Microsoft KB Archive/183087

= Playback and Recording Settings Unavailable in Multimedia Tool =

Article ID: 183087

Article Last Modified on 1/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 95

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SYMPTOMS
When you check the audio settings for your sound card using the Multimedia tool in Control Panel, playback and recording settings may be unavailable on the Audio tab. In addition, the Speaker icon may not appear on the taskbar.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you are using a Sound Blaster 2.0 sound card. The playback and recording features of the Sound Blaster 2.0 sound card work only in Microsoft Windows 3.x.



MORE INFORMATION
Only Windows 3.x drivers are available for the Sound Blaster 2.0 sound card. As a result, you can use a Sound Blaster 2.0 sound card in Windows 95/98, but you cannot adjust playback, recording, or volume settings.

Additional query words: HWSNDTS systray system tray

Keywords: kbmm kbprb kbsound kbui KB183087

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