Sounds in Windows 2000 Build 1946

[SupernovaNick]

I am trying to install Windows 2000 Beta 3 Build 1946 in Virtual PC 2007. So far, it installs successfully, but the startup and shutdown sounds do not play when the virtual machine boots up and shuts down. The sound driver does work and I can preview the sounds in Sounds and Multimedia from the control panel and when adjusting the volume, but it looks like some other sounds do not play when they should.

Does anyone have a fix for this? because various people on YouTube who have videos showcasing the OS running in Virtual PC 2007 have the sounds working correctly.


Thanks

[johnleakedfan]

Were the sound settings for those already added & applied?

Like, Windows Startup/Logon has the Startup sound added, or, the Shutdown/Logoff sound has the shutdown sound added.

EDIT: I never had an issue with the sounds not working, even after a fresh install. So, this is interesting.

[Overdoze]

Try reapplying the default sound scheme.

[imback]

Maybe if you replace it with the Sound blaster 1.x pro 16 Or compatible driver in device manager?

[BilinSun]

Sometimes you may have accidentally turned off sound in the host PC and find it impossible to make the guest play any music.Well I myself have done so.XD
Seriously speaking,some Win2K builds don't seem to curtain any suitable drivers for Sound Blaster Sound Cards,so they can make sound in neither VMware nor VPC.You can try to install a driver manually to replace the driver installed automatically by the OS.

[Windows Thunderstruck]

I think the sounds are sometimes turned off by default in that build.

[Microsoft Windows Fan]

I think the sounds are sometimes turned off by default in that build.

No, its not.I was installed this build to Virtualbox and all sounds was fine.I think this person cant get startup/shutdown sounds because they are turned off from Control Panel\Sounds\Sound Schemes or drivers dont work fine.

[Microsoft Windows Fan]

I am trying to install Windows 2000 Beta 3 Build 1946 in Virtual PC 2007. So far, it installs successfully, but the startup and shutdown sounds do not play when the virtual machine boots up and shuts down. The sound driver does work and I can preview the sounds in Sounds and Multimedia from the control panel and when adjusting the volume, but it looks like some other sounds do not play when they should.

Does anyone have a fix for this? because various people on YouTube who have videos showcasing the OS running in Virtual PC 2007 have the sounds working correctly.


Thanks

Check the sound schemes from Control Panel\Sounds and be sure sound scheme is "Windows Default".If the sound scheme is "Windows Default" but it still dont works, try to install this build to Virtualbox.

[SupernovaNick]

No the sound scheme has nothing to do with it. It must be a problem with the driver because the sounds only play when I preview them in the control panel, but they do not play where they should.

[SupernovaNick]

Also, I just found out that the startup and shutdown sounds sometimes do play but do not after a restart, and sometimes do not play at all at another boot. Windows Codename Whistler Build 2419 does this too.

It is not fixed if I take ctlsb16.sys from driver.cab in a Windows 2000 RTM CD and put it into C:\WINNT\system32\drivers either.