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More info?)
Ouch!
In that case Waldo, please go back to the suggestions in that Microsoft
article and make sure to try one of them. No skip-overs this time, okay?
--
Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S.
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
Game FAQs:
;gms]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site:
http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
MS Assisted Support:
http://support.microsoft.com/select/?target=assistance
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
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"Waldo" <waldo222@hotmail.rowerbazzle.com> wrote in message news:%23dQNc2OSFHA.3420@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
| Ah, there it is. I'm afraid I'm a bit of a PC luddite and am still using Win
| 98SE. <G>
|
| -W-
|
| "Jimmy S." <nosp@m.pls> wrote in message
| news:%23ahJEwNSFHA.1176@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
| > Hi Waldo,
| >
| > You might have skipped one of the suggestions that could have
| > solved the problem, please keep that in mind before trying this...
| >
| > Since that problem just started happening recently, try a System Restore.
| >
| > How to use Windows XP System Restore:
| >
|
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/gethelp/systemrestore.asp
| >
| > --
| > Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
| > Jimmy S.
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
| >
| > Game FAQs:
;gms]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
| > Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite:
http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call /
| Contact
| > MS Support at:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=sz;en-us;top
| > My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any
| rights.
| > _________________________________________________________
| >
| > "Waldo" <waldo222@hotmail.rowerbazzle.com> wrote in message
| news:e3D2jrNSFHA.3156@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
| > | Thanks Jimmy,
| > |
| > | I had already seen that article and though there was lots of good info
| and I
| > | did try a few of the suggestions, the thing is that all of them
| presuppose
| > | that the problem was there from the beginning.
| > |
| > | This game always worked properly for me until one day the problem
| began.
| > | From one day to the next there was no change to the system.
| > |
| > | Any other ideas on where to look?
| > |
| > | Thanks,
| > |
| > | Waldo
| > |
| > |
| > | "Jimmy S." <nosp@m.pls> wrote in message
| > | news:uTG7HCFSFHA.2252@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
| > | > Hi Waldo,
| > | >
| > | > I think this multimedia article should be very helpful:
| > | >
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;812394
| > | >
| > | > --
| > | > Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
| > | > Jimmy S.
|
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
| > | >
| > | > Game FAQs:
;gms]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
| > | > Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site:
|
http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
| > | > MS Assisted Support:
| > |
http://support.microsoft.com/select/?target=assistance
| > | > My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any
| > | rights.
| > | > _________________________________________________________
| > | >
| > | > "Waldo" <waldo222@hotmail.rowerbazzle.com> wrote in message
| > | news:eYQaaHESFHA.3988@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
| > | > | Hello everyone,
| > | > |
| > | > | I've been playing Links 2003 off and on for a while now. The sound
| in
| > | the
| > | > | game always worked fine. After an off again spell I started the game
| and
| > | > | ended up with this error message:
| > | > |
| > | > | ERROR : wACMStreamSize FAILED (0x5 - WINERR_Access is denied. ) -
| > | estDstSize
| > | > | = 0 bytes
| > | > |
| > | > | This would stop the game and I would click continue and the game
| would
| > | work
| > | > | until it popped up again.
| > | > |
| > | > | I did a bit of detective work and found out that if I turned off all
| but
| > | the
| > | > | environmental sounds the game would then play without generating the
| > | error.
| > | > | So no snappy comments or crowd noise and no wind, sea or rutling
| sounds
| > | > | either. All that I can play with seems to be the sounds of the swing
| > | ball
| > | > | dropping etc..
| > | > |
| > | > | I have the latest update (V1.05) and it makes no difference.
| > | > |
| > | > | Anyone out there know what is happening? What did I install that is
| > | > | conflicting with the sound driver?
| > | > |
| > | > | Thanks,
| > | > |
| > | > | Waldo
| > | > |
| > | >
| > | >
| > |
| >
| >
|
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