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- DOCUMENT:Q103864 24-SEP-1993 [W_NT]
- TITLE :Using Wired for Sound Pro Version 2.1 with Windows NT
- PRODUCT :Windows NT
- PROD/VER:3.10
- OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
- KEYWORDS:
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
- - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause
- serious, system-wide problems that may require you to
- reinstall Windows NT to correct them. Microsoft cannot
- guarantee that any problems resulting from the use of
- Registry Editor can be solved. Use this tool at your own
- risk.
-
- SYMPTOMS
- ========
-
- With Wired For Sound Pro version 2.1 and earlier running in Windows
- NT, you might not hear all system event sounds, or you might encounter
- the following error when running 16-bit Windows applications:
-
- [xxxxxxxx] caused an exception in the Win16 Subsystem.
-
- Note: "xxxxxxxx" above denotes the name of the 16-bit Windows
- application that encounters the error.
-
- Your immediate options when this error is encountered are the following:
-
- 1. Choose the Close button to terminate the application.
-
- 2. Choose the Cancel button to debug the application.
-
- 3. Choose the Ignore button to continue, you should save your work in
- a new file.
-
- CAUSE
- =====
-
- Wired For Sound Pro version 2.1 is not fully compatible with Windows
- NT.
-
- RESOLUTION
- ==========
-
- If Wired for Sound Pro is suspected as the underlying cause for the
- exception error, closing Wired For Sound Pro should result in being
- able to start the application (that encountered the error) without
- getting an exception error.
-
- To stop Wired For Sound Pro from starting automatically, you must
- manually edit the registry by following the steps below.
-
- CAUTION: Modifying the Registry can harm your system. Query on the
- following words in the Microsoft Knowledge Base for details:
-
- keyreg and warning and ntadsrv
-
- 1. Start Registry Editor, REGEDT32.EXE.
-
- 2. Select the window entitled "HKEY_USERS on Local Machine."
-
- 3. Locate and select the following Registry subkey:
-
- Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
-
- 4. Double-click the Load entry in the Registry Values window to
- activate String Editor.
-
- 5. Remove C:\WFSOUND\WFSOUND.EXE or the equivalent path and
- executable.
-
- 6 Exit from Registry Editor.
-
- Additional reference words: 3.10 WFS WFSOUND 2.10
-
- KBCategory:
- KBSubCategory: 16ap
-
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-
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-
- Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1993.