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Stryfe
08-01-02, 08:11 PM
Has anyone else figured out a way to allow older DOS games to detect your sound card in Win2k or XP?
I wanted to play some Warcraft II, but I can't get the sound working now that I use XP. I've had this problem with several other older DOS games as well.
T20
08-01-02, 10:23 PM
errr, old dos games used PC speaker mostly ;) Try using compatibility mode when running WC2, maybe that will help. I played doom and WC2 on my XP machine, and both had perfect sound.
Stryfe
08-01-02, 10:31 PM
Yeah I tried Compatibility mode, wouldn't work.
And I don't mean games old enough to use the PC speaker, I mean games around the same age as Warcraft1/2, Duke Nukem 3D, etc
They can't detect my sound card at all.
Penguin4x4
08-02-02, 12:31 AM
DOOM Collectors Edition works fine for me. Haven't yet tried DK3D. Hmmm, why not?:D
cack01
08-02-02, 02:13 PM
Have you tried going to microsofts site and downloading the capatibility updates for 2k/XP??
Stryfe
08-02-02, 02:54 PM
Originally posted by cack01
Have you tried going to microsofts site and downloading the capatibility updates for 2k/XP??

Are they included in the updates Windows update gets automatically? Or do I have to find them myself?
I used Update recently and everything's up to date according to it
cack01
08-02-02, 05:03 PM
I'm not sure. http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/tools/appcompat/default.asp Here is a link to it. I didn't see Duke3d in the list, but It may still work.
o770
08-02-02, 08:58 PM
VDMSound (http://www.classic-trash.com/sound.php) is the best solution ive heard of so far.
Oni
08-03-02, 03:51 PM
It's a longshot, but the ScummVM might work.

http://scummvm.sourceforge.net
Stryfe
08-05-02, 03:55 PM
Originally posted by oTTO
VDMSound (http://www.classic-trash.com/sound.php) is the best solution ive heard of so far.

Thanks :)
VDMsound works for Warcraft II, haven't tried anything else yet, but this is promising.