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Bookshelf: Wave Sounds Pause or Break Up During Playback

Article ID: 193632

Article Last Modified on 10/6/2003


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SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to play a sound file in Bookshelf 2000 or Bookshelf 99, the sound playback may pause or break up.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if you run Bookshelf on a computer based on a 486 processor.

The minimum system requirements for Bookshelf 99 specify a 60 MHz Pentium or faster processor.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, use the program on a computer that meets the minimum system requirements to run Bookshelf 2000 or Bookshelf 99.

For additional information about the minimum system requirements needed to run Bookshelf 99, please see the Bookshelf 99 Readme.txt file in the Support folder on the Bookshelf 99 CD-ROM.

MORE INFORMATION

Bookshelf 2000 and Bookshelf 99 use MPEG-3 for compressed sound playback. Earlier versions of Bookshelf use Microsoft ADPCM and Microsoft GSM audio codecs for compressed sound playback.

Additional query words: multimedia multi-media mmtitles mm MPEG choppy au multi media

Keywords: kbenv kbprb kbsound KB193632