Microsoft KB Archive/94475

= Error When Playing Sample .AVI Files on CD-ROM =

Article ID: 94475

Article Last Modified on 9/30/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Sound System 1.0

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This article was previously published under Q94475



SUMMARY
When you attempt to play back Audio-Video Interleaved (.AVI) files from the Microsoft Video for Windows CD-ROM, the error message

Can't Read From Drive 

may appear (where  represents the drive letter assigned to the CD-ROM drive).

This message may appear if the wrong version of the MSCDEX CD-ROM extender is in use. MSCDEX (usually supplied by the CD-ROM manufacturer) is the file that allows MS-DOS to access the CD-ROM drive. If the incorrect version of this file is being used, data transferred from the CD-ROM may be corrupted. If you are receiving the above error message (or one of a similar nature), try to play the sample file WINDSURF.AVI (installed during the setup of Video for Windows) from the hard drive. If this file plays back correctly, contact your CD-ROM drive manufacturer for help in installing the correct MSCDEX version.

NOTE: In most cases, you will not be able to successfully copy the .AVI file from the CD-ROM to the local hard drive because the data transferred from the CD-ROM will be corrupted during this process as well.

Additional query words: 1.00 audio video

Keywords: KB94475

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