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"MIDI File Parser" Error Message at Startup
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When you start Windows 98, you may receive the following
error message:
MIDI FILE PARSER
Read key track
data error
Windows starts normally after you receive this error
message.
This behavior can occur if your computer contains a sound
card or integrated sound chip by C-Media, Inc., based on the CMI-8330 chip set.
The error message is caused by the Windows 95/MS-DOS MPU-401 Emulator for MIDI
driver (Cmmpu.exe) being loaded in the Win.ini file. This driver was designed
for use with Windows 95 only.
Check for and disable the Cmmpu.exe driver in the Win.ini
file:
- Click Start, click Run, type msconfig.exe, and then click OK.
- Click the Win.ini tab. Click the plus sign in front of the
[Windows] line. Make a note of the entries on the "Run=" and "Load="
lines.
- Locate the Cmmpu.exe line
(Run=c:\windows\system\cmmpu.exe), and then click to clear the check box for
that item. Click OK. This disables the Cmmpu.exe driver.
- Restart the computer.
- Reinstall the system's sound card drivers from the original
media.
NOTE: You may need to check for updated drivers from the manufacturer
of the sound card.
- Right-click My Computer on the desktop, and then click Properties.
- Click the Device Manager tab. Click the plus sign in front of the Sound, Video and
Game Controllers branch, and make a note of the listed items. Also
make a note of the resources used in the properties settings.
- Click an item, and then click Remove. Repeat for each item listed. Do not restart the computer until
all items have been removed.
- Restart the computer. Install the drivers from the
sound card manufacturer's driver disk when you are prompted. Click the Have Disk and locate the driver source.
C-Media posts drivers for their chip sets used in Original
Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) sound cards and motherboards at the following Web
site:
Check for updated drivers for your sound card with the OEM, and
use the actual chip set manufacturer's driver as a final
resort.
The
third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by
companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty,
implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these
products.
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
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