i have a computer game downloaded from a cd. upon trying to run the game, i get a message saying my sound card MIDI setting is wrong or something and to check the soundcard and fix the problem. i have windows XP. how can i fix this problem? ;j
Is the game made for Windows, or is it an old one written for DOS?
it was written for 95, but i changed some setting on a screen to adapt it to 95 games, but it didnt fix the sound problem.
Sad to say, there’s a LOT of multimedia software (games, etc.) That can not make the leap from older Windows OS’s to XP. I lost use of a CD-ROM box set of 45 years of Mad Magazine after spending 6 weeks trying to resolve the problem.
Contact the company that made the software, and seeif they have any advice.
Other than configuring the game itself, you might want to try setting a soundblaster environment variable to something approximating your sound card settings. It was a common way for DOS games to glean SB info, and can’t^M^M^M is unlikely to hurt.
Did you also try running it in Win 95 compatibility mode?
Right-click the icon that starts it, choose properties, then the compatibility tab.
i set it on 95 compatibility, but it still didnt work. i guess i will have to send a stern e-mail to the maker of the software