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Knowledge Base
Title: When Media Player Won't Play MIDI Files
Document Number: Q84752 Publ Date: 17-JUL-1992
Product Name: Microsoft Windows 3 Retail Product
Product Version: 3.10
Operating System: WINDOWS
Summary:
When the Media Player won't play MIDI files, it is commonly due to one
or more of the following conditions:
1. The sound card is not installed properly.
2. A MIDI driver is not installed.
3. The MIDI Mapper is set incorrectly.
Note: Before attempting any complicated troubleshooting, restart
Windows and see if your system functions correctly.
More Information:
Making Sure the Sound Card Is Properly Installed
------------------------------------------------
1. Check if the sound card is able to make sounds from MS-DOS. Most
sound cards come with MS-DOS programs for playing sounds or
testing card configurations. If these do not work, then the Windows
sound support will not work either.
2. Make sure the sound card does not conflict with other hardware.
3. Verify Port and IRQ settings.
Note: If the sound card also supports digitized sound and wave files,
then the card is properly installed if .WAV files can be played.
Making Sure the MIDI Driver Is Installed
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1. The Device.Midi Sequencer command should be available in the Media
Player. If not, then the MIDI driver should be reinstalled because
it is not loaded.
2. Check to see if the MIDI driver is installed under Drivers in the
Control Panel. If the sound card is Ad Lib compatible, try using
the Ad Lib driver that shipped with Windows 3.1.
To install the Ad Lib driver:
a. Run Control Panel.
b. Choose the Drivers icon.
c. Choose the Add button.
d. Select the Ad Lib driver from the list, or select the Unlisted
or Updated driver if the driver is on an OEM disk.
e. Choose Restart Windows to activate the driver.
Note that the PC Speaker driver does not support playing MIDI files.
Setting MIDI Mapper Correctly
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After loading CANYON.MID with Media Player and pressing the Play
button, the following message may occur:
The current MIDI Mapper setup refers to a MIDI device that is not
installed on the system. Use MIDI Mapper to edit the setup.
If this message appears, run Control Panel and check the default setup
in the MIDI Mapper. It should be set to the correct device that is
installed.
If the Ad Lib driver is installed, the MIDI Mapper should be set to
the Ad Lib setup. If a different MIDI device is installed, choose an
appropriate setup for the device.
To set the MIDI Mapper to use the Ad Lib setup:
1. Run Control Panel.
2. Run MIDI Mapper.
3. Press ALT+S to show setups.
4. Press ALT+A to move to the name field for setups.
5. Use the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys to set the name field to Ad
Lib, and the description below the name field to "Base-level
setup."
6. Close the MIDI Mapper to accept this setup.
SYSTEM.INI Settings for Systems Using the Sound Blaster 1.5 Driver
------------------------------------------------------------------
[boot|
sound.drv=mmsound.drv
drivers=mmsystem.dll
[386Enh|
device=vsbd.386
device=vadlibd.386
[mci|
WaveAudio=mciwave.drv
Sequencer=mciseq.drv
CDAudio=mcicda.drv
[drivers|
timer=timer.drv
midimapper=midimap.drv
Wave=sndblst2.drv
midi=sndblst2.drv
midi1=msadlib.drv
[sndblst.drv|
port=240
int=7
Other Problems Preventing MIDI Playing
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The following are other situations that prevent MIDI playing:
1. Norton Desktop for Windows 1.0 is installed.
2. You have upgraded from Multimedia Extensions version 1.0 (see
README.WRI section 7.0). Windows 3.1 SETUP.EXE renames existing
MIDI Mapper configuration files to MIDIMAP.OLD in the SYSTEM
directory.
Additional reference words: 3.10 Adlib pc-speaker
COPYRIGHT Microsoft Corporation, 1992.