Microsoft KB Archive/273806

= Midtown Madness 2: Distorted Sound Effects When You Play the Game =

Article ID: 273806

Article Last Modified on 6/12/2001

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Midtown Madness 2

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This article was previously published under Q273806



SYMPTOMS
When you play Microsoft Midtown Madness 2, some of the sound effects in the game may be distorted or may not be played.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if both of the following conditions are true:
 * Midtown Madness 2 is installed on a Microsoft Windows 2000-based computer.
 * A Turtle Beach Montego II PCI sound card is installed in the computer.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, reduce audio hardware acceleration in Windows 2000:
 * 1) Click Start, Settings, and then click Control Panel.
 * 2) Double-click Sounds and Multimedia.
 * 3) Click the Audio tab.
 * 4) Under Sound Playback, click Advanced.
 * 5) Click the Performance tab.
 * 6) Move the Hardware Acceleration slider to the left until it is set to the Basic acceleration setting.
 * 7) Click OK, and then click OK again.
 * 8) Close Control Panel.



MORE INFORMATION
The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

For additional information about how to troubleshoot sound-related issues in Midtown Madness 2, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

273828 Midtown Madness 2: Game Sounds Are Not Played Correctly

Additional query words: 2.00 msgame mm2 midmad audio garbled silent win2k

Keywords: kbprb kb3rdparty kbsound KB273806

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