Problems Using Media Player to Play .avi Files

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SYMPTOMS

You may receive any of the following error messages when you play audio- video interleave (.avi) files:
A fatal exception 0E has occurred at 0028:<XXXXXXXX> in Vxd Vmwaudio (01)
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MMSYSTEM257 Invalid MCI device ID. Use the ID returned when opening the MCI device.
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MMSYSTEM296 The file cannot be played on the specified MCI device. The file may be corrupt, or not in the correct format.
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CAUSE

These error messages can occur on an IBM Aptiva 2168-A92 or Acer computer with earlier versions of IBM Mwave sound card drivers.
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RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, contact IBM or Acer to inquire if an Mwave sound card driver update is available for your IBM Aptiva computer.
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MORE INFORMATION

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Article ID: 191195 - Last Review: January 23, 2007 - Revision: 1.3
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  • Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
  • Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
  • Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
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