Tutorial 3 -- unknown error

[ira]

As soon as I reach the step "press play to see what this world does", I press "play" and receive a message that "an unknown error has occurred".
Any thoughts? I am about to start Alice next week in my half-year course, am trying to learn it quickly, and something like this is not helping!!!
Thanx,
Ira

The details are:
Alice version: 2.0 04/05/2005

os.name: Windows XP

os.version: 5.1

os.arch: x86

java.vm.name: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM

java.vm.version: 1.3.1_10-b03

user.dir: C:\Whats Up Docs\Alice\Alice\Required



*****Running World*****

Unable to handle format: LINEAR, 44100.0 Hz, 16-bit, Stereo, LittleEndian, Signed, 176400.0 frame rate, FrameSize=32 bits

Failed to prefetch: com.sun.media.PlaybackEngine@864d2

Error: Unable to prefetch com.sun.media.PlaybackEngine@864d2


Unable to handle format: LINEAR, 44100.0 Hz, 16-bit, Stereo, LittleEndian, Signed, 176400.0 frame rate, FrameSize=32 bits

Failed to prefetch: com.sun.media.PlaybackEngine@5d7637

Error: Unable to prefetch com.sun.media.PlaybackEngine@5d7637


Unable to handle format: LINEAR, 44100.0 Hz, 16-bit, Stereo, LittleEndian, Signed, 176400.0 frame rate, FrameSize=32 bits

Failed to prefetch: com.sun.media.PlaybackEngine@3785fe

Error: Unable to prefetch com.sun.media.PlaybackEngine@3785fe


Unable to handle format: LINEAR, 44100.0 Hz, 16-bit, Stereo, LittleEndian, Signed, 176400.0 frame rate, FrameSize=32 bits

Failed to prefetch: com.sun.media.PlaybackEngine@739756

Error: Unable to prefetch com.sun.media.PlaybackEngine@739756


Unable to handle format: LINEAR, 44100.0 Hz, 16-bit, Stereo, LittleEndian, Signed, 176400.0 frame rate, FrameSize=32 bits

Failed to prefetch: com.sun.media.PlaybackEngine@74f222

Error: Unable to prefetch com.sun.media.PlaybackEngine@74f222


Unable to handle format: LINEAR, 44100.0 Hz, 16-bit, Stereo, LittleEndian, Signed, 176400.0 frame rate, FrameSize=32 bits

Failed to prefetch: com.sun.media.PlaybackEngine@62fb33

Error: Unable to prefetch com.sun.media.PlaybackEngine@62fb33


Unable to handle format: LINEAR, 44100.0 Hz, 16-bit, Stereo, LittleEndian, Signed, 176400.0 frame rate, FrameSize=32 bits

Failed to prefetch: com.sun.media.PlaybackEngine@217e94

Error: Unable to prefetch com.sun.media.PlaybackEngine@217e94


Unable to handle format: LINEAR, 44100.0 Hz, 16-bit, Stereo, LittleEndian, Signed, 176400.0 frame rate, FrameSize=32 bits

Failed to prefetch: com.sun.media.PlaybackEngine@13069b

Error: Unable to prefetch com.sun.media.PlaybackEngine@13069b


Unable to handle format: LINEAR, 44100.0 Hz, 16-bit, Stereo, LittleEndian, Signed, 176400.0 frame rate, FrameSize=32 bits

Failed to prefetch: com.sun.media.PlaybackEngine@203d77

Error: Unable to prefetch com.sun.media.PlaybackEngine@203d77


Unable to handle format: LINEAR, 44100.0 Hz, 16-bit, Stereo, LittleEndian, Signed, 176400.0 frame rate, FrameSize=32 bits

Failed to prefetch: com.sun.media.PlaybackEngine@18c0fe

Error: Unable to prefetch com.sun.media.PlaybackEngine@18c0fe


Unable to handle format: LINEAR, 44100.0 Hz, 16-bit, Stereo, LittleEndian, Signed, 176400.0 frame rate, FrameSize=32 bits

Failed to prefetch: com.sun.media.PlaybackEngine@7c1a9f

Error: Unable to prefetch com.sun.media.PlaybackEngine@7c1a9f


Unable to handle format: LINEAR, 44100.0 Hz, 16-bit, Stereo, LittleEndian, Signed, 176400.0 frame rate, FrameSize=32 bits

Failed to prefetch: com.sun.media.PlaybackEngine@6fcd32

Error: Unable to prefetch com.sun.media.PlaybackEngine@6fcd32


Unable to handle format: LINEAR, 44100.0 Hz, 16-bit, Stereo, LittleEndian, Signed, 176400.0 frame rate, FrameSize=32 bits

Failed to prefetch: com.sun.media.PlaybackEngine@50a8dc

Error: Unable to prefetch com.sun.media.PlaybackEngine@50a8dc


Unable to handle format: LINEAR, 44100.0 Hz, 16-bit, Stereo, LittleEndian, Signed, 176400.0 frame rate, FrameSize=32 bits

Failed to prefetch: com.sun.media.PlaybackEngine@2f26de

Error: Unable to prefetch com.sun.media.PlaybackEngine@2f26de


Unable to handle format: LINEAR, 44100.0 Hz, 16-bit, Stereo, LittleEndian, Signed, 176400.0 frame rate, FrameSize=32 bits

Failed to prefetch: com.sun.media.PlaybackEngine@2aff99

Error: Unable to prefetch com.sun.media.PlaybackEngine@2aff99

[gabe]

Ira, this looks like a sound card issue. Does your machine have a functional sound card? Are you using the latest drivers?

[DrJim]

Someone had much the same problem last fall - never did report if it got fixed or not :o - see the thread http://www.alice.org/community/showthread.php?t=435&highlight=sound .

Personally still don't have any new ideas - would definitely try to see if the sound file will run outside of Alice.

[ira]

For months, ever since I installed service pack 2, my sound works for some things, but not others. I can't figure out how that's possible, and just live with it....but definitely the sound is an issue.
I will try Alice on a different computer and see how that tutorial goes and post the results.

Thanks so much for the quick advice,
Ira