From f3df9f9488fdde6d2e3d86df6a1a30030244bb23 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: lordmulder Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:30:10 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Updated FAQ document. --- doc/FAQ.html | 15 +++++++++------ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/FAQ.html b/doc/FAQ.html index ef924324..aa633c7e 100644 --- a/doc/FAQ.html +++ b/doc/FAQ.html @@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ RIFF file format specification, any reading application must ignore/skip all 'JU Evidently most reading applications do so and thus will correctly open the Wave file. Unfortunately it was
brought to our attention that there are a few broken(!) applications, which reject Wave/RIFF files with an
additional 'JUNK' chunk in front of the 'fmt' chunk. It seems that these applications make false assumptions
-and expect the 'fmt' chunk to be located at a fixed position, rather than actually parsing the RIFF structure.
+and expect the 'fmt' chunk to be located at a fixed position, rather than parsing the RIFF structure.

While it is evident that applications, which reject the Wave/RIFF file because of the extra 'JUNK' chunk, are
broken with respect to the RIFF specification and should be fixed by the respective author, there is an easy
@@ -290,8 +290,8 @@ thus a single encoder instance may create several threads - LameXP has no contro Why do I get the error 'Executable doesn't support Windows compatibility mode' on startup?

-LameXP was desigend to run on all supported platforms natively (except for Linux/Wine). If you see this error
-message, that's probably because your system is configured to run LameXP in 'compatibbility mode', i.e. your
+LameXP was designed to run on all supported platforms natively (except for Linux/Wine). If you see this error
+message, that's probably because your system is configured to run LameXP in 'compatibility mode', i.e. your
system will pretend an older OS version than is actually running. In Windows Explorer you can disable(!) the
compatibility mode by right-clicking on the 'LameXP.exe' file, choosing 'Properties' from the context menu,
switching to the 'Compatibility' tab and un-checking the 'Run this program in compatibility mode' option.

@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ switching to the 'Compatibility' tab and un-checking the 'Run this program in co Why do I get the error 'Executable requires Windows 2000 or later' on startup?

You are trying to run LameXP on a platform that is NOT supported, such as Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows
-Millenium Edition or Windows NT 4.0. There is nothing you can do about that, except for updating to a less
+Millennium Edition or Windows NT 4.0. There is nothing you can do about that, except for updating to a less
antiquated OS. Running an outdated/unsupported OS is a severe security risk anyway!

Note: This error can also occur, if your system has been configured to run LameXP in compatibility mode.

@@ -310,8 +310,11 @@ Note: This error can also occur, if your system has been configured to run LameX Why do I get the error 'A device attached to the system is not functioning' on startup?

-You are trying to run LameXP on a platform that is NOT supported, such as Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows
-Millenium Edition or Windows NT 4.0. There is nothing you can do about that, except for updating to a less
+This error message from the Windows operating system is somewhat misleading. It often appears together with
+a second error message and it means that Windows was unable to load/execute the program file. There are
+various reasons why this error might occur, but usually it indicates that you are trying to run LameXP or the
+LameXP setup/update program on a platform that is NOT supported, such as Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows
+Millennium Edition or Windows NT 4.0. There is nothing you can do about that, except for updating to a less
antiquated OS. Running an outdated/unsupported OS is a severe security risk anyway!



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