Microsoft KB Archive/84577

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Error in Media Player with Speaker Driver

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Q84577

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11
 * Microsoft Windows for Workgroups versions 3.1, 3.11

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SYMPTOMS
The following error message may appear when you use the Media Player with the PC Speaker driver installed:

No wave device that can play files in the current format is installed. Use the Drivers option to install the wave device.

CAUSE
This error occurs because of a limitation with the PC Speaker. The only workaround is to use a supported sound board.

MORE INFORMATION
Media Player will not work with the PC Speaker driver installed. The PC Speaker driver will only work with applications that use the high level SndPlaySound DLL routine (used in Sounds under Control Panel), or most low level wave routines (used in Sound Recorder). The PC Speaker driver will not work with MCI command strings, which the Media Player uses.

Additional query words: 3.10 3.11 speaker.exe err msg

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Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbWFWSearch kbWin310 kbWin311 kbWFW310 kbWFW311