Microsoft KB Archive/232754

= Error Messages Starting F22 Air Dominance Fighter =

Article ID: 232754

Article Last Modified on 1/24/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When you try to play the F22 Air Dominance Fighter game, you may receive the following error message and your computer may stop responding (hang):

Cannot initialize the sound device, because it is already in use by another program.

If you then press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to try to quit F22 Air Dominance Fighter, you may receive the following error messages:  

MMTASK caused a general protection fault in module MMSYSTEM.DLL at 0002:00000391.

F22 caused a general protection fault in module MIDIMAP.DRV at 0005:0000054b.





CAUSE
This issue can occur if your computer contains a Creative Labs SoundBlaster AWE 64 Gold sound card, and you have selected the WaveSynth WG device for Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) sound.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, contact Creative Labs to inquire about the availability of a fix for this issue.

To try to work around this issue:
 * 1) Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
 * 2) Double click Multimedia, click the Midi tab, and then select a MIDI device other than WaveSynth WG from the   list. Note that you may not have other devices in the   list.



MORE INFORMATION
The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

Additional query words: HWSNDEM mmsystem dll midimap

Keywords: kb3rdparty kberrmsg kbgpf kbhardware kbprb KB232754

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