Article: Q93275
Product(s): Miscellaneous Windows Products
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Last Modified: 11-SEP-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows Sound System, version 1.0
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SUMMARY
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Video for Windows 1.0 includes a royalty-free run time that can be distributed
according the the Video for Windows license agreement.
Video for Windows run time installation was not designed to run from a hard disk.
However, it can be installed from a hard disk by either modifying the SETUP.INF
file or installing from a directory called DISK1.
The run time installs correctly if you install it from a floppy disk, following
the instructions in the release notes (VFW1.WRI) document that is provided with
Video.
NOTE: The same problem occurs if installing from a CD-ROM.
SYMPTOMS
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When run from a hard disk, the Video run time setup gives an error:
Can't open file c:\disk1\mplayer.ex_.
CAUSE
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The setup program is looking to verify that the complete setup structure is
available. It does this by looking for a specific file, in this case,
mplayer.ex_. However, it is looking in a specific directory for this file.
NOTE: This does not cause a problem when running setup from a floppy.
Resolution 1 - Install from directory named DISK1:
1. Create a directory on the hard disk called DISK1.
2. Copy the run-time files from the RUNTIME directory on the Video Drivers disk
into the DISK1 directory.
3. Run the SETUP program in the DISK1 directory.
Resolution 2 - Modify the SETUP.INF file:
1. Open the SETUP.INF file in the hard disk directory that contains the runtime
installation files. Use a text editor such as the Windows 3.1 Notepad
accessory.
2. Locate the following line in the SETUP.INF file:
"1", "Runtime", "mplayer.ex_", "..\disk1"
3. Modify the line to read as follows:
"1", "Runtime", "mplayer.ex_", "."
4. Save the changes to the SETUP.INF file and then run the SETUP program in the
hard disk directory.
Additional query words: 1.00
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Keywords :
Technology : kbWinSoundSysSearch kbWinSoundSys100
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