Microsoft KB Archive/274410

= Game Voice: Cannot Establish Connection to Game Voice Chat Sessions =

Article ID: 274410

Article Last Modified on 1/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SideWinder Game Voice
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional

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This article was previously published under Q274410



SYMPTOMS
When you use the Microsoft SideWinder Game Voice, you may not be able to establish a connection to Game Voice chat sessions.

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You may receive an error message similar to the following:

Sidewinder Game Voice can't host a chat at this time. Try running the sound hardware test wizard or reinstalling DirectX 8.0 or later.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you run Internet Connection Sharing (ICS).

Internet Connection Sharing is not compatible with the SideWinder Game Voice and certain DirectPlay programs.



RESOLUTION
To prevent this problem from occurring, turn off Internet Connection Sharing in Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) or Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me) while using the SideWinder Game Voice, or uninstall Internet Connection Sharing.

For additional information about how to turn off Internet Connection Sharing in Windows 98 Second Edition, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

230112 How to Disable Internet Connection Sharing

To uninstall Internet Connection Sharing:
 * 1) Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
 * 2) Double-click Network.
 * 3) On the Configuration tab, click Internet Connection Sharing, and then click Remove.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in SideWinder Game Voice.

Additional query words: side winder swgv gamevoice win98se winme

Keywords: kbenv kbhardware kbprb KB274410

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