MMIO open for write failed !

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On Sun, 7 Aug 2005 16:03:05 +0100, Andy100 wrote:

> What does "MMIO open for write failed" mean ?
>
> It happens when i open software called "AirNav ACARS decoder", which
> basically takes input from a radio scanner through the soundcard and decodes
> it.
>
> It did work a couple of weeks ago, i re-installed it and i keep getting the
> above message !
>
> I have googled for an answer, but no luck !. Anyone any ideas what i might
> try in order to sort this ??
>
> Cheers
> Andrew

IO is input/output -mechanism in place for incoming data to be translated
to some sort of output. MM... multimedia? "open for write failed"...
probably means the decoder is having trouble opening a destination file to
place its translations. It sounds like you've already gotten that far in
your analysis though.

Error messages should tell users what's wrong but if the programmer did not
provide error messages for a scenario, the program may display a related or
a random error message. Because of this, the best place to go for help with
this would be the vendor's tech support channel for the airnav acars
decoder.

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Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User