Right, like I said in my last post.... if you cannot hear the pre-made demo play then check the flash message log by typing "log" <enter> in the chord sheet. This should tell you why it's not playing. If it does not indicate a problem there (e.g. "could not play file because..."), troubleshoot further by playing the file manually while Band-in-a-Box is open - find a .wma file in the Band-in-a-Box folder and play it with Media Player, and/or copy and paste the URL the from log into your browser.

There are a couple of possibilities.

A) It might mean that your system is missing some media components. With certain versions of Windows you need to install the Media Feature PAK and this installs the missing features not included in the factory install for licensing reasons in some regions.

B) The main Band-in-a-Box output is using a different audio output path / driver then the demos. Check the Windows sound settings - pay attention to the 'exclusive control' settings. Some settings can be hard to find. Locate the control panel, you can enter 'control panel' to search for it in Settings, and then search for 'sound' in the control panel itself.

Andrew
PG Music Inc.