Microsoft KB Archive/191604

= Dialog Box Containing No Text Appears When Windows 98 Starts =

Article ID: 191604

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q191604



SYMPTOMS
When you start Windows 98, a dialog box containing no text may appear.



CAUSE
This issue can occur if you use a Compaq Presario computer, and the following lines are present in the [Drivers] section of the System.ini file:

  wave1= \tamaudio.drv mixer1= \tamaudio.drv



RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior, edit the System.ini file and disable the line that refers to the audio drivers. To do this, follow these steps:


 * 1) Click Start, click Run, type system.ini, and then click OK.
 * 2) Press F3, type tamaudio, and then press ENTER.
 * 3) Place a semicolon  at the beginning of each line that contains the tamaudio.drv text.


 * 1) On the File menu, click Save, and then click Exit on the File menu.
 * 2) Restart your computer.



MORE INFORMATION
Unimodem V is used in conjunction with phone messaging tools designed for VoiceView modems. The Tamaudio.drv file is a part of Unimodem V for Windows 95.

Additional query words: 1688 688 blank empty mediaplt

Keywords: kbenv kbhardware kbprb KB191604

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