----- Original Message -----
Glen L. Bowes:


> Hello Folks,
>
> We have a situation where a sound card will play any format other than
wav.
> The card has been replaced, the O/S reinstalled (Win 95B), the BIOS
updated,
> and the Wave Codec has been verified as installed. Midi files etc play
fine
> and when the sound card drivers are reinstalled wav files play UNTIL the
> machine is rebooted.

What settings is the card using- I/O, IRQ, DMA, etc. ?
Is it a sound blaster compatible ?
Also check Volume Properties to verify WAV is enabled
for that card.
Any chance dos drivers are loaded or other startup
programs which require a reboot to become active ?

hope one of these helps -yui shin

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