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| Thread ID: 47197 | 2004-07-19 03:35:00 | Midi Sound Card Issue | csinclair83 (200) | Press F1 |
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| 253442 | 2004-07-19 05:30:00 | > I purchased a game called Gizmos and Gadgets from > dicks smith, and i KNEW it would work only on a win95 > computer, but also i knew that i can change > compatibility in winxp... So that's fine. (You think) As I understand it you bought the game knowing that it was Win95 compatible but have you checked on the box what other hardware is required? Does it say Soundblaster compatible sound card for example. It almost certainly will in my opinion. > > so i did that, and installed it its perfect, > > but went to start the game and it says > > " the midi driver for your sound card cannot be > found, make sure drivers etc are installed before > restarting gizmos and gadgets" So what sound card do you have? Have you gone to the game makers web site to download drivers for the sound card you have? Updates etc? > but when i use other applications the sound is > brilliant as i ask my neighbour to listen, as i'm > deaf. I think we know you are deaf. Please stop apologising. This is a point you belabour. Presumably the software you bought where the sound works is compatible with what sound card you have. > > I have played gizmos before when i was younger and i > was still deaf then so i know SOUND is not required > for me to actually play the game.. That's fine. I have upgraded my PC to something entirely different to what it was when I bought Keen4 for example. I can install Keen4 but can't use the joystick. Keen4 then has now gone to the tip. > So how do i bypass this error and continue playing > the game without sound, as the only option it gives > me with the error is "exit" > > am using winxp home :) I am not sure yet. You need to supply further info re your sound card and drivers. |
Elephant (599) | ||
| 253443 | 2004-07-19 05:33:00 | how do i find the information you would want about my sound card :) | csinclair83 (200) | ||
| 253444 | 2004-07-19 05:35:00 | What brand of laptop is it? On most laptops you press F2 or F10 to get into the BIOS but it could be something else. Usually it will tell you on the first screen that comes up when you turn on the laptop. |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 253445 | 2004-07-19 05:40:00 | its a hp pavilion ze4500 laptop and i think it said f10 so will try that but after i get the details elephant wants :) |
csinclair83 (200) | ||
| 253446 | 2004-07-19 05:47:00 | i looked in device manager under sound, video and game controllers it has audio codecs conexant ac-link audio legacy audio drivers legacy video capture devices media control devices unimodem half-duplex audio device video codecs |
csinclair83 (200) | ||
| 253447 | 2004-07-19 11:23:00 | can anyone here help :) | csinclair83 (200) | ||
| 253448 | 2004-07-19 12:42:00 | Here is the support page for that message, for that game. But, you will have been there by now, for sure? support.riverdeep.net |
godfather (25) | ||
| 253449 | 2004-07-19 12:47:00 | yeah i went there but i couldnt find multimedia in control panels because its win95/98 page not winxp... | csinclair83 (200) | ||
| 253450 | 2004-07-19 12:47:00 | Look under Control Panel - Sounds and Audio - Sounds - Midi music playback Unsure what options you will have. If any. Its a laptop, so the available options may not be extensive (or backward compatible) for older programs, but who knows. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 253451 | 2004-07-19 12:50:00 | Other applications will probably be unaffected due to no (or incompatable) MIDI support. Not much uses the MIDI interface these days. Its not what music etc uses, its a sound format that uses a wave table in firmware/software to reconstruct the basic sounds. |
godfather (25) | ||
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