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Article ID: 910815 - Last Review: November 14, 2007 - Revision: 1.6
The sound effects and music in Age of Empires III may stop after you play the game for some time
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SYMPTOMS
When you play Microsoft Age of Empires
III, the sound effects and music may stop after you play the game
for some time.
CAUSE
This issue may occur when one or more of the following
conditions are true:
- The latest game update is not installed.
- There is a problem with the LeisurelyBrows.mp3 sound file.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use one or more of the following
methods.
Method 1: Install the latest game update
To download and install the latest game update for Age of Empires
III, click
Help and Tools on the main game screen, and then
click
Update Game. Alternatively, visit the following
Microsoft Web site:
Method 2: Rename the LeisurelyBrows.mp3 sound file
To rename
the LeisurelyBrows.mp3 sound file, follow these steps:
- Click Start, point to
Programs, point to Accessories, and then
click Windows Explorer.
- In the left pane, locate and then click the following folder:
Drive:\Program Files\Microsoft
Games\Age of Empires III\Sound\Music\Standard
Note In this folder path, Drive represents the drive
letter of the hard disk on which you have installed Age of Empires III.
- In the right pane, locate and then right-click
LeisurelyBrows.mp3. Then, click Rename.
- Type LeisurelyBrows.old, and then press
ENTER.
Note You have to remember the location of the renamed sound file. You have to do this because
the file has to be renamed back to the .mp3 extension if a future game update
is available for download. - On the File menu, click
Close.
- Restart the game.
Method 3: Troubleshoot general sound-related issues
For more information about how to troubleshoot general sound-related issues, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
812394Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=812394/
)
How to troubleshoot sound-related issues
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Age of Empires III
- Microsoft Age of Empires III : The WarChiefs
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