Microsoft KB Archive/894043

= You may receive a &quot;STOP: FAILED&quot; error message when you try to start Mech Warrior 4 =

Article ID: 894043

Article Last Modified on 3/30/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MechWarrior 4: Black Knight
 * Microsoft MechWarrior 4: Clan Mech Pak
 * Microsoft MechWarrior 4: Inner Sphere Mech Pak
 * Microsoft MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries
 * Microsoft MechWarrior 4: Vengeance

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SYMPTOMS
When you try to start Microsoft Mech Warrior 4, you may receive the following error message:

STOP: FAILED (0x80070057 - WINERR_One or more arguments are invalid ) - Set(0x8cb99038: EAX_ReverbProperties, EAX_DAMPING)



CAUSE
This problem may occur if the sound card in the computer cannot process all the DirectX information that the game sends to the sound card.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, reduce the Hardware Acceleration setting for the sound card. To do this, follow these steps:
 * 1) Click Start, click Run, type dxdiag, and then click OK.
 * 2) In the DirectX Diagnostic Tool dialog box, click the Sound tab.
 * 3) In the DirectX Features section, move the Hardware Sound Acceleration Level slider to the left until the Hardware Sound Acceleration Level reads No Acceleration.
 * 4) Click Exit.
 * 5) If you are prompted to restart your computer, click Yes.

Additional query words: EAX sound 0x80070057

Keywords: kbtshoot kbprb KB894043

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