Microsoft KB Archive/141412

= Encarta 1995: Mindmaze May Hang with 8-bit Sound Blaster Cards =

Article ID: 141412

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 95 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q141412



SYMPTOMS
If your computer system has a Sound Blaster 8-bit sound card installed and you attempt to run the Encarta 1995 MindMaze game, your system may hang (stop responding). No error message is displayed.



RESOLUTION
Use one of the following two methods to turn the MindMaze Music and Sound Effects off.

Method 1

 * 1) On the MindMaze menu, click the Sound Option.
 * 2) Click the Off option for both Music and Sound Effects.
 * 3) Click OK to close the Sound Options dialog box.

NOTE: Method 1 only works if MindMaze does not hang when starting. If MindMaze hangs when starting, use Method 2 to turn off sounds.

Method 2
 Using a text editor such as Notepad in Windows 3.x, or WordPad in Windows 95, open the Encarta.ini file located in your Windows folder. In the [Mindmaze95] section, change the following entries:

SoundOn=0

MusicOn=0

NOTE: If your Encarta.ini file does not include a [MindMaze95] section, add the section with the above lines at the bottom of the file.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Encarta for Windows, 1995 edition. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.



MORE INFORMATION
Turning off the MindMaze sounds options off will not affect other sounds in Encarta.

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

Additional query words: 1995 multi media multimedia multi-media lock locked hung freeze mmtitles kbmm soundblaster win95

Keywords: KB141412

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