Microsoft KB Archive/93091

= Setup: Changes Made to the Initialization (*.INI) Files =

Article ID: 93091

Article Last Modified on 9/11/1999

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 * Microsoft Windows Sound System 1.0

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This article was previously published under Q93091



SUMMARY
Installing version 1.0 of Microsoft Video for Windows makes additions and modifications to the Windows and the Windows System directories as well as the WIN.INI, SYSTEM.INI, CONTROL.INI, PROGMAN.INI, REG.DAT, and ACCESSO0.GRP files. The following is a listing of the specific additions made to the .INI files during the installation of Microsoft Video for Windows 1.0.



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WIN.INI changes:

NOTE: The following entry is an addition to the mci extensions section:   [mci extensions] avi=AVIVideo NOTE: The following entry is an addition to the embedding section:   [embedding] MPlayer=Media Clip,Media Clip,mplayer.exe,picture NOTE: The following entries are added as a new section to the WIN.INI. The actual values associated with each entry vary with the video driver being used and the settings selected when installing the driver:   [drawdib] display.drv=v7vga.drv 640x480x8 Result8=15 Result16=0 Result24=1 SYSTEM.INI changes:

The changes made to the SYSTEM.INI file vary with the choice of drivers installed with Microsoft Video for Windows 1.0. These changes are described below, each entry preceded by the driver name associated with the change.

NOTE: The actual values associated with these entries will vary from system to system. If a user is unsure of the values that apply to his or her system they should be directed to their hardware manufacturer.

NOTE: The following entry will appear regardless of which driver is installed:   [mci] AVIVideo=mciavi.drv NOTE: The following entry appears only if the Pioneer 4200 driver has been installed:   Videodisc=mcipionr.drv com1 NOTE: The following listing describes the possible entries found in the [drivers] section of the SYSTEM.INI. This section never includes more than one of the msvideo= entries:   [drivers] VIDC.MSVC=msvidc.drv VIDC.RT21=indeo.drv msvideo=vblaster.drv msvideo=bravado.drv msvideo=targa16.drv msvideo=svw_VCAP.drv msvideo=indeo.drv NOTE: The following listing describes the possible entries that are added with the installation of the Intel Indeo (ActionMedia):   [386Enh] device=VswitchD.386

[ActionMedia] Playback option=803 NOTE: The following listing describes the possible entries that are added with the installation of the Truevision Bravado driver:   [Bravado.drv] Interrupt=9 MemoryBase=E PortBae=224 NOTE: The following listing describes the possible entries that are added with the installation of the Video Blaster.   Video Blaster [VBlaster.drv] Interrupt=10 MemoryBase=E PortBase=2AD6 NOTE: The following listing describes the possible entries that are added with the installation of the Truevision Targa 16+ driver:   [Targa16.drv] Portbase=220 Interrupt=10 MemoryBase=E000 WaitStates=1 NOTE: The following listing describes the possible entries that are added with the installation of the New Media SVW driver:   [SVW_VCap.drv] Portbase=AD6 MemoryBase=E NOTE: The following listing describes the possible entries that are added with the installation of the Pioneer 4200 driver:   [mci] Videodisc=mcipionr.drv com1 NOTE: Only certain combinations of the above drivers may be installed at one time. For example, only one capture driver may be installed at one time, but multiple compression drivers are allowed.

CONTROL.INI Changes:

NOTE: The following listing describes the possible entries found in the [drivers.desc] section of the CONTROL.INI. The actual entries will include only one of the MSVIDEO capture drivers:   [drivers.desc] mciavi.drv=[MCI] Microsoft MCI AVI Driver msvidc.drv=Microsoft Video Compressor indeo.drv=Intel Indeo(TM) Video Driver vblaster.drv=Creative Labs VideoBlaster Video Capture bravado.drv=Truevision Targa16 Plus Video Capture SVW_VCAP.drv=New Media Graphics SVW Video Capture mcipionr.drv=[MCI] Pioneer 4200 Videodisc soft486.drv=486 1.0 Software Driver NOTE: The following listing describes the possible entries found in the [Userinstallable.drivers] section of the CONTROL.INI. The actual entry includes only one of the MSVIDEO capture drivers: <pre class="fixed_text">  [Userinstallable.drivers] VIDC.RT21=indeo.drv VIDC.MSVC=msvidc.drv msvideo=vblaster.drv msvideo=bravado.drv msvideo=targa16.drv msvideo=svw_VCAP.drv msvideo=indeo.drv Videodisc=mcipionr.drv NOTE: The following listing describes the possible entries found in the [related.desc] section of the CONTROL.INI. The actual entries vary with drivers installed: <pre class="fixed_text">  [related.desc] msvideo= Videodisc= VIDC.RT21= VIDC.MSVC= AVIVideo=msvidc.drv PROGMAN.INI Changes:

NOTE: The following listing describes the entries found in the [Groups] section of the PROGMAN.INI. The # indicates an integer value assigned by Windows, <Drive> indicates the logical drive containing the Windows directory and <Path> indicates the fully qualified path to the Windows directory. <pre class="fixed_text">  [Groups] Group#=<Drive>:\<Path>\VIDEOFOR.GRP Group#=<Drive>:\<Path>\MULTIMED.GRP

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