Cinemania: No Sound When You Play Film Clips (176386)


The information in this article applies to:

  • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 3.1
  • Microsoft Cinemania for Windows, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 editions
  • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 3.11
This article was previously published under Q176386

SYMPTOMS

When you play a film clip in Microsoft Cinemania for Windows, you may not hear any sound.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if the following entry in the [mci extensions] section of the Win.ini file is missing or spelled incorrectly: 
   avi=AVIVideo

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, use the following steps:
  1. Click Start, and then click Run.
  2. In the Open box, type win.ini, and then click OK.
  3. On the Search menu, click Find.
  4. Type [mci extensions], and then click Find Next.
  5. When you locate the [mci extensions] section, scroll down to view the contents of the section and verify that the following line exists and is correctly spelled: 
          avi=AVIVideo
    If this entry is missing from the [mci extensions] section, add it exactly as it appears above.

    NOTE: If the line is present but has a semicolon (;) at the beginning, remove the semicolon.
  6. On the File menu, click Save.
  7. On the File menu, click Exit.
  8. Restart the computer.

MORE INFORMATION

If these steps do not resolve the issue, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

139806 Err Msg: MMSYSTEM266 The Device Could Not Be Loaded...

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/24/2004
Keywords:kbmm kbprb kbsound KB176386
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