Microsoft KB Archive/200240

= Background Sound Plays While Sounds Are Disabled =

Article ID: 200240

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q200240



SYMPTOMS
When you view a Web page, a background sound may be played, even if you have configured Internet Explorer to not play sounds.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if the Web page uses the following Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) source code to play the background sound where  is the name of the embedded sound file.



RESOLUTION
To work around this issue, reduce the volume setting on your speakers, or turn them off.

Keywords: kbui kbprb kbsound KB200240

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