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I have VDMSound 2.0.4 with update 1 and LaunchPad. My system is Windows 2000 SP3. It's an AMD XP 1700+ on a MSI K7T266 Pro2 with 256 MB RAM. I use a GeForce 3 Ti 200 video board. The sound is the motherboard built-in, AC 97. The system is divided into sevearl partitions:
D: is the W2k system drive (NTFS)
I: the applications drive (NTFS)
Z: the games drive (FAT32)
VDMsound is installed on I: and the game on Z:
As stated previously several other games work. IOC also works with Adlib only.
The problem is that when I install with Soundblaster and then run the game I get the following error:
INNOCENT - until caught
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Unable to install sound driver.
Please refer to manual.
According to the manual this is due to incorrect or missing environment settings:
SoundBlaster
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If you choose to run the game with SoundBlaster music and sound effects,
then you will require an additional amount of base memory:
approximately 30K.
In order to hear sampled sound effects with a SoundBlaster
(or Soundblaster compatible), there must be at least 256K
of Extended Memory free on your computer. If this is not
available, then you should choose the AdLib music option
in the SET_IUC program, which will allow you to play
the game with full music but no sound effects.
Your AUTOEXEC.BAT file that is present in the root directory should
contain two lines that define the SOUND and BLASTER variables
(of the form SET SOUND= and SET BLASTER= respectively). The SOUND
setting is the directory which holds a sub-directory that contains
the appropriate sound driver for your particular card. The BLASTER
setting contains details of where the soundcard is located within
the computer hardware. For full details, you should consult your
soundcard manual. Both these variables must be set correctly if the
game is to play sampled sound effects.
Using LaunchPad I set in the AUTOEXEC.BAT part:
set sound=i:\Program files\vdmsound
set blaster=i:\Program files\vdmsound
which is where vdmsound is installed. I now receive the follwoing error message:
INNOCENT - until caught
(c) 1993 Divide By Zero
The game has been terminated because it was unable to open
the file "i:\Program files\vdmsound\drv\ct-voice.drv".
Please refer to manual.
So trhe question is: can anyone hint me howto set those variables (SOUND and BLASTER)