KB127793 - Windows Sound System 2.0 DEINSTAL.TXT Contents

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Contents of the DEINSTAL.TXT File

To remove Microsoft Windows Sound System, you must remove the Windows Sound System files, initialization file entries, and backup files. You may also have to modify the Windows Registration Database.

Before you remove files and file entries, remove the program groups used by Windows Sound System. The default program group name for Windows Sound System programs is Windows Sound System. If you have created program groups with user names for Voice Pilot, remove them also. If you have added any Windows Sound System applications to your Windows Startup group, remove those programs from the Startup group.

Next, exit Microsoft Windows. In Microsoft MS-DOS, remove the files listed and make the changes noted. Do not attempt to remove files in Windows.

NOTE: Because of the broad range of installations and uses of the Windows Sound System, not all files will be installed on all computers. In addition, not all files will be installed in the directories noted. For example, when Windows Sound System is installed on a computer that is running from a shared Windows installation on a remote network drive, all the files noted as contained in the Windows System directory are actually located in the local Windows directory.

REMOVING WINDOWS SOUND SYSTEM FILES

To remove the Windows Sound System files:

From the Windows directory (for example, from C:\WINDOWS), remove:

        WINDOWSS.GRP
        SNDSYS.INI
        VOICEPIL.INI
        SNDCNTRL.DLL
        SND.HLP
        MCIPLAY.EXE
        MUSICBOX.INI
        MCIOLE.DLL
        CLIPRDR.INI
        SNDSYS.HLP     (Windows Sound System sound board only)
        WSSSB16.HLP    (Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 or 16 ASP
                        audio hardware only)
        WSSSBPRO.HLP   (Creative Labs Sound Blaster Pro audio hardware
                        only)

        AUDDRIVE.HLP   (ESS audio hardware only)

CAUTION: The files MCIPLAY.EXE and MCIOLE.DLL may be used by other applications. Removing these files could hinder these applications' proper functioning.

From the Windows System directory (for example, from C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM), remove:

        SNDSYS.DRV     (Windows Sound System sound board only)
        VSNDSYS.386    (Windows Sound System sound board only)
        MVMIXER.DRV    (Media Vision audio hardware only)
        MVPROAUD.DRV   (Media Vision audio hardware only)
        OPL3.DRV       (Media Vision audio hardware only)
        VPASD.386      (Media Vision audio hardware only)
        AUDDRIVE.DRV   (ESS audio hardware only)
        VAUDRV.386     (ESS audio hardware only)
        WSSSB16.386    (Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 or 16 ASP audio
                        hardware only)
        WSSSB16.DRV    (Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 or 16 ASP audio
                        hardware only)
        WSSSBPRO.386   (Creative Labs Sound Blaster Pro audio hardware
                        only)
        WSSSBPRO.DRV   (Creative Labs Sound Blaster Pro audio hardware
                        only)
        MIDIMAP.CFG    (Original file replaced)
        MSMIXMGR.DLL
        SNDEVNTS.DRV
        TS_SOFT.ACM
        TSD.DLL
        IMAADPCM.ACM
        MSACM.DRV
        MSACM.DLL
        MSADPCM.ACM
        CHOO_WIN.HLP
        FIL_WIN.HLP
        MAP_WIN.HLP

CAUTION: The files MSACM.DLL, MSACM.DRV, MSADPCM.ACM, IMAADPCM.ACM, CHOO_WIN.HLP, FIL_WIN.HLP, MAP_WIN.HLP, and SNDEVNTS.DRV may be used by other applications. Removing these files could hinder these applications' proper functioning.

If you want to restore your MIDIMAP configuration to the state it was in before you installed Windows Sound System, in the Windows System directory, rename the MIDIMAP.WSS file MIDIMAP.CFG.

From the Windows System directory, remove the following backup file:

        MIDIMAP.WSS    (Backup version of MIDIMAP.CFG)

From the Microsoft Excel directory (for example, from C:\EXCEL), remove:
```
        XLRDR.INI
						
```
From the Microsoft Excel Library directory (for example, from C:\EXCEL\LIBRARY), remove:
```
        PROOF.XLA
						
```
From the Lotus 1-2-3 for Windows directory (for example, from C:\123WIN), remove:
```
        123RDR.INI
						
```
Remove all of the files and directories from the directory where the Windows Sound System was installed. (The default is C:\SNDSYS.)

In some cases, you may not be able to delete the dictionary (*.DCT) files that are installed with ProofReader because they are read-only files. To delete them, start Windows File Manager, and then select all files with the .DCT extension. Then, from the File menu, choose Delete. File Manager warns you that the files are "system, hidden, or read-only" and provides you with options. Choose Yes.

REMOVING INITIALIZATION FILE ENTRIES

Now, remove all entries that Windows Sound System made to initialization (.INI) files that were not created by Windows Sound System. All of the initialization files are located in the Windows directory (for example, in C:\WINDOWS). Entries are listed by file and section.

NOTE: Depending on how you installed Windows Sound System and how you use it, some of the entries may not be present in the specified files. In addition, if you did not install Windows Sound System in C:\SNDSYS (the default directory), substitute the full name of the directory in which you installed Windows Sound System for C:\SNDSYS in the following entries.

   
   File:    123W.INI:
   Section: [AUTOLOAD ADDINS]
   Entry:
       123RDR.ADW=C:\SNDSYS, 1, 0, 0

   File:    123R4.INI:
   Section: [AUTOLOAD ADDINS]
   Entry:
       123RDR.ADW=C:\SNDSYS, 1, 0, 0

```
File: CONTROL.INI:
						
```
NOTE: CONTROL.WSS is a copy of your CONTROL.INI file as it appeared before it was modified by the Windows Sound System.
```
   Section: [drivers.desc]
   Entries:
       sndsys.drv=Microsoft Windows Sound System
       msacm.drv=Microsoft Sound Mapper
       ts_soft.acm=DSP Group TrueSpeech(TM) Software CODEC
       SndEvnts.drv=SoundBits Events Driver
       imaadpcm.acm=Microsoft ACM IMA ADPCM Audio CODEC
       msadpcm.acm=Microsoft ADPCM Audio CODEC
						
```
NOTE: If you have Microsoft SoundBits(TM) installed on your system, do not delete the entry for SndEvnts.drv. Some other applications may use ACM. Removing the entries for msacm.drv, imaadpcm.acm, and msadpcm.acm could hinder these applications' proper functioning.
Section: [SoundSchemes]
Entries: ALL

NOTE: If you have Microsoft SoundBits installed on your system, do not delete the entries for Musical Sounds, Hanna Barbera, Hollywood Movies, or Your Old Scheme.
Section: [SoundScheme.Nature] Entries: ALL
Section: [SoundScheme.Sci-Fi] Entries: ALL

File: WIN.INI

    Section: [Extensions]
    Entries:
       WAV=C:\SNDSYS\QRECORD.EXE ^.WAV
       SND=C:\SNDSYS\SNDFINDR.EXE ^.SND
       AIF=C:\SNDSYS\SNDFINDR.EXE ^.AIF
       VOC=C:\SNDSYS\SNDFINDR.EXE ^.VOC
       MID=C:\SNDSYS\SNDFINDR.EXE ^.MID
       RMI=C:\SNDSYS\SNDFINDR.EXE ^.RMI

    Section: [Embedding]
    Entry:
       SoundRec=Sound,Sound,C:\SNDSYS\QRECORD.EXE,picture

NOTE: To restore Sound Recorder as the OLE server for sound objects, replace C:\SNDSYS\QRECORD.EXE with SOUNDREC.EXE. You can also choose the OLE server for sound objects from the Windows Sound System Setup program.

    Section: [sounds]
    Entries: If any system events point to Windows Sound System
        sound files, remove the location and name of those
        files. You can either replace them with other sound
        filenames or change them to point to <none> and use
        the Sound Control Panel to assign other sounds to these
        events.  Also remove all entries that point to Voice
        Pilot sounds.  Those entries begin with "VPT" or "VPV."

File: SYSTEM.INI

NOTE: SYSTEM.WSS is a copy of your SYSTEM.INI file as it appeared before it was modified by Windows Sound System.

    Section: [boot]
    Entry:
       drivers=msmixmgr.dll SndEvnts.drv

NOTE: Do not delete or modify any other drivers mentioned in the drivers= line in the [boot] section. Do not alter the order of the drivers. If you have Microsoft SoundBits installed on your computer, do not delete the entry for SndEvnts.drv.

    Section: [drivers]
    Entries:
       WaveMapper=MSACM.DRV
       SndEvnts=SndEvnts.drv
       MSACM.msadpcm=msadpcm.acm
       MSACM.imaadpcm=imaadpcm.acm
       MSACM.trspch=ts_soft.acm

NOTE: If you have Microsoft SoundBits installed on your system, do not delete the entry for SndEvnts.drv. Because other applications may use ACM, removing the entries for MSACM could hinder these applications' proper functioning.

      wave=SNDSYS.DRV      (Windows Sound System sound board only)
      aux=SNDSYS.DRV       (Windows Sound System sound board only)
      midi=SNDSYS.DRV      (Windows Sound System sound board only)
      mixer=SNDSYS.DRV     (Windows Sound System sound board only)

      WAVE=MVPROAUD.DRV    (Media Vision audio hardware only)
      AUX=MVPROAUD.DRV     (Media Vision audio hardware only)
      MIDI=MVPROAUD.DRV    (Media Vision audio hardware only)
      MIDI1=OPL3.DRV       (Media Vision audio hardware only)
      MIXER=MVMIXER.DRV    (Media Vision audio hardware only)

      wave=AUDDRIVE.DRV    (ESS audio hardware only)
      aux=AUDDRIVE.DRV     (ESS audio hardware only)
      midi=AUDDRIVE.DRV    (ESS audio hardware only)
      mixer=AUDDRIVE.DRV   (ESS audio hardware only)

      wave=WSSSB16.DRV     (Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 or 16 ASP
                              audio hardware only)
      aux=WSSSB16.DRV      (Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 or 16 ASP
                              audio hardware only)
      midi=WSSSB16.DRV     (Creative Labs SoundBlaster 16 or 16 ASP
               audio hardware only)
      mixer=WSSSB16.DRV    (Creative Labs SoundBlaster 16 or 16 ASP
                              audio hardware only)

      wave=WSSSBPRO.DRV    (Creative Labs SoundBlaster Pro audio
                              hardware only)
      aux=WSSSBPRO.DRV     (Creative Labs Sound Blaster Pro audio
                              hardware only)
      midi=WSSSBPRO.DRV    (Creative Labs Sound Blaster Pro audio
                              hardware only)
      mixer=WSSSBPRO.DRV   (Creative Labs Sound Blaster Pro audio
                              hardware only)

    Section: [mvproaud.drv] (Media Vision audio hardware only)
    Entries: All

    Section: [opl3.drv]     (Media Vision audio hardware only)
    Entries: All

    Section: [auddrive.drv] (ESS audio hardware only)
    Entries: All

    Section: [wsssb16.drv]  (Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 or 16 ASP
              audio hardware only)
    Entries: All

    Section: [wsssbpro.drv] (Creative Labs Sound Blaster Pro audio
                             hardware only)
    Entries: All

    Section: [sndsys.drv]   (Windows Sound System sound board only)
    Entries: All

    Section: [386Enh]
    Entries:
       device=vsndsys.386   (Windows Sound System sound board only)
       device=vpasd.386     (Media Vision audio hardware only)
       device=vaudrv.386    (ESS audio hardware only)
       device=wsssb16.386   (Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 or 16
              ASP audio hardware only)
       device=wsssbpro.386  (Creative Labs Sound Blaster Pro audio hardware
              only)

File: EXCEL4.INI or EXCEL.INI, depending on which version of Microsoft Excel is installed.

    Section: [Microsoft Excel]
    Entry:
       OPEN#=/F C:\EXCEL\LIBRARY\PROOF.XLA
       Where # is a digit (0,1,2, etc.)

File: PROGMAN.INI

WARNING: Make a backup copy of this file before proceeding.

    Section: [Settings]
    Entry:
       Order= #
       Delete the number (#) that refers to the Windows Sound System
       program group number in the [Groups] section entry
       "Group#=C:\WINDOWS\WINDOWSS.GRP."


    Section: [Groups]
    Entry:
       Group#=C:\WINDOWS\WINDOWSS.GRP
       Where # is a digit (0,1,2, etc.)

File: WINHELP.INI
```
    Section: [Files]
    Entry:
       wsspss.hlp=c:\sndsys
						
```
NOTE: If Windows Sound System is not installed in C:\SNDSYS, the path to wsspss.hlp will be different. Delete that line.

MODIFYING THE WINDOWS REGISTRATION DATABASE (REG.DAT)

NOTE: Depending on how you installed Windows Sound System and how you use it, some of the following entries may not be present in the REG.DAT file.

When Windows Sound System was installed, you chose which application to use as the OLE server for sound objects. By default, this application is Quick Recorder; therefore, unless you chose another application, Quick Recorder is registered in the Windows Registration Database as the server for all sound objects.

When you deinstall Windows Sound System, you must replace Quick Recorder as the server for OLE sound objects.

To do this:

From the Program Manager File menu, choose Run.
Type REGEDIT.EXE /V
From the Search menu, choose Find Key.
Type soundrec and press Enter. The entry "SoundRec = Sound" will be selected.
From the Edit menu, choose Delete Key and press OK.
From the File menu, choose Save Changes.
From the File menu, choose Exit.
Repeat steps 1 through 7, substituting SoundFinder for SoundRec in step 4, to delete the entry for Sound Finder.
Now start the application you will be using as your OLE sound server. Normally, this is Windows Sound Recorder, which is in the Accessories group in Program Manager.

REMOVING BACKUP FILES

From the Windows directory, remove the following backup files:

        CONTROL.WSS    (Backup version of CONTROL.INI)
        SYSTEM.WSS     (Backup version of SYSTEM.INI)
        VOICEPIL.WSS   (Backup version of VOICEPIL.INI)
        WIN.WSS        (Backup version of WIN.INI)

CAUTION: Because you may need these files to restore previous settings, remove these files as the last step in the deinstallation process.