Made to CONFIG.SYS by WSSCNFG.EXE
• Q110494: Windows Hangs on Reboot After Installing Sound System 2.0
• Q110802: Windows Sound System 2.0 Disk Dir List (3.5 inch, 720K)
• Q110881: Poor Sound Quality Using TrueSpeech Compression
• Q111018: Adding the Proof Menu Item to the Excel 5.0 Menu Bar
• Q111041: Games Tested with WSS (Hardware & Software) Version 2.0
• Q113644: Single Digit Playback in Excel 5.0 Proofreader
• Q113711: WSS Err Msg: The Device Is Being Used by Another Application
• Q113780: Distorted Control Menu and Application Buttons
• Q113781: Sound: GP Faults or System Hangs with Third-Party Shells
• Q113828: Sound System: Sound Blaster 16 Doesn’t Play CD Audio
• Q114366: Device Errors Occur When Using Windows Sound System Apps
• Q114944: Using WSSCNFG.EXE with Multiple-Configuration System Files
• Q115315: Comprehensive List of WSS 2.0 User’s Guide Doc Errors
• Q118573: Ancient Lands: GP Fault with Windows Sound System
• Q117136: Extra Characters in MS-DOS Session with Voice Pilot Active
• Q117800: Using the MMP16 Sound Card with Windows Sound System
• Q120032: ProofReader Does Not "Say" Unknown Words or Spaces in Cells
• Q120452: Invalid Machine ID with OEM Windows Sound System 2.0
• Q120713: Err Msg w/IntelliPoint/Type & ProofReader: Sound Input Is Busy
• Q120815: Modified Windows Sound System Setup with Adaptec 1570 & 1572
• Q120816: Voice Pilot Levels Limited to Four in Windows Sound System 2.0
• Q119215: WSS Err Msg: WSETUP Caused a GP Fault in Module WSETUP.EXE…
• Q119705: Windows Sound System and ASPI4DOS Causes Windows to Hang
• Q121011: ProofReader Repeats Single Number or Does Not Initiate Volume
• Q121167: GP Fault Occurs & Keyboard Is Remapped w/ProofReader & Word 6
• Q121259: Comparing Features of Windows Sound System 1.0, 1.0a, and 2.0
• Q122325: Gateway 2000 Sound Board Not Compatible with WSS Drivers
• Q122704: WSS: Excel 5.0 "Proof On Entry" Does Not Display Check Mark
• Q122941: Invalid Voice Pilot Macro Hangs System
• Q124387: DOCERR: How to Use the MIXERLINECONTROLS dwControlType Flag
• Q125391: Voice Pilot Err Msg: "Cannot Access the File at This Time…"
• Q127793: Windows Sound System 2.0 DEINSTAL.TXT Contents
• Q128025: Oracle7 for Win32s Hangs When Initializing Database Manager
• Q128173: Contents of the Microsoft Windows Sound System DEINSTAL.TXT
• Q128759: Garbled Sounds in Windows Sound System Using IMAADPCM.ACM
• Q131483: Error Message: Quick Recorder - A Memory Error Has Occurred
• Q131651: MIDI-in Port Does Not Work on SB Pro Card with WSS 2.0 Drivers
• Q131747: Windows Sound System 2.0 Modified for WaveJammer Sound Card
• Q130747: WSS Setup Does Not Load TASKMAN.EXE
• Q130862: Unable to Start Quick Recorder as an OLE Server
• Q130972: Installing Windows Sound System Proofreader Menu in Lotus 5.0
• Q312487: Error Message: Cannot Read Port Name from Registry