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no audio sound device found with windows...

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First post, by francoisD

Posted on 2009-08-28, 10:25

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i am a beginner with dosbox. i have just installed it to try with my old games, but i get this strange message in the title:
no audio sound device found...

yet i have a sound device under windows

config:
dosbox 0.73
windows xp 3
sound device: realtek high definition audio (an on board sound device...)

can somebody help me?

thankx

francois

Reply 1 of 5, by DosFreak

Posted on 2009-08-28, 10:32

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Post the exact message you are receiving. A picture would be best.

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Reply 2 of 5, by francoisD

Posted on 2009-08-28, 12:55

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here is the image:

thx for your interest

Reply 3 of 5, by DosFreak

Posted on 2009-08-28, 13:11

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What do you see if you open DXDIAG and click on the sound tab?

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Reply 4 of 5, by Miki Maus

Posted on 2009-08-28, 13:12

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wd wrote:
Maybe there was just some app still in the background (hanging or whatever)
that occupied the sound module.

from No Sound - can anyone help?

Reply 5 of 5, by francoisD

Posted on 2009-08-28, 14:09

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it works indeed, there was a problem with windows, and a restart solved the problem (MathType apparently, a soft to write mathematical equations;it's funny!)

thx, and sorry for bothering you with my trivial question

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