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- MICROSOFT WINDOWS SOUND SYSTEM (Version 2.0)
- Copyright (C) 1991-1993 Microsoft Corporation
-
- This document supplements the "Microsoft(R) Windows(TM) Sound System
- Software User's Guide" and accompanying software.
-
- CONTENTS
-
- 1. Troubleshooting
- 1.1 Trouble Hearing Sound with Sound Finder or Music Box
- 1.2 Windows on a Network Installation
- 1.3 Using Music Box with a Future Domain SCSI Card
- 1.4 Using Quick Recorder with a 386 Computer with a 25 MHz or Lower CPU
- 1.5 Playing Stereophonic Files with a Monophonic Audio Board
- 1.6 Playing MIDI Files with Sound Blaster Pro Audio Hardware
- 1.7 Opening More Than One Instance of a Quick Recorder File
- 1.8 Detecting Installed Hardware
- 1.9 Playing 44kHz files with Sound Blaster Pro Audio Board
-
- 2. Voice Pilot
- 2.1 Using Multiple Mixer Devices
- 2.2 Confirmation Option Limitations
- 2.3 Using Audio Cues
-
- 3. ProofReader
- 3.1 Versions Supported
- 3.2 Using Multiple Instances
- 3.3 Installation Sequence
- 3.4 Removing or Reinstalling ProofReader
- 3.5 ProofReader Dictionary for Non-U.S. English-Speaking Countries
- 3.6 Using ProofReader for Lotus 1-2-3 with International Country Settings
- 3.7 Lotus 1-2-3 Release 4
-
- 4. Using Windows Sound System with Windows NT
-
- 5. Compatibility with Windows Sound System
- 5.1 Windows Sound System and Other Audio Drivers
- 5.2 Windows Sound System and MIDI Sequencing Software
- 5.3 Potential IRQ Conflicts in IBM PC/AT Bus Class Computers
- 5.4 Installing EMM386 on Stacked Drives
- 5.5 Using IRQ 7 on Gateway 2000 Computers
- 5.6 Using Windows Sound System in Windows Standard Mode
- 5.7 IRQ and DMA Conflicts on EISA Computers
-
- 6. Removing Windows Sound System from Your Computer
-
- 7. Sound Blaster Pro, Sound Blaster 16, and Sound Blaster 16 ASP Issues
-
- 8. Sound Blaster Compatibility with the Windows Sound System Sound Board
- 8.1 Problems Playing Music
- 8.2 Using GAMES.PIF
- 8.3 Choosing between Sound Blaster and Sound Blaster Pro
- 8.4 Playing Mickey's ABC
- 8.5 Playing Alphabet Blocks
- 8.6 Playing Broderbund Games
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 1. Troubleshooting
-
- 1.1 Trouble Hearing Sound with Sound Finder or Music Box
-
- If you do not hear sound when using Sound Finder or
- if Music Box cannot find your CD-ROM drive, ensure
- that you have the following entries or files in the
- appropriate locations:
-
- In the WIN.INI file in the Windows 3.1 directory:
-
- [MCI extensions]
- wav=waveaudio
- mid=sequencer
- rmi=sequencer
-
- In the SYSTEM.INI file in the Windows 3.1 directory:
-
- [MCI]
- CDAudio=mcicda.drv
- WaveAudio=mciwave.drv
- Sequencer=mciseq.drv
-
- In the Windows 3.1 system directory:
-
- MCICDA.DRV
- MCIWAVE.DRV
- MCISEQ.DRV
-
- 1.2 Windows on a Network Installation
-
- If you're running Windows from a network installation, you cannot
- play MIDI files. You must install Windows on your local hard disk to
- play MIDI files.
-
- If you're running Windows from a network installation, CTL3D.DLL does
- not get copied to your hard disk. Either install Windows on your local
- hard disk, or copy CTL3D.DLL to your Windows Sound System directory on
- your local hard disk.
-
- 1.3 Using Music Box with a Future Domain SCSI Card
-
- If you have a Future Domain SCSI card installed in your computer
- and Music Box doesn't play, ensure that you have the latest version
- of the CD-ROM driver, FDCD.SYS (version 2.23 or later).
-
- 1.4 Using Quick Recorder with a 386 Computer with a 25 MHz or Lower CPU
-
- Quick Recorder cannot record reliably at high sampling rates on some
- computers, particulary 386 computers with 25 megahertz (MHz) or
- lower CPUs.
-
- To correct the problem:
-
- 1. Record at a sampling rate lower than CD Quality (less than 44
- kHz). This reduces your computer's processing.
-
- 2. Close other applications, if possible.
-
- 3. If you must make CD-quality recordings, keep them as short
- as possible.
-
- 1.5 Playing Stereophonic Files with a Monophonic Audio Board
-
- Quick Recorder cannot play some CD-quality stereophonic files in
- Recorder view. Try playing these files using Sound Finder or use
- Quick Recorder in Expanded View.
-
- 1.6 Playing MIDI Files with Sound Blaster Pro Audio Hardware
-
- If you are using Sound Blaster Pro audio hardware, and you have
- the microphone turned on in Voice Pilot, you will not be able to
- hear a MIDI file while it is playing. Turn off the microphone.
-
- 1.7 Opening More Than One Instance of a Quick Recorder File
-
- To open more than one instance of a Quick Recorder file, you must
- have SHARE.EXE installed in MS-DOS. For instructions on installing
- SHARE.EXE, see the "MS-DOS User's Guide."
-
- 1.8 Detecting Installed Hardware
-
- If your audio hardware does not function correctly, ensure
- that you selected the right audio hardware when you ran Setup.
- If an outdated driver is present, Setup may not detect the presence
- of the correct audio hardware.
-
- 1.9 Playing 44kHz files with Sound Blaster Pro Audio Board
-
- Quick Recorder cannot play some 44kHz stereophonic files in
- Recorder view. Try playing these files using Sound Finder or use
- Quick Recorder in Expanded View.
-
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 2. Voice Pilot
-
- 2.1 Using Multiple Mixer Devices
-
- Voice Pilot uses the mixer device with the lowest number (the one
- listed in the first "mixerX=" line in your SYSTEM.INI file) that meets
- its requirements. If you want to use a driver other than the default
- driver for your Voice Pilot input, manually renumber the "mixerX="
- lines in your SYSTEM.INI file so that the number of the mixer device
- you want to use is the lowest.
-
- 2.2 Confirmation Option Limitations
-
- The Confirmation option cannot be used on commands that are not
- top-level commands; that is, the Confirmation option can be used only
- with commands that appear on the menu bar or with commands that are not
- contained on menus.
-
-
- 2.3 Using Audio Cues
-
- If you are using Voice Pilot's audio cues, Voice Pilot may attempt to
- sound a cue at the same time another application, or VoicePilot itself,
- tries to issue a sound. As a result, you may not be able to use Voice
- Pilot to start ProofReader or you may receive a warning that the device
- is being used by another application. To correct this situation, in the
- Audio Cues section of the Preferences dialog box, select None.
-
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 3. ProofReader
-
- 3.1 Versions Supported
-
- ProofReader is supported only in Microsoft Excel version 3.0 or higher
- and Lotus 1-2-3 for Windows versions 1.0, 1.0a, 1.1.01, and 4.
-
- 3.2 Using Multiple Instances
-
- If you run more than one instance of Microsoft Excel or Lotus 1-2-3
- for Windows, ProofReader is present only on the menu of the first
- instance.
-
- 3.3 Installation Sequence
-
- You must install your Windows-based spreadsheet application before
- installing ProofReader with the Windows Sound System Setup program.
-
- 3.4 Removing or Reinstalling ProofReader
-
- To remove or reinstall ProofReader for Microsoft Excel, see your
- Microsoft Excel documentation for information on how to remove or
- install an add-in.
-
- To remove or reinstall ProofReader for Lotus 1-2-3 for Windows
- (123RDR), see your Lotus 1-2-3 for Windows documentation for information
- on how to remove or install an add-in.
-
- 3.5 ProofReader Dictionary for Non-U.S. English-Speaking Countries
-
- The ProofReader dictionary NON-US.DCT contains terms that
- accommodate the differences between English as spoken in the United
- States and English as spoken in some other English-speaking countries.
-
- To use this dictionary, add it to the list of active ProofReader
- dictionaries:
-
- 1. From the Microsoft Excel or Lotus 1-2-3 for Windows
- Proof menu, choose Options.
-
- The Options dialog box appears.
-
- 2. In the Category box, choose Dictionary.
-
- The Dictionaries dialog box appears.
-
- 3. Choose Add Dictionary.
-
- The Add Dictionary dialog box appears.
-
- 4. In the Directories box, choose the Windows Sound
- System directory (the default is C:\SNDSYS).
-
- NOTE: If you installed Windows Sound System
- in a directory other than C:\SNDSYS,
- choose the proper directory name.
-
- The list of available dictionaries (*.DCT files)
- appears in the File Name box.
-
- 5. In the File Name box, select NON-US.DCT.
-
- 6. Choose OK.
-
- 7. Choose Done.
-
- 3.6 Using ProofReader for Lotus 1-2-3 for Windows and
- International Country Settings
-
- Lotus 1-2-3 for Windows uses its own country settings, not
- the country settings used by Windows. If ProofReader does
- not read some numbers correctly, verify that the country
- settings selected in the Windows Control Panel match the
- country settings that are set for Lotus 1-2-3 for Windows.
-
- 3.7 Lotus 1-2-3 for Windows Release 4
-
- Lotus 1-2-3 Release 4 does not support accelerator keys for
- add-ins, such as ProofReader. Use the mouse or the arrow
- and Enter keys to select commands.
-
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 4. Using Windows Sound System with Microsoft Windows NT(TM)
-
- The Windows Sound System sound board can be used in ISA/EISA
- computers running Microsoft Windows NT. Sound applications
- that are shipped with Windows NT play sounds through the
- Windows Sound System sound board by using an audio driver
- included with Windows NT. Windows NT-based applications that
- use the Microsoft Windows version 3.1 Sound Application
- Programming Interfaces (APIs) should operate properly with the
- Windows Sound System sound board.
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 5. Compatibility with Windows Sound System
-
- 5.1 Windows Sound System and Other Audio Drivers
-
- The Windows Sound System audio driver may conflict with other
- audio drivers. If you use multiple sound boards and drivers,
- you may experience interrupt (IRQ) channel, I/O address, or
- DMA channel conflicts that can cause your computer to stop
- or to repeat sounds. Therefore, we recommend that you remove
- all other audio drivers by using the Windows Control Panel
- Drivers application.
-
- If you remove an old audio board and install a new board,
- you may have to manually remove the driver entries from
- your SYSTEM.INI file.
-
- For information on how to remove Windows Sound System software,
- see DEINSTAL.TXT in your Windows Sound System directory (the
- default is C:\SNDSYS).
-
- 5.2 Windows Sound System and MIDI Sequencing Software
-
- Windows Sound System is incompatible with certain Musical
- Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) sequencing applications.
-
- Sound Finder cannot play a file with an .MID or an .RMI
- extension while a sequencing application is open, regardless
- of whether a file is actually loaded into the sequencer. If
- you want to use Sound Finder to browse MIDI files and other
- types of files, close your sequencer first. Alternatively,
- you can use your sequencing application to play MIDI files.
-
- Finale 2.2 for Windows from Coda Music Technology is compatible
- with the Windows Sound System sound board and software if you
- modify the WIN.INI file. For more information on using
- Finale for Windows or MusicProse for Windows with the
- Windows Sound System sound board, contact Coda Music
- Technology at (612) 937-9611.
-
- If you experience difficulties while using your MIDI sequencer
- with your Windows Sound System sound board:
-
- 1. See the Windows Sound System documentation to ensure you
- have installed and configured both the sound board and
- the software properly.
-
- 2. See the documentation for your sequencer.
-
- 3. If you continue to experience problems, contact Microsoft
- Product Support Services.
-
- 5.3 Potential IRQ Conflicts in IBM PC/AT Bus Class Computers
-
- IRQ 2 is unavailable to add-in cards on IBM PC/AT bus class
- computers. If you are using an IBM PC/AT bus class computer
- and you select IRQ 2, your selection defaults to IRQ 9.
-
- 5.4 Installing EMM386 on Stacked Drives
-
- Installing Windows Sound System on stacked drives and
- running the MS-DOS Configuration program to enable
- Sound Blaster compatiblity may cause your stacker drive
- to load incorrectly. Stacked drives are often loaded
- into UMB space; therefore, EMM386 must be present to
- provide UMBs. Copy EMM386 onto a nonstacked boot drive.
- The nonstacked drive is usually the drive that contains
- the MS-DOS system files.
-
- 5.5 Using IRQ 7 on Gateway 2000 Computers
-
- Windows Sound System cannot use IRQ 7 on some Gateway
- 2000 computers. However, you may be able to make IRQ 7
- available for use on such a computer by changing a
- BIOS setting. Contact your Gateway 2000 representative
- to determine how to make IRQ 7 available. (For information
- on IRQ settings, see the "Microsoft Windows Sound
- System Software User's Guide.")
-
- 5.6 Using Windows Sound System in Windows Standard Mode
-
- You cannot perform a sound check if you are running
- Setup in Windows Standard mode. To check hardware
- operation, run Windows in Enhanced mode or use Sound
- Finder or Quick Recorder to play a file.
-
- 5.7 IRQ and DMA Conflicts on EISA Machines
-
- If an EISA machine is incorrectly configured, Windows
- Sound System may report that all IRQ or DMA channels are
- in use.
-
- To solve this problem:
-
- 1. Use the EISA configuration utility supplied by your
- hardware manufacturer to configure the computer properly.
- This is the preferred solution.
-
- -or-
-
- 2. Disable the EISA resource scan of SNDSYS.DRV and
- VSNDSYS.386 by adding the EnableEISAResourceScan=FALSE
- flag to the [SNDSYS.DRV] section of the SYSTEM.INI file.
- Note that disabling this feature can cause problems with
- enhanced SCSI adapters, such as the Adaptec 1742.
-
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 6. Removing Windows Sound System from Your Computer
-
- If you want to remove Windows Sound System from your computer,
- see DEINSTAL.TXT, in your Windows Sound System directory
- (C:\SNDSYS by default).
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 7. Sound Blaster Pro, Sound Blaster 16, and Sound Blaster
- 16 ASP Issues
-
- Setting the MIDIInPersistence= variable in the [WSSSBPRO.DRV]
- or [WSSSB16.DRV] section of your SYSTEM.INI file allows you
- to configure the amount of data that will be processed in the
- MIDI-in interrupt. The default value is 50, the recommended
- range is 50 to 1024. Decreasing this value may prevent the
- MIDI-in device from being completely serviced and may
- cause data loss or may stop input.
-
-
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 8. Sound Blaster Compatibility with the Windows Sound System Sound Board
-
- 8.1 Problems Playing Music
-
- If your game offers the choice, select Ad Lib
- compatibility for music output and Sound Blaster
- compatibility for sound effects. This will prevent
- music from playing too slowly.
-
- 8.2 Using GAMES.PIF
-
- If you're using a user-specified shell in MS-DOS,
- ensure that the file GAMES.PIF (located in the directory
- in which you installed Windows Sound System, C:SNDSYS
- by default) references the same shell as your COMSPEC system
- variable. To edit the GAMES.PIF file, use Windows PIF
- Editor. For more information on the COMSPEC system variable,
- see your MS-DOS documentation.
-
- 8.3 Choosing between Sound Blaster andSound Blaster Pro
-
- If your game offers choice between Sound Blaster and Sound
- Blaster Pro, you must select Sound Blaster, not Sound
- Blaster Pro, as your audio board.
-
- 8.4 Playing Mickey's ABC
-
- Mickey's ABC cannot detect the presence of
- the Windows Sound System sound board. However, it will
- work correctly if you select Ad Lib compatibility
- as the option for music.
-
- 8.5 Playing Alphabet Blocks
-
- If you experience problems playing Sierra On-Line
- Alphabet Blocks with the Windows Sound System sound
- board, add AcceptCloseSamplingRates=TRUE to the
- [SNDSYS.DRV] section of the SYSTEM.INI file.
- Alphabet Blocks uses a nonstandard sampling rate
- that is not directly supported by the Windows Sound
- System sound board. Setting this flag to true allows
- the driver to accept sampling rates that are within
- 5% of the actual supported rate.
-
- 8.6 Playing Broderbund Games
-
- If you experience problems while playing Broderbund
- games, set the VirtualHDIRQ=FALSE switch in the [386Enh]
- section of the SYSTEM.INI file.
-
-