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Naujol
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The fault lies completely with WinXP.
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And this explains why the same Sound/FX issue occurs on systems running Windows Me with PCI sound cards? |
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ChristopherT
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| Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2004 1:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Naujol wrote: | | Quote: | ="ChristopherT"
The fault lies completely with WinXP.
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And this explains why the same Sound/FX issue occurs on systems running Windows Me with PCI sound cards? |
Quite. WinME also lacks a DOS underneath it (in the true sense)
and depends on dynamic addressing for I/O cards. WinXP/ME
users who want to run DOS programs in their native mode need
to focus on what those OS's are using port 220 for and how to clear it without conflicts. 
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Egan
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| Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2004 1:50 pm Post subject: |
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| So how do you go about clearing it without conflicts? is it a complicated procedure? |
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Naujol
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| Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2004 2:06 pm Post subject: |
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Ah,the million dollar question!
The easy answer for me is the older computer that I am waiting on. |
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ChristopherT
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| Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2004 5:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Egan wrote: | | So how do you go about clearing it without conflicts? is it a complicated procedure? |
I can't speak for WinXP users or WinME users, I have Win98. I can
tell you how I did it on my computer and you guys can follow along
and see if the options apply to you.
First, check and see if you have a speaker icon in your systray. If
so, right click on it and you should see at least two options...
"open volume controls" and "adjust audio properties".
Clicking on the "adjust audio properties" will open the audio
control panel which allows you to select the default playback and
recording devices. Playback is the first section, this is the section
that controls how sounds are played on the computer. If you click on the list of preffered devices you should see a list of what's installed on your computer. In my case, the options are: SB16 (220), Sound System Playback (534), Game Compatible Device, and Voice Modem Wave #00 line.
Most computers with fresh installs of Win98 are set for Sound System Playback. The (534) is the port address. I just set mine to SB16 (220) and moved to the Recording Section.
The Recording section is just like the playback section and will give you the same options. I set mine to SB16 (220), exited the panel, then I rebooted my system.
After the reboot, you have to reopen the audio control panel and see if the changes took.
If you don't have a speaker icon in your systray then you can get
there via Start > Control Panel > Multimedia.
If there are no devices listed with a 220 port address you'll have to find what is using that real estate. In my case I have to call up the System Information utility using Start>Programs>Accessories>
System Tools>System Information.
Once that's up all you have to do is go Hardware Resources, then Advanced Information, then select I/O. In a minute or two you should see a list of I/O ranges and Devices. They run
from Port x0000-x000F to xFFF6-xFFF6. Dropping down the list to x0220-x022F shows a SB16 Device installed on that port. Dropping down to x0530-x0537 shows a Windows Sound System (WSS) device as well.
Personally I'd like to hear from any WinXP/ME user that can
access that information on a computer that has no legacy cards installed. I'd like to know what a native install of WinXP or WinME is using port 220 for. If there is a device there you'll see it. What
you can do with is depends on what the device is.
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Naujol
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2004 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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I was at long last able to find a 166 MHz computer with an onboard sound card.It is in excellent shape and I got it for a measley 50 bucks.Running Windows 98 2nd edition.
I checked the sound card(ESS) and it is at 220.
I ran the Sierra Utility and eveything passed.
Installed Command Aces of the Deep and clicked the .exe Icon.
Up popped the OH NO! Sound/FX error message right on cue! :nope:  
Dang it!!!! Double Dang it!!!! |
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Naujol
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2004 10:37 pm Post subject: |
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As stated above I thought I had run nto another dead end trying to get COAD up and running.The ESS motherboard soundcard wasn't the solution. :nope:
I had a SB soundcard lying about ,so I stuck it into a pci slot and installed the drivers from the cd using the standard drivers installation option.
I still got that damnable OH NO Sound/FX error. I uninstalled the drivers and reinstalled...this time using using the CUSTOM installation option. One of these options was to install DOS drivers....which apparently are not included in the standard drivers option. 
I clicked on the COAD .exe icon and Ta-DA:
I hooked up my new second hand computer to my regular computer,monitor,keyboard and mouse via a KVM switch ...and now with just a tap of a hotkey ...I'm off to the North Atlantic...once again!
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Seminole
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AG124
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I hate to drag up an old thread, but I just got CAOD from eBay too, and I am having the same problem. And that link with the solution earlier in the thread is no longer working. 
Ironically, while I was waiting for it to arrive, I got the original AOD working again... :shifty:
Could some post another link to the sound error solution, or write it here please? |
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JapLance
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| Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 8:45 am Post subject: |
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I think this is the right link 
http://www.subsim.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=24122
I have my copy of Command: Aces of the Deep running here on Win XP+SP2, but I'm afraid I can't remember how I made it work. I can tell you that I set it up to run in Compatibility mode with Win95 and had to force it to run in 256 colors.
Apart from that, sound is a bit laggy, sometimes I can't hear my own engines, but it works: "Smoke on the horizon, Captain" hehehehe |
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MarkShot
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| Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 8:59 am Post subject: |
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Hello, again.
I have run both AOD (DOSBOX) and CAOD. I would definitely go with AOD:
(1) Better graphics.
(2) More complete sound (variable engine pitch).
(3) No impact on the Windows desktop regarding issues such as color depth and resolution.
(4) You can run AOD in the background and even hear the sound while reading your mail and stuff. |
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AG124
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| Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 12:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Now I'm getting another two errors - I'm not sure what they are exactly but they refer to a log file which cannot be opened and an abnormal program termination. :shifty: |
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