Microsoft KB Archive/192231

= MS-DOS-Based Game Sounds Missing After You Upgrade to Windows 98 =

Article ID: 192231

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q192231



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SYMPTOMS
When you try to play an MS-DOS-based game with sounds after you upgrade to Windows 98, you may not hear any sounds.



CAUSE
This issue can occur if your sound card is using a Windows Driver Model (WDM) driver, the MS-DOS-based game is using Sound Blaster Emulation, and this game is using Sound Blaster FM Synthesis for music playback. Sound Blaster Emulation does not support FM synthesis.



RESOLUTION
To work around this issue, configure your game to use General MIDI (0x330) for music instead of FM Synthesis. For information about how to do so, please refer to the documentation included with the game, or contact the program's manufacturer.

Additional query words: HWSNDNO 98

Keywords: kbprb kbsound KB192231

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