Q104982: Cinemania: GP Fault When Playing Video on Orchid Fahrenheit

Article: Q104982
Product(s): Microsoft Home Multimedia Titles
Version(s): 1994 edition
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 08-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Cinemania for Windows 1994 edition 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you play AVI video or animation clips on an Orchid Fahrenheit 1280 (S3) video
card in Cinemania, you may receive one of the following error messages:

  MMTASK caused a General Protection Fault in ICCVID.DRV at 0001:2392 (or
  0002:29D7).

  -or-

  MMTASK caused a General Protection Fault in MCIAVI.DRV at 0001:4392.

The error may not occur until you have played the video or animation clip a few
times.

RESOLUTION
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To play AVI video and animation clips with an Orchid Fahrenheit 1280 (S3) video
card, install the Windows VGA driver (VGA.DRV).

In Windows 95 you can use the VGA driver or the SVGA driver.

For more information about how to perform this task in Windows, see your Windows
printed documentation or online Help.

MORE INFORMATION
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For more information about Orchid cards and drivers, contact Orchid Technology
at (510) 683-0323.

AVI (Audio Visual Interleave) is the technology that allows animation and video
clips to be played on a PC under Microsoft Windows.

The third-party product discussed here is manufactured by a vendor independent of
Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's
performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 1994 gpf gpfault action profile profiling gp fault Viewer 2.0 2.00 Video

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch kbHomeMMsearch kbCineManiaSearch kbCinemania1994
Version           : :1994 edition

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