MS-DOS Application Unable to Use Audio in 386 Enhanced Mode

Last reviewed: November 22, 1994
Article ID: Q76804

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows with Multimedia Extensions version 1.0

SYMPTOMS

If you run Windows with Multimedia Extensions in 386 enhanced mode and you start an MS-DOS application that uses audio, the following error message is displayed:

   This application will not be able to use audio.

CAUSE

When Windows with Multimedia Extensions is run in 386 enhanced mode, Windows takes control of the audio hardware and does not relinquish control to an MS-DOS application.

WORKAROUND

As an alternative, Windows with Multimedia Extensions can be run in standard mode by typing

   win /s

at the MS-DOS command prompt. This allows the MS-DOS application to run from Windows with audio intact.

KBCategory: kbmm
KBSubcategory: win31
Additional reference words: 1.00 MMWIN

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Last reviewed: November 22, 1994
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