DOCUMENT:Q314505  16-MAY-2002  [homegame]
TITLE   :Games: Err Msg: "WINERR_One or More Arguments Are Invalid..."
PRODUCT :Microsoft Home Games
PROD/VER::1.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbimu

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft MechWarrior 4: Vengeance 
 - Microsoft MechWarrior 4: Black Knight 
 - Microsoft MechCommander 2.0, version 1.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you start one of the games listed at the beginning of this article, you
receive an error message similar to the following:

   STOP:FAILED (0x80070057 - WINERR_one or more arguments are invalid) Create
   Sound Buffer ; DSB_CNTRL VOLUME | DSBCAPS_LOCSOFTWARE, (PCM0-bit, 0 channel 0

CAUSE
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This issue occurs when codecs are damaged or missing from your computer. Codecs
are the programs that are used to decompress multimedia information.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, follow these steps.

NOTE: Because there are several versions of Windows, the following steps may be
different on your computer. If they are, please see your product documentation
to complete these steps.

Remove Default Codecs
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1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.

3. On the Windows Setup tab, click Multimedia, and then click Details.

4. Click to clear the Audio Compression check box and the Video Compression
   check box, and then click OK.

Reinstall Default Codecs
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1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.

3. On the Windows Setup tab, click Multimedia, and then click Details.

4. Click to select the Audio Compression check box and the Video Compression
   check box, and then click OK.

MORE INFORMATION
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You can also update your existing codecs and improve your multimedia performance
by upgrading to a newer version of Windows Media Player. To download the latest
version of the Windows Media Player from the Microsoft Download Center, see the
following Microsoft Web site:

   http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/default.asp

For additional information about Windows Media Player 7.1, see the following
Microsoft Web site:

   http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/software/playerv7.asp

Additional query words: msgame

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Keywords          : kbimu 
Technology        : kbGamesSearch kbMSNSearch kbMechCommSearch kbMechCommander200
Version           : :1.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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