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Just bought WitP and have no sound after the first screen. Running XPpro SP2, got the latest video and soundcard drivers. DirectX version 9.0c. DxDiag reports no problems. Hae the text file if you think it would help.

Do you have sound on game startup (i.e. - credits, etc.)??

No only on the splash screen that lets you select game or manuals, morse code, and an explosion when I select play

ORIGINAL: gifty

No only on the splash screen that lets you select game or manuals, morse code, and an explosion when I select play

Well, first off, check your preferences to make sure the volume on different things is set to something above 0 (zero). Run the sound up to max (maybe incrementally) to see if you can hear anything.

BTW - that's actually a torpedo launching when you select play (you'll hear it when you get things working). [:)]

All 4 sound prefs are set on 5 still nothing. Every other game works and sounds fine.

Hmmm... i've had some problems with codec quitting if i have several things running - needs a reboot to get things running.

Does sound work when you exit the game?

Check your WITP files to make sure your SOUNDS folder is intact - renaming it will cause loss of sound (although, i'd think ALL sounds would be lost)... check the contents to see if they are there, and if they are try clicking on them to make sure they will play (use Windows Media player).

The folder is called SOUND, should it be SOUNDS. Played a few they are ok. When I quit to desktop I get the sound on the splash screen again.

ORIGINAL: gifty

The folder is called SOUND, should it be SOUNDS. Played a few they are ok. When I quit to desktop I get the sound on the splash screen again.

i'm going from memory here... thinking on it, i believe it is supposed to be called SOUND.



Hmmmm.... i think i'm stumped for now... [&:] [&:] [:(]

We probably need to get the experts like Joe W. in here to help.

Go ahead and post your DirectX information file that you said you had.

Uploaded it. Thanks for your help.

Sound Devices
Sound Test Result: Not run

DirectMusic
Test Result: Not run

Can you run these tests, and upload the file again?

I don't think you have enough memory free to run things.

Memory: 512MB RAM
Page File: 460MB used, 789MB available
everthough it says 789MB available, most of that is on disk cache and drivers and such have trouble using it.


Follow the instructions on this link and see what happens http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353
It will NOT hurt anything if you follow the directions( it is from MS ) and you can easily put things back
to where they were.

Sorry I thought I had run those tests. Just did no problems

Tried clean boot no difference see last uploaded DXDiag for mem size

Hang it there... we will get some more folks helping here asap.

Should .SFX sound files in WitP be associated with a program like media player?

ORIGINAL: gifty

Should .SFX sound files in WitP be associated with a program like media player?

Not sure it should make a difference, but i am thinking they should NOT be. Possibly if they were it could cause a problem though...

Just an FYI, but my .sfx files are not associated with any application in Windows.  I have no problems with my sound, even though I usually play with it off.

ORIGINAL: USS America

Just an FYI, but my .sfx files are not associated with any application in Windows.  I have no problems with my sound, even though I usually play with it off.

Yes, normally they are NOT associated with anything, but i am wondering if you accidentally set them to be associated with a non-WITP application if it could screw things up.

Gifty - if the SFX sounds ARE associated with something besides WITP, you might try resetting them.

BUMP!

Hey, Joe W. - any ideas on this??? [&:]