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cblake posted 04-13-99 08:43 PM ET
I have tried the ds3d=0, eax=0, and combinations.
I have the latest versions of drivers from CW.
I have reinstalled and repatched.
Any other thing to try?
Thanks a ton
LarsHanson posted 04-16-99 02:14 AM ET
Bad news, my friend - it is not the sound card (I too have a 128PCI on an PII350 ASUS 100mHz motherboard running NTW4 SP4.) It is our friends at Microsoft - who have not included the latest DirectX drivers in SP4.
They are planning an SP5 - but I doubt it will include newer DirectX. The good news is that Win2K (NT5) does have the latest DirectX included - I installed SMAC (Patch 3) at work today on NT5Beta2 - and the sound was perfect. So was the rest of the game.
I support NTW software and hardware for a living, so I get ample opportunity to test drive new stuff. If someone beats me (other than Firaxis) to a fix for the sound on NT4 I will buy them the dinner of their choice. But I am convinced beyond a reasonable doubt it is a Microsoft issue, and unless the Redmond boys surprise me with NT4 SP5, we have to wait until fall for the general release of Win2K.
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Author	Topic: Echo - NT4 SP4 - SoundBlaster128PCI
cblake	posted 04-13-99 08:43 PM ET I have tried the ds3d=0, eax=0, and combinations. I have the latest versions of drivers from CW. I have reinstalled and repatched. Any other thing to try? Thanks a ton
LarsHanson	posted 04-16-99 02:14 AM ET Bad news, my friend - it is not the sound card (I too have a 128PCI on an PII350 ASUS 100mHz motherboard running NTW4 SP4.) It is our friends at Microsoft - who have not included the latest DirectX drivers in SP4. They are planning an SP5 - but I doubt it will include newer DirectX. The good news is that Win2K (NT5) does have the latest DirectX included - I installed SMAC (Patch 3) at work today on NT5Beta2 - and the sound was perfect. So was the rest of the game. I support NTW software and hardware for a living, so I get ample opportunity to test drive new stuff. If someone beats me (other than Firaxis) to a fix for the sound on NT4 I will buy them the dinner of their choice. But I am convinced beyond a reasonable doubt it is a Microsoft issue, and unless the Redmond boys surprise me with NT4 SP5, we have to wait until fall for the general release of Win2K.