Hi all,
I just have a Dell CPi laptop computer that runs
Windows 98. The sound card/audio works great, all the sounds, music
CDs, etc. work just fine, but when I try to play MIDIs on my Windows
Media Player 7.0, this message comes up:

Cannot play back the audio stream: no audio hardware is available, or
the hardware is not responding.


Upon hitting Details... this comes up:


Error ID = 0x80040256, Remedy ID = 0x00000000


It then tells me something is wrong with my sound card etc.... but all
other file types play fine.


My computer-friend suspects a driver needs to be installed.


Also,


Start / Settings / Control Panel / Multimedia / [MIDI]
is all disabled and gray, with no devices or anything listed.


Any ideas?


I can run by more info if you need it.


Thanks!
Chloe H.

<hmz6******.com> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
> I just have a Dell CPi laptop computer that runs
> Windows 98. The sound card/audio works great, all the sounds, music
> CDs, etc. work just fine, but when I try to play MIDIs on my Windows
> Media Player 7.0, this message comes up:
>
> Cannot play back the audio stream: no audio hardware is available, or
> the hardware is not responding.
>
>
> Upon hitting Details... this comes up:
>
>
> Error ID = 0x80040256, Remedy ID = 0x00000000
>
>
> It then tells me something is wrong with my sound card etc.... but all
> other file types play fine.
>
>
> My computer-friend suspects a driver needs to be installed.
>

Correct. A Midi driver is required, but is usually installed along with the
sound card drivers. Try a visit to the Sound card manufacturer's web site.

Or possibly your sound card driver is faulty. Try the one for your laptop at
the Dell site.
http://support.dell.com/support/down...3&fileid=19388

Terry

"M.I.5¾" <no.one@no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> <hmz6******.com> wrote in message
> news:1165303226.605730.127320@80g2000cwy.googlegro ups.com...
>> Hi all,
>> I just have a Dell CPi laptop computer that runs
>> Windows 98. The sound card/audio works great, all the sounds, music
>> CDs, etc. work just fine, but when I try to play MIDIs on my Windows
>> Media Player 7.0, this message comes up:
>>
>> Cannot play back the audio stream: no audio hardware is available, or
>> the hardware is not responding.
>>
>>
>> Upon hitting Details... this comes up:
>>
>>
>> Error ID = 0x80040256, Remedy ID = 0x00000000
>>
>>
>> It then tells me something is wrong with my sound card etc.... but all
>> other file types play fine.
>>
>>
>> My computer-friend suspects a driver needs to be installed.
>>
>
> Correct. A Midi driver is required, but is usually installed along with
> the sound card drivers. Try a visit to the Sound card manufacturer's web
> site.
>

Hi,
I tried reinstalling the audio driver. I've actually done that before,
and it does nothing.
I just did a lot more research, and I guess for some reason this driver
doesn't support MIDI. You have to get a separate device. I dug around
to find what I need and it's the:

Yamaha Soft Synthesizer S-YXG50

I guess Dell or Yamaha can't distribute it anymore, but it used to come
with the computer from the manufacturer. What's the best way to get a
hold of this software?
Thanks,
Chloe H.

<hmz6******.com> wrote in message
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> I guess Dell or Yamaha can't distribute it anymore, but it used
> to come with the computer from the manufacturer. What's the
> best way to get a hold of this software?

Chloe, send me an email (dg1261 at mdsoa.org). I went round and round with
this awhile ago.