DOCUMENT:Q85981 30-OCT-1999 [win95x] TITLE :Sound Device Error Using After Dark Version 2.0 PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product PROD/VER:WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a,3.1 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS: ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= When using After Dark version 2.0 by Berkeley Systems Inc. with Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1, or Windows 3.0 with Multimedia Extensions, the following error may occur: The sound device cannot be used, because the driver cannot be used with Multimedia Extensions installed. Select another device. To correct the error, configure the Sound Blaster card as a Multimedia Windows sound device. MORE INFORMATION ================ The above error occurs when the "Sound Blaster Card" is selected as the output device in the After Dark setup, even if a Sound Blaster card is installed on the machine. In order to use a Sound Blaster card with After Dark 2.0 and Windows, set up the Sound Blaster card as a "Multimedia Windows Sound Device." To set up the Sound Blaster card as a Multimedia Windows sounds device, do the following: 1. Start After Dark. 2. Choose the Setup button. 3. Choose the Sound button. 4. Click on the DOWN ARROW beside the Output Device option. The following options are available: Multimedia Windows Sound Device PC Internal Speaker Sound Blaster Card 5. Select the option for "Multimedia Windows Sound Device." The products included here, Sound Blaster and After Dark, are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability. Additional query words: 3.10 soundblaster pro screen saver screensaver after dark 3rdParty ====================================================================== Keywords : Technology : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin300 kbWin300a kbWin310 Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a,3.1 ============================================================================= 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.