DOCUMENT:Q136646  08-NOV-2001  [homekids]
TITLE   :Leopard: Audio Breaks Up
PRODUCT :Microsoft Home Kids Products
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:1.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft How the Leopard Got His Spots, version 1.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you run How the Leopard Got His Spots, you have sound problems. Sounds are
choppy and seem to "break up."

CAUSE
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You may experience this behavior if the sound buffer is set too low in the
LEOPARD.INI file.

RESOLUTION
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Use the following instructions to change the sound buffer setting:

1. Open Notepad.

2. On the File menu, click Open.

3. Locate the \MSKids\Leopard folder. Then, find the Leopard.ini file.

4. Double-click Leopard.ini to open the file.

5. In the Audio16 section, change the following setting

   BufferTime=1000

   to

   "BufferTime=1500" (without the quotation marks)

.

6. On the File menu, click Save.

7. On the File menu, click Close.

8. Restart How the Leopard Got His Spots.

Sounds should now play normally.


Additional query words: 1.00 fuzzy blurry buzz noise washed-out garbled silent quiet none black focus kids mskids leo spot pj rabbit ears sound skips skipping skip kbmm multimedia multi-media multi media

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Technology        : kbZNotKeyword kbKidsSearch kbPJLeopard
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0

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