Web Page Background Sound Does Not Play
ID: Q162810
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 3.0, 3.01, 3.02, 4.0 for
Windows 95
- Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 3.0, 3.01, 3.02, 4.0 for
Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 3.0, 3.01, 3.02a for
Windows 3.1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.01a for
Macintosh
SYMPTOMS
When you load a Web page that contains a background sound, the background
sound may not be played.
CAUSE
This behavior can occur if there is a space in the file name of the sound
file listed in the <BGSOUND> HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) tag.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, contact the Administrator of the Web site and
request the Web page be updated using one of the following methods:
- Rename the file so that its name does not contain any spaces and
adjust the Web page source accordingly.
- Change the file name in the <BGSOUND> tag, replacing spaces with
"%20" (for example: <BGSOUND SRC="my%20wave%20file.wav">).
KBCategory: kbsound
KBSubcategory: msiew95 msient msiemac msiew31
Additional reference words: 3.00 4.00
Keywords : kbsound msiew95 msient msiew31 msiemac
Version : 3.0 3.0a 3.01 3.01a 3.02 3.02a
Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Last Reviewed: October 3, 1997