Microsoft KB Archive/302946

= Train Simulator: Error Message: Cmd Create Mpeg32 Task_cmd Was Not Successful =

Article ID: 302946

Article Last Modified on 9/11/2006

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IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to start Microsoft Train Simulator, you may receive an error message similar to the following

MPEG16: Create MPEG32 Task_CMD is not successfull.

(This will repeat up to three times after clicking OK) followed by

Video not available. Cannot find VIDS:MP42 decompressor.

and you are unable to view videos.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs if the video codec is not installed or correctly configured.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use the following methods in the order in which they are presented.

Method 1: Install the Latest Version of Windows Media Player
To install the latest version of Windows Media Player, browse to the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/

After you install Windows Media Player, test the game.

Method 2: Reset Train Simulator MPEG Video Setting
NOTE: If you uninstall and then reinstall the game, you need to repeat these steps.

Use the appropriate set of steps for your version of Microsoft Windows.

Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, or Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me):
 Click Start, and then click Run. In the Open box, type system.ini, and then press ENTER. In the [MCI] section, delete the following line:

Tsmpegvideo= :\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Train Simulator\tsqtz.drv

 In place of the deleted line, type the following:

Tsmpegvideo=tsqtz.drv

 On the File menu, click Exit. Click Yes to save the file. Restart the computer.</li> Test the game.</li></ol>

Windows 2000
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

<ol> Click Start, click Run, and then type regedit in the Open box.</li> Click OK.</li> Locate and select the following key in the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\MCI32

</li> In the left pane, double-click tsmpegvideo under the Name column.</li> Delete the Value data, and then type tsqtz32.dll .</li> Click OK.</li> If you do not see tsmpegvideo in the Name column, click Edit, and then click New.</li> Click String Value, and then type tsmpegvideo .</li> Double-click tsmpegvideo, type tsqtz32.dll, and then click OK.</li> Quit Registry Editor.</li> Restart your computer</li> Test the game.</li></ol>

If the issue continues to occur, proceed to the next method.

Additional query words: msgame trainsim setup installation video display

Keywords: kberrmsg kbsetup kbprb kbdisplay KB302946

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