i have been tryin to run doom 2 on my winxp system, using vdmsound 2.04, the game locks on load up. without vdmsound, runs with no sound effects (music ok), if sound effects on runs very very slowly. any ideas?
If you search for Doom you will find lots of threads about it. I haven't tried getting the original Doom/Doom 2/Heretic/Hexen games working since there are excellent, free Windows ports of all of them available.
Why bother with VDMSound when....
You could just grab one of the many Doom source code ports that make the game MUCH better. You can have Doom in D3D/OpenGL, 3D models, retextured, full client server multiplayer, etc. etc.
I personally use jDoom but there are a few others (Doom Legacy being a good one as well).
In case our Unregistered guest doesn't know where to find these ports, DOOMWORLD is probably the place to start.
By the way, Source Ports of old games are the exception...not the rule. You'll probably end up needing VDMSound, DosBox, and other tools if have a taste for "the classics".
