DOCUMENT:Q85659 27-SEP-1999 [win95x] TITLE :Removing Unnecessary Sound Drivers in Windows 3.1 PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product PROD/VER:WINDOWS:3.1,3.11 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS: ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= You can reduce the amount of disk space used by Windows by removing unnecessary sound drivers. MORE INFORMATION ================ To remove unnecessary sound drivers: 1. Open Control Panel. 2. Select the Drivers icon. 3. In the Installed Drivers box, select the driver(s) that are not being used. (Note: You cannot select multiple drivers for removal at the same time.) 4. Choose the Remove button. A dialog box will appear with the following message: This driver is required by the system. If you remove it, your system may not work properly. Are you sure you want to remove it? This message will appear even though the system may not have any sound device installed. It will not affect the operation of the system to remove these drivers if the system has no sound device installed. However, this process does not delete the corresponding file from the hard drive. You must use File Manager or MS-DOS to delete the file from the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM subdirectory. The following are the sound driver files included with Windows 3.1: Description Driver File ----------- ----------- Ad Lib MSADLIB.DRV Creative Labs Sound Blaster 1.0 SNDBLST.DRV Creative Labs Sound Blaster 1.5 SNDBLST2.DRV Media Vision Thunder Board SNDBLST2.DRV Midi Mapper MIDIMAP.DRV Roland LAPCI MPU401.DRV Roland MPU_401 MPU401.DRV Timer TIMER.DRV [MCI] CD Audio MCICDA.DRV [MCI] MIDI Sequencer MCISEQ.DRV [MCI] Sound MCIWAVE.DRV Additional query words: 3.10 ====================================================================== Keywords : Technology : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin310 kbWin311 Version : WINDOWS:3.1,3.11 ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.