Magic School Bus: Err Msg: CD Audio in Use by Another App (141035)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Scholastic's Magic School Bus series: Explores the Ocean for Windows 1.0
  • Scholastic's Magic School Bus series: Explores Inside the Earth 1.0
This article was previously published under Q141035

SYMPTOMS

When you try to run or install the programs listed at the top of this article, you may receive the following error message:
The CD Audio device is in use by another application.
Please close that application and try again.
When you click Cancel, Setup quits.

CAUSE

This error can occur for one of two reasons:

  • You are using the PowerToys FlexiCD program.

    -or-

  • You are currently using another program that uses CD Audio.

RESOLUTION

To resolve the error messages, use the resolution below that is appropriate for your error message:

Computers Running Windows 95/98 With FlexiCD

  1. With your right mouse button, click the FlexiCD icon (a compact disc), located next to the clock on the taskbar.
  2. On the FlexiCD menu, click Exit FlexiCD.
  3. Run Magic School Bus Setup again.
NOTE: To prevent FlexiCD from running when you start Windows, remove the icon from the Startup group.

Computers Running Windows 95/98 Without FlexiCD

  1. Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to open the Close Program dialog box.
  2. Select an item that may be using CD Audio, and then click End Task.
  3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each item that may be using CD Audio.
NOTE: Several items that often appear in the Close Program dialog box, but do not use CD Audio include Explorer, Systray, Sage. Don't select and click End Task for these items.

Windows 3.x

  1. Press and hold down the ALT key while you press the TAB key to cycle through open programs.
  2. Select and close any programs that may be using CD Audio.
NOTE: Do not close Program Manager.

After following these steps, Magic School Bus should set up and run successfully.

MORE INFORMATION

About FlexiCD

NOTE: The following information comes from the FlexiCD online documentation.

FlexiCD is a quick, convenient audio CD control applet designed for use with Windows 95. When running, FlexiCD appears as an icon on the Windows Taskbar.

FlexiCD.exe is available on the Microsoft World Wide Web (WWW) Homepage, address:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/software/powertoy.htm

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Magic School Bus Explores in the Age of Dinosaurs (MSB Dinosaurs) does not utilize CD Audio the same way MSB Ocean and MSB Earth do. MSB Dinosaurs exclusively uses wave files for sound output. As a result, MSB Dinosaurs does not generate the error message described in this article.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/17/2005
Keywords:kbmm kbprb KB141035
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