Re: App Sounds Play Under WinME But Not WinXP

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From: Kelly (kelly_at_mvps.org)
Date: 08/07/04 

Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2004 04:31:12 -0500

Hi Len,

If this is going back to your Capn application, I would suggest checking the
paths. 

-- 
All the Best,
Kelly
Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP
2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award
Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
"Len" <lenkrauss@bigfoot.com> wrote in message 
news:294c0a91.0408061358.4ff671f0@posting.google.com...
> Would be grateful for any suggestions or things to try to fix a WinXP
> sound problem for an older app.
>
> All app sounds (.wav files) play fine on Win ME PC, but not at all on
> a WinXP (Home, SP1)PC.  On the WinXP PC, all system sounds and those
> for other apps play, so I think this is some quirk with the app. Also,
> tried running this app under WinME compatibility, but no joy re
> getting its sounds to play.
>
> The app's .wav files play (auto open Windows Media Player 8) when
> clicked on. I've tried all the sound trouble-shooting steps. Using
> DirectX Diagnostics, I tested Sounds and everything checks out okay.
> In scanning WinXP's registry I didn't see keys referencing this app's
> sounds.
>
> Am willing experiment -- edit/add registry keys, change 'dlls, modify
> files or whatever.
>
> Thanks, Len

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