CD-Player does not play sound due to damaged MCI CD Audio driver.
Cause:
'[MCI] CD Audio' driver is corrupted or damaged.
Solution:
Remove the 'CD Audio Device (Media Control)' driver from 'Multimedia' properties, delete Mcicda.drv from the Windows\System directory, and restart the computer. Use 'Add New Hardware' utility from 'Control Panel' to install the Microsoft MCI for CD Audio Device (Media Control) driver.
1) Open the 'Control Panel'.
2) Double-click the 'Multimedia' icon. (The 'Multimedia Properties' dialog box appears.)
The 'Multimedia Properties' dialog box
3) Click the 'Advanced' tab and double-click 'Media Control Devices' in 'Multimedia devices' list box.
4) Select 'CD Audio Device (Media Control)' in the 'Multimedia devices' list box, click 'Properties', and click 'Remove'. (The 'Remove' dialog box appears.)
5) Click 'Yes' to remove the driver.
6) Click 'OK'.
7) Open Windows Explorer.
8) Browse to the Windows\System directory, select the Mcicda.drv file, and press the DEL key. (The 'Confirm File Delete' dialog appears.)
9) Click 'Yes' to delete the file.
10) Restart Windows 95.
NOTE: The changes made in steps 1) through 9) will not take place until the computer is restarted.
11) Open the 'Add New Hardware' icon.
12) Click 'Next'.
13) Select the 'No' radio button, and click 'Next'.
The 'No' radio button
14) Double-click 'Sound, video and game controllers' in the 'Hardware types' list box.
'Sound, video and game controllers'
15) Select 'Microsoft MCI' in the 'Manufacturers' list box, select 'CD Audio Device (Media Control)' in the 'Models' list box, and click 'Next'.
NOTE: You must have the Windows 95 Installation CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive or have access to the CD-ROM through a local network.
16) Click 'Finish'. (The 'System Settings Change' dialog box appears.)
The 'System Settings Change' dialog box
17) Click 'Yes' to restart the computer.
