Windows Err Msg: I/O Address Cannot Be Found in SYSTEM.INI

 Last reviewed: November 22, 1994
Article ID: Q85748
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1

SYMPTOMS

You may receive the following error message when you start Control Panel: 

   I/O address cannot be found in SYSTEM.INI

CAUSE

This problem occurs when the SoundBlaster Mixer icon from Multimedia Extensions version 1.0 is present in Control Panel.

MORE INFORMATION

This icon is an audio-mixing board for the Creative Labs SoundBlaster Pro sound cards.

To determine if the icon is from version 1.0 of the Multimedia Extensions, do the following:

  1. At a MS-DOS command prompt, type: 

          cd\windows\system

  2. Type: 

          dir sbpmixer.cpl

  3. If the directory shows the following, you have Multimedia Extensions version 1.0: 

          SBPMIXER  CPL   25504      10/17/91

RESOLUTION

To correct this problem:

  • Update the SoundBlaster drivers.

    -or-

  • Remove the SBPMIXER.CPL file from the WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.

The updated SoundBlaster Drivers are on the Windows Drivers Library (WDL) and on the Windows Resource Kit (WRK). The updated file is SBPMIXER.CPL (file size 25792, dated 2/1/92).

For a complete listing of the WDL's contents and instructions for obtaining the WDL, query on "Q82006" in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.

KBCategory: kbmm kbsound kberrmsg
KBSubcategory: win31
Additional reference words: 3.10 3.1

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Last reviewed: November 22, 1994
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