Article ID: 128591
Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 95 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 96 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 97 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 97 Deluxe Edition
- Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 98 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 99 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Encarta Reference Suite 99
- Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 99 Concise Edition
- Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 99 Deluxe Edition
This article was previously published under Q128591
SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to play MindMaze in Microsoft Encarta, you may receive
the following error message:
MindMaze cannot play game music.
CAUSE
The behavior can occur for either of the following reasons:
- The MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) settings for your
sound card are not properly configured.
- The [mci extensions] section of the Win.ini file is missing or the
MID=Sequencer line is not spelled correctly.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use one of the following methods:
Configure the MIDI Settings for Your Sound Card
Microsoft Windows 3.0 or later:
To properly configure the MIDI settings for your sound card, follow
these steps:
- Double-click the Main group in Program Manager.
- Double-click Control Panel, and then double-click MIDI
Mapper.
- Click Setups, and then click Edit.
- Set the Port Name on Channels 13-16 to match the FM Synthesizer chip
on the sound card installed in your computer. The correct entry in
the list should contain FM or FM Synth.
- Click OK. When you are prompted to save the changes, click
Yes.
- Click Close, and then close Control Panel.
Microsoft Windows 95:
If you are using Windows 95, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
138314 Multimedia: General MIDI Troubleshooting for Windows 95
MID=Sequencer Line Is Missing or Not Spelled Correctly
Use a text editor such as Notepad or WordPad to make the following changes
to the Win.ini file located in the Windows folder:
Locate the [mci extensions] section and add the following lines if they are
not already present:
WAV=WaveAudio
MID=Sequencer
RMI=Sequencer
AVI=AVIVideo
MMM=MMMovie
Make sure the MID=Sequencer line in the [mci extensions] section of the
Win.ini file is spelled correctly.
If the [mci extensions] section does not exist, create it.
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