Microsoft KB Archive/121259

= Comparing Features of Windows Sound System 1.0, 1.0a, and 2.0 =

Article ID: 121259

Article Last Modified on 11/14/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Sound System 1.0
 * Microsoft Windows Sound System 1.0a
 * Microsoft Windows Sound System 2.0

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This article was previously published under Q121259



SUMMARY
This article lists some of the features in Microsoft Windows Sound System versions 1.0, 1.0a, and 2.0.



Version 1.0

 * Supported exclusively under Microsoft Windows versions 3.1 and later
 * Supports Windows Sound System sound card only
 * ProofReader supports Microsoft Excel versions 3.0 and later and Lotus versions 1.0, 1.0a, and 1.10.01

Version 1.0a

 * Supports the Windows Sound System sound card only
 * Introduced single-mode direct memory access (DMA)
 * Corrected problems with the Symphony chip set
 * Compatible with Coda's Finale software version 2.2
 * Supports games in MS-DOS with a special system disk
 * Supports SoundBlaster-compatible games through the Configuration icon
 * Games designed to support the Ad Lib card should run
 * Separate icons for volume control and record control
 * Invalid IRQs can incorrectly be selected.
 * CTRL+ALT+PGUP- and CTRL+ALT+PGDN-controlled volume in MS-DOS-based games
 * Replaces standard Windows 3.1 Audio Compression Manager
 * ProofReader supports Lotus for Windows versions 1.0, 1.0a, and 1.1.01

Version 2.0

 * Supports OEM sound cards (Media Vision, Creative Labs, ESS)
 * Controls the sound volume in some MS-DOS-based games
 * Supports MS-DOS-based games in full-screen mode. The Windows Sound System drivers are located in the Drivers area of Control Panel.
 * WSSXLAT requires EMM386.EXE version 4.47 or later. No other memory managers are supported.
 * ProofReader supports Lotus for Windows versions 1.0, 1.0a, 1.1.01, and 4.0

Additional query words: 1.00 2.00 3.1 3.5 2.00a

Keywords: KB121259

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