SAMPLE: Detecting Multimedia Extensions and Drivers

ID: Q81872

The information in this article applies to:

SUMMARY

Nommdll.exe is a file in the Microsoft Software Library that demonstrates how to determine whether the Multimedia Extensions to Microsoft Windows and its associated drivers are installed. NOMMDLL has two parts: the PLAYWAV application and the PLYSND dynamic-link library (DLL).

PLAYWAV indicates that the Multimedia Extensions are installed when its Sound menu option is available. When this menu item is grayed or unavailable, the Extensions are not installed. By default, PLAYWAV also determines if the sound driver is loaded. You can modify the code to look for other drivers if desired.

An application can use the PLYSND DLL to play sounds. The functions in PLYSND are useful to control the Media Control Interface (MCI).

MORE INFORMATION

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Software Library: 

 ~ nommdll.exe (size: 22076 bytes)
For more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software Library, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q119591
   TITLE : How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services
NOTE: NOMMDLL uses the LASER.WAV file distributed with the Multimedia Extensions. To use NOMMDLL, verify that the MMDATA directory is listed in the MS-DOS PATH environment variable, or copy the LASER.WAV file into the same directory as NOMMDLL.EXE.

Additional query words: softlib NOMMDLL.EXE 

Keywords          : kbmm kbsample kb16bitonly MMMisc kbWinOS300 
Version           : 3.00
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: December 11, 1998