Web Page Background Sound Does Not Play

 Last reviewed: October 2, 1997
Article ID: Q162810

The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 3.0, 3.01, 3.02, 4.0 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 3.0, 3.01, 3.02, 4.0 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 3.0, 3.01, 3.02a for Windows 3.1
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.01a for Macintosh

SYMPTOMS

When you load a Web page that contains a background sound, the background sound may not be played.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if there is a space in the file name of the sound file listed in the <BGSOUND> HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) tag.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, contact the Administrator of the Web site and request the Web page be updated using one of the following methods:

  • Rename the file so that its name does not contain any spaces and adjust the Web page source accordingly.
  • Change the file name in the <BGSOUND> tag, replacing spaces with "%20" (for example: <BGSOUND SRC="my%20wave%20file.wav">).

KBCategory: kbsound
KBSubcategory: msiew95 msient msiemac msiew31
Additional reference words: 3.00 4.00
Keywords : kbsound msiemac msient msiew31 msiew95
Version : 3.0 3.0a 3.01 3.01a 3.02 3.02a
Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: October 2, 1997
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