Microsoft KB Archive/810745

= &quot;WACMStreamSize failed (0x5-Winerr-Access is denied)&quot; error message when you start the game in Links 2003 =

Article ID: 810745

Article Last Modified on 1/7/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Links 2003 Championship Edition
 * Microsoft Links 2003
 * Microsoft Links 2003 Championship Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When you start Microsoft Links 2003, you may receive an error message similar to the following after the introductory video clip plays:

Stop Error: WACMStreamSize Failed (0x5- Winerr-Access Is Denied-est dst Size=0 bytes)



CAUSE
This behavior may occur if your sound card is incompatible with Links 2003.

This is known to occur with some ESS Solo PCI and Philips Acoustic Edge PSC706 sound cards.



WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, temporarily disable your computer's sound card. To do so:

Note Because there are several versions of Microsoft Windows, the following steps may be different on your computer. If they are, see your product documentation to complete these steps.
 * 1) Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Manage. The Computer Management snap-in opens.
 * 2) In the left pane, expand Device Manager.
 * 3) In the right pane, expand Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices.
 * 4) Right-click the entry for your sound card, and then click Properties.
 * 5) Click the General tab (if it is not already selected). In the Device usage box, click Do not use this device (disable), and then click OK.
 * 6) Quit the Computer Management snap-in.
 * 7) Start Links 2003.

If you can start and play Links 2003 and you no longer receive the error message described earlier in the &quot;Symptoms&quot; section of this article, your sound card may be incompatible with Links 2003. You may want to consider replacing your sound card.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how to troubleshoot sound-related issues, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

812394 Games: How to troubleshoot sound-related issues

Additional query words: WACM ACM streamsize stream size Links 2003

Keywords: kberrmsg KB810745

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