Vista - Disabling DX Sound Hardware Acceleration in Vista

Ok, I myself am not running vista, but a friend of mine is, and we've got an
older game we'd like to play together. The game was made for Windows 98, so
it still runs fine on XP and even Vista. The only problem is there's a sound
issue with the game that makes the sound crackle and pop constantly, which is
very annoying, especially durring the cinematics in the start of the game. I
was able to fix this quite easily on my XP maching by going into dxdiag, then
to the sound tab, then turning the sound hardware acceleration off. Problem
solved, for me. However, as my friend is running Windows Vista, he has DX10,
and there's no option to turn the sound acceleration off. So my question is,
how do we make this work in vista, besides downgrading to DX9c (which I'm not
sure is possible in Vista), or downgrade to XP. Is it even possible to make
an adjustment like that anymore?

You can check DX configurations by -->RUN---> "dxdiag" ENTER

And see what you can do as well as test it ...or disable
--
Microsoft MVP 1999-2002


"alilly" wrote:

> Ok, I myself am not running vista, but a friend of mine is, and we've got an
> older game we'd like to play together. The game was made for Windows 98, so
> it still runs fine on XP and even Vista. The only problem is there's a sound
> issue with the game that makes the sound crackle and pop constantly, which is
> very annoying, especially durring the cinematics in the start of the game. I
> was able to fix this quite easily on my XP maching by going into dxdiag, then
> to the sound tab, then turning the sound hardware acceleration off. Problem
> solved, for me. However, as my friend is running Windows Vista, he has DX10,
> and there's no option to turn the sound acceleration off. So my question is,
> how do we make this work in vista, besides downgrading to DX9c (which I'm not
> sure is possible in Vista), or downgrade to XP. Is it even possible to make
> an adjustment like that anymore?

Already have done that. That's why I'm asking here to begin with. Because the
obvious solution of tweaking settings in dxdiag doesn't work. Plus, from what
I've heard, Vista doesn't even have a run box anymore. So I'm looking for a
DX10/Vista equvilant of disabling the Sound Hardware acceleration.

"Konstantin Shishov" wrote:

> You can check DX configurations by -->RUN---> "dxdiag" ENTER
>
> And see what you can do as well as test it ...or disable
> --
> Microsoft MVP 1999-2002
>
>
> "alilly" wrote:
>
> > Ok, I myself am not running vista, but a friend of mine is, and we've got an
> > older game we'd like to play together. The game was made for Windows 98, so
> > it still runs fine on XP and even Vista. The only problem is there's a sound
> > issue with the game that makes the sound crackle and pop constantly, which is
> > very annoying, especially durring the cinematics in the start of the game. I
> > was able to fix this quite easily on my XP maching by going into dxdiag, then
> > to the sound tab, then turning the sound hardware acceleration off. Problem
> > solved, for me. However, as my friend is running Windows Vista, he has DX10,
> > and there's no option to turn the sound acceleration off. So my question is,
> > how do we make this work in vista, besides downgrading to DX9c (which I'm not
> > sure is possible in Vista), or downgrade to XP. Is it even possible to make
> > an adjustment like that anymore?

Vista does have a run box

Ken


"alilly" <alilly@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8987F3FE-9BB5-4785-8CE9-0D947E6F971E@microsoft.com...
> Already have done that. That's why I'm asking here to begin with. Because
> the
> obvious solution of tweaking settings in dxdiag doesn't work. Plus, from
> what
> I've heard, Vista doesn't even have a run box anymore. So I'm looking for
> a
> DX10/Vista equvilant of disabling the Sound Hardware acceleration.
>
> "Konstantin Shishov" wrote:
>
>> You can check DX configurations by -->RUN---> "dxdiag" ENTER
>>
>> And see what you can do as well as test it ...or disable
>> --
>> Microsoft MVP 1999-2002
>>
>>
>> "alilly" wrote:
>>
>> > Ok, I myself am not running vista, but a friend of mine is, and we've
>> > got an
>> > older game we'd like to play together. The game was made for Windows
>> > 98, so
>> > it still runs fine on XP and even Vista. The only problem is there's a
>> > sound
>> > issue with the game that makes the sound crackle and pop constantly,
>> > which is
>> > very annoying, especially durring the cinematics in the start of the
>> > game. I
>> > was able to fix this quite easily on my XP maching by going into
>> > dxdiag, then
>> > to the sound tab, then turning the sound hardware acceleration off.
>> > Problem
>> > solved, for me. However, as my friend is running Windows Vista, he has
>> > DX10,
>> > and there's no option to turn the sound acceleration off. So my
>> > question is,
>> > how do we make this work in vista, besides downgrading to DX9c (which
>> > I'm not
>> > sure is possible in Vista), or downgrade to XP. Is it even possible to
>> > make
>> > an adjustment like that anymore?

Click Start and type "run" in the Start Search box. Hit return. In fact
you can type "dxdiag" in the Start Search box and hit return to run dxdiag
without bothering with the run box at all. Start Search doubles as a run
box.

Also, if you don't hit return you will see the tool at the top of the menu
pane and you can right click on it and select Send to...Desktop or Add To
Quicklaunch.

"alilly" <alilly@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8987F3FE-9BB5-4785-8CE9-0D947E6F971E@microsoft.com...
> Already have done that. That's why I'm asking here to begin with. Because
> the
> obvious solution of tweaking settings in dxdiag doesn't work. Plus, from
> what
> I've heard, Vista doesn't even have a run box anymore. So I'm looking for
> a
> DX10/Vista equvilant of disabling the Sound Hardware acceleration.
>
> "Konstantin Shishov" wrote:
>
>> You can check DX configurations by -->RUN---> "dxdiag" ENTER
>>
>> And see what you can do as well as test it ...or disable
>> --
>> Microsoft MVP 1999-2002
>>
>>
>> "alilly" wrote:
>>
>> > Ok, I myself am not running vista, but a friend of mine is, and we've
>> > got an
>> > older game we'd like to play together. The game was made for Windows
>> > 98, so
>> > it still runs fine on XP and even Vista. The only problem is there's a
>> > sound
>> > issue with the game that makes the sound crackle and pop constantly,
>> > which is
>> > very annoying, especially durring the cinematics in the start of the
>> > game. I
>> > was able to fix this quite easily on my XP maching by going into
>> > dxdiag, then
>> > to the sound tab, then turning the sound hardware acceleration off.
>> > Problem
>> > solved, for me. However, as my friend is running Windows Vista, he has
>> > DX10,
>> > and there's no option to turn the sound acceleration off. So my
>> > question is,
>> > how do we make this work in vista, besides downgrading to DX9c (which
>> > I'm not
>> > sure is possible in Vista), or downgrade to XP. Is it even possible to
>> > make
>> > an adjustment like that anymore?

Again, all beside the point. I'm not the one using Vista here, and I figure
that my frend has figured out how to do all that. What I'm asking is how do
we fix this hardware accerleration issue, as that's the issue here. I don't
really care if there's a run box or not.

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

> Click Start and type "run" in the Start Search box. Hit return. In fact
> you can type "dxdiag" in the Start Search box and hit return to run dxdiag
> without bothering with the run box at all. Start Search doubles as a run
> box.
>
> Also, if you don't hit return you will see the tool at the top of the menu
> pane and you can right click on it and select Send to...Desktop or Add To
> Quicklaunch.
>
> "alilly" <alilly@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8987F3FE-9BB5-4785-8CE9-0D947E6F971E@microsoft.com...
> > Already have done that. That's why I'm asking here to begin with. Because
> > the
> > obvious solution of tweaking settings in dxdiag doesn't work. Plus, from
> > what
> > I've heard, Vista doesn't even have a run box anymore. So I'm looking for
> > a
> > DX10/Vista equvilant of disabling the Sound Hardware acceleration.
> >
> > "Konstantin Shishov" wrote:
> >
> >> You can check DX configurations by -->RUN---> "dxdiag" ENTER
> >>
> >> And see what you can do as well as test it ...or disable
> >> --
> >> Microsoft MVP 1999-2002
> >>
> >>
> >> "alilly" wrote:
> >>
> >> > Ok, I myself am not running vista, but a friend of mine is, and we've
> >> > got an
> >> > older game we'd like to play together. The game was made for Windows
> >> > 98, so
> >> > it still runs fine on XP and even Vista. The only problem is there's a
> >> > sound
> >> > issue with the game that makes the sound crackle and pop constantly,
> >> > which is
> >> > very annoying, especially durring the cinematics in the start of the
> >> > game. I
> >> > was able to fix this quite easily on my XP maching by going into
> >> > dxdiag, then
> >> > to the sound tab, then turning the sound hardware acceleration off.
> >> > Problem
> >> > solved, for me. However, as my friend is running Windows Vista, he has
> >> > DX10,
> >> > and there's no option to turn the sound acceleration off. So my
> >> > question is,
> >> > how do we make this work in vista, besides downgrading to DX9c (which
> >> > I'm not
> >> > sure is possible in Vista), or downgrade to XP. Is it even possible to
> >> > make
> >> > an adjustment like that anymore?
>

On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 12:19:02 -0800, alilly
<alilly@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Again, all beside the point. I'm not the one using Vista here, and I figure
>that my frend has figured out how to do all that. What I'm asking is how do
>we fix this hardware accerleration issue, as that's the issue here. I don't
>really care if there's a run box or not.

If your "friend" is as clue resistant as you are, he really shouldn't
be using Vista.
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Beside what point? You said "I've heard, Vista doesn't even have a run box
anymore." I addressed that.

"Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst@msn.com> wrote in message
news:A3C2210F-C871-4909-AB6E-7BD821B42533@microsoft.com...
> Click Start and type "run" in the Start Search box. Hit return. In fact
> you can type "dxdiag" in the Start Search box and hit return to run dxdiag
> without bothering with the run box at all. Start Search doubles as a run
> box.
>
> Also, if you don't hit return you will see the tool at the top of the menu
> pane and you can right click on it and select Send to...Desktop or Add To
> Quicklaunch.
>

Try reading the first post in the thread or the subject of the entire thread.

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

> Beside what point? You said "I've heard, Vista doesn't even have a run box
> anymore." I addressed that.
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:A3C2210F-C871-4909-AB6E-7BD821B42533@microsoft.com...
> > Click Start and type "run" in the Start Search box. Hit return. In fact
> > you can type "dxdiag" in the Start Search box and hit return to run dxdiag
> > without bothering with the run box at all. Start Search doubles as a run
> > box.
> >
> > Also, if you don't hit return you will see the tool at the top of the menu
> > pane and you can right click on it and select Send to...Desktop or Add To
> > Quicklaunch.
> >
>

Why? I can address a question that comes up as the the thread progresses.

"alilly" <alilly@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:46A9A111-6688-4B3D-8C78-669F09137251@microsoft.com...
> Try reading the first post in the thread or the subject of the entire
> thread.
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" wrote:
>
>> Beside what point? You said "I've heard, Vista doesn't even have a run
>> box
>> anymore." I addressed that.
>>
>> "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst@msn.com> wrote in message
>> news:A3C2210F-C871-4909-AB6E-7BD821B42533@microsoft.com...
>> > Click Start and type "run" in the Start Search box. Hit return. In
>> > fact
>> > you can type "dxdiag" in the Start Search box and hit return to run
>> > dxdiag
>> > without bothering with the run box at all. Start Search doubles as a
>> > run
>> > box.
>> >
>> > Also, if you don't hit return you will see the tool at the top of the
>> > menu
>> > pane and you can right click on it and select Send to...Desktop or Add
>> > To
>> > Quicklaunch.
>> >
>>