Background Sound Plays While Sounds Are Disabled

ID: Q200240

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.0, 4.01, 4.01 Service Pack 1 for Windows 95
Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.0, 4.01, 4.01 Service Pack 1 for Windows NT 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you view a Web page, a background sound may be played, even if you have configured Internet Explorer to not play sounds.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if the Web page uses the following Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) source code to play the background sound


<embed src="file name">

where <file name> is the name of the embedded sound file.

RESOLUTION

To work around this issue, reduce the volume setting on your speakers, or turn them off.

Additional query words:


Keywords          : kbsound kbui msiew95 msient win98 
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0,4.01,4.01 Service Pack 1
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: May 6, 1999