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Midi Quest / Solo Quest FAQs

This page attempts to cover answers for some of the more frequently asked questions on our tech support line. If you require additional information, please contact Sound Quest's Tech Support at (250) 478-9935. Development of this page is just beginning so we expect to enhance it over time.

I am trying to install the program from Win 3.1 or Win 3.11 and get a .DLL error - "Error opening .DLL"

This problem usually results from having Win32s running on your computer. The Installer program does not like Win32s. To correct this problem, you need to temporarily rename the Windows\System\Win32s directory to Win32s.tmp. Next, quit Windows and rerun Windows. Bypass the errors you will receive. You can now execute the install program now and everything should be fine. When the installation is completed, you can change the Win32s.tmp directory back to Win32s. Quit windows and rerun and you are ready to go.

"I have a MOTU MIDI Interface and whenever I try to open a MIDI port in Midi Quest or Solo Quest I get an error"

This error occurs as the result of problems on MOTU's MIDI drivers. These problems appear to be corrected and you can obtain a version new version of MOTU's MIDI drivers and their web site. MOTU Driver Page.

"I am trying to have Midi Quest or Solo Quest appear in Cakewalk's Tool Menu and it isn't"

This is a program problem which will be corrected in the future. In the mean time, it is possible to manually create a link to Midi Quest or Solo Quest in Cakewalk's Tools menu.

If your Cakewalk Tools menu is currently empty, follow these steps:
1. Press the "Start" button in the lower left corner of the screen and choose "Run..."
2. Enter "Regedit" and press the "Ok" button
3. The registration editor will appear, double click on "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE" to expand the node
4. Double click on "SOFTWARE" to expand the node
5. Double click on "Cakewalk Music Software" to expand the node
6. You will find an entry "Tools_Menu", right click the mouse on the entry and choose "Rename"
7. Rename this entry to "Tools Menu"
8. Close the Registration Editor, you're done

If your Cakewalk Tools menu already has entries in it, follow these steps:
(For Solo Quest, replace "Midi Quest" references with "Solo Quest")
1. Download and decompress CakeReg.zip from this page
2. Press the "Start" button in the lower left corner of the screen and choose "Run..."
3. Enter "Regedit" and press the "Ok" button
4. The Registration Editor will appear, choose "Registry/Import Registry File..." from the menus
5. Use the file selector to choose the MQCAKE.REG file that you decompressed (Solo Quest users choose SQCAKE.REG)
6. The correct registry information will automatically be entered
7. If you installed Midi Quest into the default "c:\Program Files\Sound Quest\Midi Quest", you are now finished
8. If you installed elsewhere you will need to make some minor changes to the registry
9. Double click on "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE" to expand the node
10. Double click on "SOFTWARE" to expand the node
11. Double click on "Cakewalk Music Software" to expand the node
12. Double click on "Tools Menu" to expand the node
13. Double click on "Midi Quest" to expand the node
14. Double click on "ExePath" to edit the Path to Midi Quest
15. Correct the path so that it correctly runs the program and press the OK button
16. Double click on "HelpFilePath" to edit the Path to the Midi Quest Help file
17. Correct the path so that it correctly runs the help file and press the OK button

"I want to run Midi Quest under Windows NT 3.51 or Windows NT 4.0"

I is possible to run Midi Quest or Solo Quest under Windows NT 3.51 however, it is not possible to install the program under Windows NT. You will need to follow these steps to install and run the program:

1. Install the 32-bit version of Midi Quest or Solo Quest under Windows 95.
2. Copy the SQ.INI from your Win95 "Windows" directory to the WinNT "Windows" directory.
3. The Windows NT registry must be updated.
4. Go to the Windows NT System32 directory and run REGEDT32.EXE.
5. In the "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE on Local Machine" window perform the following:
6. Double click on SOFTWARE to open it.
7. Choose "Edit/Add Key..." to add a new key, name the key "Sound Quest" and press the OK button.
8. Select "Sound Quest".
9. Choose "Edit/Add Key..." to add a new key, name the key "Midi Quest" and press the OK button.
10. Select "Midi Quest". (Note: if using Solo Quest, enter Solo Quest instead)
11. Choose "Edit/Add Key..." to add a new key, name the key "6.0" and press the OK button.
12. Select "6.0".
13. Choose "Edit/Add Key..." to add a new key, name the key "Serial" and press the OK button.
14. Select "Serial".
15. Choose "Edit/Add Value..." to add a new value, name the value "Serial" of Data Type "REG_SZ" and press the OK button.
16. A string value will be requested, enter your program's serial number and press OK.
17. You can now close the registry editor. 18. Run the program from File Manager or create an icon and run the program from the icon.

"I am trying to install Solo Quest v6.0 from 3.5" floppy disks and get a 'can not find SQSETUP.DLL error'"

This problem is easily corrected by a couple of minor modifications:

1. Check and see if README.TXT is on disk #7.
2. If it is not, copy README.TXT on disk #1 and copy it to disk #7.
3. Delete README.TXT from disk #1
4. Download the file Setup.zip from this page
5. Unzip the file to get "setup.ins"
6. Copy this file onto disk#1 of your install disks
7. Run the installer and everything should be fine