Removing Windows Multimedia Components Does Not Remove All Files

• Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Add/Remove Programs tool in Control Panel to remove all of the Windows 95 multimedia components, some .wav (Windows sound) files may not be removed from Windows\Media folder.

RESOLUTION

To work around this behavior, manually remove the .wav files located in the Windows\Media folder. To do so, follow these steps:

NOTE: If you have saved any .wav files in the Windows\Media folder, you should make a backup copy of these files before you proceed.

1. Click Start, point to Programs, and then click MS-DOS Prompt.

2. At the command prompt, type the following commands, pressing ENTER after each command:

         cd\windows\media
         del *.wav
   

   NOTE: Press Y when you are prompted to delete the files.

3. Quit the MS-DOS session by typing "exit" (without quotation marks) at the command prompt, and then pressing ENTER.

MORE INFORMATION

When you follow the above steps, only the .wav files located in the Windows\Media folder are deleted. Files with an extension other than .wav are not deleted.

The .wav files that remain in the Windows\Media folder after you remove Windows 95 multimedia components differ, depending on the version of Windows 95 that is installed on your computer and the multimedia components that are installed. The .wav files that remain in the Windows\Media folder may include some or all of the following files:

Windows 95 Retail Version

Jungle Windows Exit.wav Musica Windows Exit.wav Robotz Windows Exit.wav The Microsoft Sound.wav Utopia Windows Exit.wav

Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2)

Jungle Asterisk.wav Jungle Close.wav Jungle Default.wav Jungle Exclamation.wav Jungle Maximize.wav Jungle Menu Command.wav Jungle Menu Popup.wav Jungle Minimize.wav Jungle Open.wav Jungle Question.wav Jungle Recycle.wav Jungle Restore Down.wav Jungle Windows Exit.wav Jungle Windows Start.wav Musica Asterisk.wav Musica Close.wav Musica Default.wav Musica Exclamation.wav Musica Maximize.wav Musica Menu Command.wav Musica Menu Popup.wav Musica Minimize.wav Musica Open.wav Musica Question.wav Musica Recycle.wav Musica Restore Down.wav Musica Windows Exit.wav Musica Windows Start.wav Robotz Asterisk.wav Robotz Close.wav Robotz Default.wav Robotz Exclamation.wav Robotz Maximize.wav Robotz Menu Command.wav Robotz Menu Popup.wav Robotz Minimize.wav Robotz Open.wav Robotz Question.wav Robotz Recycle.wav Robotz Restore Down.wav Robotz Windows Exit.wav Robotz Windows Start.wav The Microsoft Sound.wav Utopia Asterisk.wav Utopia Close.wav Utopia Critical Stop.wav Utopia Default.wav Utopia Error.wav Utopia Exclamation.wav Utopia Maximize.wav Utopia Menu Command.wav Utopia Menu Popup.wav Utopia Minimize.wav Utopia Open.wav Utopia Question.wav Utopia Recycle.wav Utopia Restore Down.wav Utopia Restore Up.wav Utopia Windows Exit.wav Utopia Windows Start.wav