Microsoft KB Archive/105503

DSOUND Driver May Cause Games to Hang

PSS ID Number: Q105503 Article last modified on 02-05-1998

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= SYMPTOMS =

The applications listed at the top of this article may not run or may stop responding (hang) when a PC waveform driver called DSOUND is installed. This driver is installed by many applications, one of which is Talking Icons by Aristosoft.

You may also receive the following error message:

No wave device that can play files in the current format is installed.

= EXAMPLE OF PROBLEM =

When you double-click the program’s icon, the hour glass appears, followed by a buzzing sound and a flash on the screen, and then Windows fails to open the program group.

= MORE INFORMATION =

The following procedure describes how to remove the DSOUND driver:


 * 1) Open Control Panel from the Main group, or by choosing Run from the File menu in Program Manager and typing the word “control” (without the quotation marks) in the Command Line box.
 * 2) In Control Panel, double-click the Drivers icon.
 * 3) From the list of Installed Drivers, select the DSOUND driver and then choose the Remove button.
 * 4) Restart Windows.

The DSOUND driver is now removed from the Windows environment.

The DSOUND product included here is manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product’s performance or reliability.

Aristosoft, Inc. can be reached at:

6920 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 209 Pleasanton, CA 94566 (510) 426-5355

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