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Article #196Re: Dual CPUs: Can't get past some splash screens
From: Thomas Koschate
Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 00:00
Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 00:00
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In article <927554765.523476@news.blkbox.com>, swhatley@blkbox.com says... > > As a followup, I can't even run MS Netmeeting 2.1. I was able to run > Prody Parrot and NetMeeting 2.1 on my old Micron P166 (non MMX) with the > same sound card (SB Live! Value). I'm beginning to think the problem is > related to having two CPUs. > > In comp.os.ms-windows.nt.misc Steven Whatley <swhatley@blkbox.com> wrote: > : I'm having trouble getting past the splash screen of some programs. The > : programs I'm having trouble with are: > > : Quicktime 3.0 player > : NetMeeting 3.00 beta I'm using these on a dual-PII machine with no problem. > : These programs claim to work for NT 4.0. Kinda suspect the problem is > : sound driver related. These programs have come up at least one time but > : most of the time lock up at the splash screen. My config is: > : SB Live! Value with LiveWare 2.0 drivers I'd guess the SB Live! card is your culprit. Creative seems to have a tough time making NT drivers that work correctly. For instance, the latest drivers for my SB64 caused all kinds of blue screens. -- ============================================================ Thomas Koschate koschateDELETE_ALL_CAPS@bigfoot.com For PGP Key, see http://keys.pgp.com:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xF45280AD
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