Microsoft KB Archive/141366

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PRB: MCI Error Message with Quicktime for Windows

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Q141366

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Platform Software Development Kit (SDK), on platform(s):
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0
 * the operating system: Microsoft Windows 2000

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SYMPTOMS
When attempting to play Quicktime for Windows .mov and .qt files, MCI reports the following error:

The specified device is not open or is not recognized by MCI

Or it returns a code of 0x107 (or 263 decimal).

NOTE: Quicktime for Windows is a third-party product manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding its performance or reliability.

CAUSE
The error indicates files required for Quicktime playback are missing from your system including the MCI Quicktime driver. Windows 95 does not automatically include support for Quicktime for Windows.

RESOLUTION
Quicktime file playback requires the Quicktime for Windows files available from the Quicktime World Wide Web (WWW) home page on the Internet (http://quicktime.apple.com) or from Apple's FTP site on the Internet (ftp.apple.com). The Quicktime package includes a setup application to ease installation.

STATUS
Microsoft is researching this behavior and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION
The MCI command parser forwards commands to the specific driver for each media type (AVIVideo, Wave, CDaudio, QTWVideo, and so on). Therefore, it is up to the driver to interpret and implement different commands.

During application development, you can troubleshoot problems by simply exchanging the Quicktime file (for example, Sample.mov) with an AVI file (for example, Sample.avi) to test the sequence of MCI commands. If the AVI file plays successfully, you have a Quicktime driver-specific issue, best handled by Apple.

Additional query words: 4.00 avivideo mci sendstring mcisendstring

Keywords : kb3rdparty kbmm

Issue type :

Technology : kbWin32SDKSearch kbAudDeveloper kbSDKSearch