How get sndrec32.exe to play automatically in Win95?

[dmet]

My computer was taken by burglars but fortunately the police raided the
jerks before they had a chance to sell the important components. I
guess I am living under a lucky star this month :-)

At any rate, before they got their hands on the computer and changed
many settings, I had been able to double click on a .wav file and have
it play automatically using the sound recorder included with Win95.

Somehow they deleted that association... I have restored the association
but now I have to make the sound recorder play by clicking on the Play
buttom.

Does anyone know how to get sndrec32.exe to play automatically when
files with a .wav extension are selected? If not, is there a way to
get the media player to start upon a double click?

Dennis Metcalfe

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[shep.....................@d-sheppard.demon.co.uk]

Control Panel/Add Remove programs/Windows Setup/MultiMedia/Details and
un-install and re-install the sound recorder.It will reset to the defaults of
auto-play.You may need your windows Cdrom in the drive.
HTH*<:)

> My computer was taken by burglars but fortunately the police raided the
> jerks before they had a chance to sell the important components. I
> guess I am living under a lucky star this month :-)
>
> At any rate, before they got their hands on the computer and changed
> many settings, I had been able to double click on a .wav file and have
> it play automatically using the sound recorder included with Win95.
>
> Somehow they deleted that association... I have restored the association
> but now I have to make the sound recorder play by clicking on the Play
> buttom.
>
> Does anyone know how to get sndrec32.exe to play automatically when
> files with a .wav extension are selected? If not, is there a way to
> get the media player to start upon a double click?
>
> Dennis Metcalfe
>
>

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[dmet]

On Tue, 26 Jan 1999 05:24:14 CST,
shep.....................@d-sheppard.demon.co.uk wrote:

>Control Panel/Add Remove programs/Windows Setup/MultiMedia/Details and
>un-install and re-install the sound recorder.It will reset to the defaults of
>auto-play.You may need your windows Cdrom in the drive.
>HTH*<:)

Thanks for a good suggestion ... first I would like to try to enable the
autoplay without doing a reinstallation but if all else fails, I guess I
can try that.

Why does MS make these things so hard? Seems like there should be a
menu option to do this ... or does it take a hack to the Registry?
Maybe I am missing the obvious solution.

Anyone?

Dennis Metcalfe

[Brandon Forehand]

Yes, you need to make the Play operation the default for opening that
particular file. To do this open any explorer or folder window. Click
on View | Folder Options..., then go to the Tab that says File Types.
Look for the File Type "Wave Sound." Double Click on it. There should
be a list of Actions: Open, Play, Record. If one of these is missing
then you'll need to create them. Really all you need is Play, so I'll
go ahead and tell you how to do that. Click on New..., then in the
Action field type Play. Next, in the "Application used to perform
action" field type c:\windows\sndrec32.exe (or any other path that goes
to Sound Recorder). In that same field following the command add the
parameter /play, which will automatically play the sound on opening.
Optionally, you can add the parameter /close if you want the sound to
close after it is finished playing. Hit Ok. Then Click on Play and
press the button that says Set Default. Then press Close. That's it.
It should automatically play whenever you open a Wave File.

Brandon Forehand

[Harry Wegley]

Windows 95 has just recently started hanging whenever I attempt
to install software from my CD-ROM. The CD-ROM drive itself
seems to be working fine. That is, I can play audio CD's, browse
data on CD, etc. But, when attempting to install software,I get
"Cannot write to drive C:" after the autoplay feature starts the
install program on the CD. This usually requires a reboot or reset
and, of course, makes my partially installed/updated software
unusable. Has anyone else seen this problem? Have you got any
suggestions for attempting to resolve it?

Harry Wegley
h...@luey.redars.ca.boeing.com

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[shep.....................@d-sheppard.demon.co.uk]

In most circumstances this is true.However if you have been having trouble
with the new MS media player I've found it damages the sound recorder and
several other media file types and stops the file type edit functions from
working correctly,hence a quick un-install and re-install of the media
component usually does the trick.
My 2 cents*<:)

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[dmet]

On Wed, 27 Jan 1999 04:13:27 CST, Brandon Forehand
<CBra...@mail.utexas.edu> wrote:

[I had written]

>> Why does MS make these things so hard? Seems like there should be a
>> menu option to do this ... or does it take a hack to the Registry?
>> Maybe I am missing the obvious solution.
>>
>> Anyone?
>
>Yes, you need to make the Play operation the default for opening that
>particular file. To do this open any explorer or folder window. Click
>on View | Folder Options..., then go to the Tab that says File Types.
>Look for the File Type "Wave Sound." Double Click on it. There should
>be a list of Actions: Open, Play, Record. If one of these is missing
>then you'll need to create them. Really all you need is Play, so I'll
>go ahead and tell you how to do that. Click on New..., then in the
>Action field type Play. Next, in the "Application used to perform
>action" field type c:\windows\sndrec32.exe (or any other path that goes
>to Sound Recorder). In that same field following the command add the
>parameter /play, which will automatically play the sound on opening.
>Optionally, you can add the parameter /close if you want the sound to
>close after it is finished playing. Hit Ok. Then Click on Play and
>press the button that says Set Default. Then press Close. That's it.
>It should automatically play whenever you open a Wave File.

Brandon,

Works like a charm! thank you very much ... and I learned yet another
new thing about trying to control Win95 :-)

Dennis Metcalfe