Microsoft KB Archive/157046

= OFF97: Sounds Not Supported on Windows NT 3.51 =

Article ID: 157046

Article Last Modified on 10/7/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office 97 Standard Edition, when used with:
 * Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 Service Pack 5

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This article was previously published under Q157046



SYMPTOMS
When you run Sounds.exe to install Microsoft Office 97 sounds from the ValuPack\Sounds folder, the following message appears:

This install program requires Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 to run.

Proceed with the installation of Microsoft Office 97 Sounds?

If you click Yes, the installation proceeds. After you click Yes to accept the End-User License agreement, the following message appears:

Initializing...Please Wait.

Then, the following message appears:

Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 Beta 2 or greater is required for this installation.

If you click OK, the program quits.



CAUSE
Microsoft Office 97 sounds are not supported under Microsoft Windows NT 3.51. Microsoft Office 97 sounds are supported only under Microsoft Windows 95 and Microsoft Windows NT 4.0.



STATUS
This behavior is by design of Microsoft Office 97.



MORE INFORMATION
Additional Microsoft Office 97 sounds are provided in the Microsoft Office 97 ValuPack to add animated audio cues to screen elements as you work with them in any Microsoft Office 97 program. For example, sounds play when you work with toolbars, scroll bars, dialog boxes, send mail, or sort information.

After installing ValuPack sounds, you can turn on animated sounds in your Microsoft Office 97 programs by doing the following:


 * 1) Start an Office 97 program.
 * 2) On the Tools menu, click Options and click the General tab.
 * 3) Select the "Provide feedback with sound" check box.
 * 4) Click OK.

The ValuPack Sound files that are installed in the C:\Windows\Media\Office97 folder include the following files:   Newitem.wav Alert.wav Autocorr.wav Bestfit.wav Clear.wav Delete.wav Dialog.wav Drag.wav Drop.wav Sort.wav Folder.wav Group.wav Insert.wav Mode.wav Plyscrol.wav Plysel.wav Complete.wav Redo.wav Reminder.wav Scrarrow.wav Send.wav Sort.wav Tbarctrl.wav Cancel.wav Tbardock.wav Tbardrop.wav Tbarundk.wav Undo.wav View.wav Zoomin.wav Zoomout.wav

