Microsoft KB Archive/117442

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System Sounds Unavailable in Control Panel

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Q117442

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11
 * Microsoft Windows for Workgroups versions 3.1, 3.11

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SYMPTOMS
 When you choose the Sound icon in Control Panel, the Events and Files lists and the Test button are unavailable even though the proper Windows sound card driver is loaded and set up correctly.

-or-  The following error message appears when you try to run Sound Recorder:

Sound Recorder cannot record or play back because a sound driver is not installed.



CAUSE
These situations can occur if the following line is missing from the [boot] section of the SYSTEM.INI file or is incorrect:

    drivers=mmsystem.dll

RESOLUTION
To correct these problems, use a text editor, such as Microsoft Windows Notepad, to add or change the drivers= line to match the following:

"drivers=mmsystem.dll" Additional query words: 3.10 3.1 3.11 grey greyed gray grayed out dimmed corrupted drivers=mmsystem.dll.exe pc speaker pcspeaker

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Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbWFWSearch kbWin310 kbWin311 kbWFW310 kbWFW311