Web Page Background Sound Does Not Play (162810)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 1.0 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.01 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.x for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.x for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.01 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0 for Windows 3.1
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.01 for Windows 3.1
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.1 for Windows 3.1
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 for Windows 3.1
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.01 for Windows 3.1
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.03 for Windows 3.1
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows 3.1
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows 3.1
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.5 for Windows 3.1
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 3.1
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02a for Windows 3.1
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0 for Macintosh
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.1 for Macintosh
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 for Macintosh
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Macintosh
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Macintosh
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.5 for Macintosh
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Macintosh
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.01a for Macintosh
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0a for Macintosh

This article was previously published under Q162810

SYMPTOMS

When you load a Web page that contains a background sound, the background sound may not be played.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if there is a space in the file name of the sound file listed in the <BGSOUND> HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) tag.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, contact the Administrator of the Web site and request the Web page be updated using one of the following methods:

  • Rename the file so that its name does not contain any spaces and adjust the Web page source accordingly.
  • Change the file name in the <BGSOUND> tag, replacing spaces with "%20" (for example: <BGSOUND SRC="my%20wave%20file.wav">).

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/16/2003
Keywords:kbsound KB162810