Mr. Ice
9th November 2000, 02:16
The "MMSYSTEM002 / device out of range" error message is caused when Winamp tries to play on a non-existant sound card.
Go to Winamp -> Preferences (Ctrl+P) -> plug-ins -> output.
Double click the waveout plugin, and set the "output device" to what best describes your sound card. For example, I have 'wave mapper', 'modem #1 line playback', 'modem #1 handset playback', and 'sb live! wave device' listed. The default is 'wave mapper'. My sound card is a sound blaster live, so I selected 'sb live! wave device'. If that still doesn't work, try reinstalling your soundcard drivers. If that doesn't work, make sure you have the latest DirectX drivers (http://www.microsoft.com/directx/homeuser/downloads/default.asp) and try selecting the DirectSound Output plugin instead of WaveOut (Prefs -> Plugins -> Output)
Also, a simple reboot might fix your problem, especially if you're using an old soundcard or shabby onboard sound chip.
Win9x/ME users should make sure the following line (see bold text below) exists in the system.ini file. Note: this will only take effect after rebooting.
Start -> Run -> sysedit
system.ini
[b]drivers=mmsystem.dll
Further help:
RE: MMYSTEM002 Error (Device ID out of range)
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=30002
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=30982
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=26330
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=32184
http://www.geocities.com/mmsystem002/
Re: Could not create Direct Sound Object
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=56652
<blockquote><blockquote>[Edited by DJ-Egg : Jan 2002]</blockquote></blockquote>
Go to Winamp -> Preferences (Ctrl+P) -> plug-ins -> output.
Double click the waveout plugin, and set the "output device" to what best describes your sound card. For example, I have 'wave mapper', 'modem #1 line playback', 'modem #1 handset playback', and 'sb live! wave device' listed. The default is 'wave mapper'. My sound card is a sound blaster live, so I selected 'sb live! wave device'. If that still doesn't work, try reinstalling your soundcard drivers. If that doesn't work, make sure you have the latest DirectX drivers (http://www.microsoft.com/directx/homeuser/downloads/default.asp) and try selecting the DirectSound Output plugin instead of WaveOut (Prefs -> Plugins -> Output)
Also, a simple reboot might fix your problem, especially if you're using an old soundcard or shabby onboard sound chip.
Win9x/ME users should make sure the following line (see bold text below) exists in the system.ini file. Note: this will only take effect after rebooting.
Start -> Run -> sysedit
system.ini
[b]drivers=mmsystem.dll
Further help:
RE: MMYSTEM002 Error (Device ID out of range)
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=30002
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=30982
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=26330
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=32184
http://www.geocities.com/mmsystem002/
Re: Could not create Direct Sound Object
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=56652
<blockquote><blockquote>[Edited by DJ-Egg : Jan 2002]</blockquote></blockquote>