DOCUMENT:Q193705 27-JUL-2001 [win95x] TITLE :Cannot Use 11 or More Musical Instrument Device Interface Ports PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product PROD/VER:WINDOWS:95 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbenv kberrmsg kbhw win95 kbHardware ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows 95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== After you configure your Windows 95-based computer to use more than ten Musical Instrument Device Interface (MIDI) ports, your computer may stop responding (hang), or you may receive the following error message: Msgsrv32.exe This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down. If you then click Details, you may receive the following error message: MSGSRV32 caused invalid page fault in module KERNEL32.DLL CAUSE ===== This issue occurs because Windows 95 does not support using more than 10 MIDI ports. RESOLUTION ========== To resolve this issue, configure your computer to use 10 MIDI ports or less. For information about how to do so, view the documentation included with your MIDI device. Note that you can use more than 10 MIDI ports in Microsoft Windows 98. ====================================================================== Keywords : kbenv kberrmsg kbhw win95 kbHardware Technology : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3 Version : WINDOWS:95 Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= 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 2001.