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DOSBox and VDMSound

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First post, by JayDP

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Heard about and been using DOSBox for only a couple of weeks at best. Great program. Have set up QIX, and 2 King's Quest Games for my daughters (V & VII). Now my first game is running without sound: Commander Keen 1.

I installed VDMSound, and tried running the BAT file I start DOSBox and Commander Keen 1 with VDMSound, and I get access error.

I tried searching through these forums, and I didn't find anything. It's probably here, I just didn't find it.

Here's the Batch program I have my daughter's Doublr-Click on to run Commander Keen 1 - which runs just fine with no sound.

1 cd c:\
2 cd "c:\Program Files\DOS\DOSBox-0.65"
3 dosbox -conf "C:\OldGames\Keen\dosbox.conf" -c "mount c c:\OldGames" -fullscreen -noconsole -c c: -c "cd Keen" -c "cd Keen1" -c "call Keen1.exe" -c exit

When I right-click on this BATch file to try and run with VDMSound, I get an access error.
Help? aand wasn't sure if this belonged in DOSBox or VDMSound forum. I looked inboth for FAQ or help in answering this.

Reply 1 of 4, by DosFreak

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You cannot use VDMSound with DosBox. They are entirely seperate programs.

VDMSound = SOUND emulator specifically designed for Windows NT4/2000/XP. Only to be used when running DOS games under Windows XP

DosBox = PC emulator that emulates old PC hardware. Entirely self contained. Sound emulation is already built-in.

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Reply 2 of 4, by JayDP

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Okay. Thanks. So how do I try and get sound working in DOSBox for Commander Keen 1?
Or should I try and use VMDSound, instead and run Keen1 under Win XP, instead?

Reply 3 of 4, by Dominus

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you probably need to run another program in the Keen directory, something like install.exe or setup.exe to configure sound correctly.

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Reply 4 of 4, by JayDP

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Well, it turns out that it works in DOSBox! My kids had disconnected the speakers for some reason, and did not plug in the headset, either.
Duh.....