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No sounds in Windows 98 on virtual machine
In W98, no sounds. In the Sounds dialog, the arrow for testing Sounds events
is grayed out. I figured it was a driver problem. In Device Manager, it says PCI Multimedia Audio Device. I double click on that and it says "drivers for this device are not installed. (Code 28) To reinstall drivers for this device, click Reinstall Driver." Then I'm given a bunch of choices and I don't know what to do next. I don't have a Windows 98 CD available. Thanks for any help |
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No sounds in Windows 98 on virtual machine
"Larry" wrote in message
... In W98, no sounds. In the Sounds dialog, the arrow for testing Sounds events is grayed out. I figured it was a driver problem. In Device Manager, it says PCI Multimedia Audio Device. I double click on that and it says "drivers for this device are not installed. (Code 28) To reinstall drivers for this device, click Reinstall Driver." Then I'm given a bunch of choices and I don't know what to do next. I don't have a Windows 98 CD available. 1. Identify the hardware (audio device) and write down its maker's name and model. (If in doubt use Belarc system scanner from www.belarc.com.) 2. Since you report a PCI audio device you may need to switch off in the BIOS settings Sound On Board (if built into your motherboard.) 3. Download Win98 device drivers (if they exist) from the PCI board manufacturer and instal them in the usual way (from a recorded filepath where you saved it/them on your hard drive.) Test and post results here. If still no sound: A. You may have software (or drivers) written for WinXP and not for Win98. We can seldom use the latest versions of Flash Player, Adobe Reader etc. B. If silence persists, you need a thorough check list for audio trouble shooting, as printed in Soper's PC Help Desk in a Book (2003.) -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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No sounds in Windows 98 on virtual machine
"Larry" wrote in message
... In W98, no sounds. In the Sounds dialog, the arrow for testing Sounds events is grayed out. I figured it was a driver problem. In Device Manager, it says PCI Multimedia Audio Device. I double click on that and it says "drivers for this device are not installed. (Code 28) To reinstall drivers for this device, click Reinstall Driver." Then I'm given a bunch of choices and I don't know what to do next. I don't have a Windows 98 CD available. 1. Identify the hardware (audio device) and write down its maker's name and model. (If in doubt use Belarc system scanner from www.belarc.com.) 2. Since you report a PCI audio device you may need to switch off in the BIOS settings Sound On Board (if built into your motherboard.) 3. Download Win98 device drivers (if they exist) from the PCI board manufacturer and instal them in the usual way (from a recorded filepath where you saved it/them on your hard drive.) Test and post results here. If still no sound: A. You may have software (or drivers) written for WinXP and not for Win98. We can seldom use the latest versions of Flash Player, Adobe Reader etc. B. If silence persists, you need a thorough check list for audio trouble shooting, as printed in Soper's PC Help Desk in a Book (2003.) -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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No sounds in Windows 98 on virtual machine
1. Identify the hardware (audio device) and write down its
maker's name and model. (If in doubt use Belarc system scanner from www.belarc.com.) What do you mean by audio device, beyond what I already mentioned, PCI Multimedia Audio Device? Where do I look for the audio device? I've installed the Belarc Advisor, it doesn't indicate any audio device. The closest it comes is "Multimedia," and it says "None detected." Also, remember, this is simply a new installation of Windows 98, in a virtual machine. It doesn't have anything in particular installed in it. Any hardware it uses, it is borrowing from the host operating system, XP. So I don't know why the audio should not work. That's as far as I've gotten for now. Larry "Don Phillipson" wrote in message ... "Larry" wrote in message ... In W98, no sounds. In the Sounds dialog, the arrow for testing Sounds events is grayed out. I figured it was a driver problem. In Device Manager, it says PCI Multimedia Audio Device. I double click on that and it says "drivers for this device are not installed. (Code 28) To reinstall drivers for this device, click Reinstall Driver." Then I'm given a bunch of choices and I don't know what to do next. I don't have a Windows 98 CD available. 2. Since you report a PCI audio device you may need to switch off in the BIOS settings Sound On Board (if built into your motherboard.) 3. Download Win98 device drivers (if they exist) from the PCI board manufacturer and instal them in the usual way (from a recorded filepath where you saved it/them on your hard drive.) Test and post results here. If still no sound: A. You may have software (or drivers) written for WinXP and not for Win98. We can seldom use the latest versions of Flash Player, Adobe Reader etc. B. If silence persists, you need a thorough check list for audio trouble shooting, as printed in Soper's PC Help Desk in a Book (2003.) -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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No sounds in Windows 98 on virtual machine
1. Identify the hardware (audio device) and write down its
maker's name and model. (If in doubt use Belarc system scanner from www.belarc.com.) What do you mean by audio device, beyond what I already mentioned, PCI Multimedia Audio Device? Where do I look for the audio device? I've installed the Belarc Advisor, it doesn't indicate any audio device. The closest it comes is "Multimedia," and it says "None detected." Also, remember, this is simply a new installation of Windows 98, in a virtual machine. It doesn't have anything in particular installed in it. Any hardware it uses, it is borrowing from the host operating system, XP. So I don't know why the audio should not work. That's as far as I've gotten for now. Larry "Don Phillipson" wrote in message ... "Larry" wrote in message ... In W98, no sounds. In the Sounds dialog, the arrow for testing Sounds events is grayed out. I figured it was a driver problem. In Device Manager, it says PCI Multimedia Audio Device. I double click on that and it says "drivers for this device are not installed. (Code 28) To reinstall drivers for this device, click Reinstall Driver." Then I'm given a bunch of choices and I don't know what to do next. I don't have a Windows 98 CD available. 2. Since you report a PCI audio device you may need to switch off in the BIOS settings Sound On Board (if built into your motherboard.) 3. Download Win98 device drivers (if they exist) from the PCI board manufacturer and instal them in the usual way (from a recorded filepath where you saved it/them on your hard drive.) Test and post results here. If still no sound: A. You may have software (or drivers) written for WinXP and not for Win98. We can seldom use the latest versions of Flash Player, Adobe Reader etc. B. If silence persists, you need a thorough check list for audio trouble shooting, as printed in Soper's PC Help Desk in a Book (2003.) -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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No sounds in Windows 98 on virtual machine
It might help to know for what purpose (what software) you
installed a Win98 VM on some other OS. (If WinXP plays all your audio files, the VM is presumably for some other reason.) At the Windows 98 newsgroup, the home of Windows 98 die-hards, you ask why I installed W98 in a virtual machine??? Because I like W98 and want to keep using it. Lots of people here keep W98 alive via virtual machines. It would be interesting to know, of the people still using W98, what percentage are doing so via virtual machines. Also, I will be using W98 to keep using a pre-2007 version of Word, since Office 2007 is installed on the host XP operating system and I can't stand Word 2007. In any case this doesn't answer the question of what driver is needed to get sounds working in the VM version of W98. |
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No sounds in Windows 98 on virtual machine
It might help to know for what purpose (what software) you
installed a Win98 VM on some other OS. (If WinXP plays all your audio files, the VM is presumably for some other reason.) At the Windows 98 newsgroup, the home of Windows 98 die-hards, you ask why I installed W98 in a virtual machine??? Because I like W98 and want to keep using it. Lots of people here keep W98 alive via virtual machines. It would be interesting to know, of the people still using W98, what percentage are doing so via virtual machines. Also, I will be using W98 to keep using a pre-2007 version of Word, since Office 2007 is installed on the host XP operating system and I can't stand Word 2007. In any case this doesn't answer the question of what driver is needed to get sounds working in the VM version of W98. |
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No sounds in Windows 98 on virtual machine
"Larry" wrote in message
... I've installed the Belarc Advisor, it doesn't indicate any audio device. The closest it comes is "Multimedia," and it says "None detected." Also, remember, this is simply a new installation of Windows 98, in a virtual machine. It doesn't have anything in particular installed in it. Any hardware it uses, it is borrowing from the host operating system, XP. So I don't know why the audio should not work. 1. Neither of your OPs mentioned that this is an " installation of Windows 98 in a virtual machine." This is relevant. 2. Sound requires device-specific drivers. If your Win98 VM detects no audio devices this suggests you have not found Win98 drivers for your audio device. If no Win98 drivers exist for your hardware, your Win98 audio software will probably play no sounds. It might help to know for what purpose (what software) you installed a Win98 VM on some other OS. (If WinXP plays all your audio files, the VM is presumably for some other reason.) -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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No sounds in Windows 98 on virtual machine
"Larry" wrote in message
... I've installed the Belarc Advisor, it doesn't indicate any audio device. The closest it comes is "Multimedia," and it says "None detected." Also, remember, this is simply a new installation of Windows 98, in a virtual machine. It doesn't have anything in particular installed in it. Any hardware it uses, it is borrowing from the host operating system, XP. So I don't know why the audio should not work. 1. Neither of your OPs mentioned that this is an " installation of Windows 98 in a virtual machine." This is relevant. 2. Sound requires device-specific drivers. If your Win98 VM detects no audio devices this suggests you have not found Win98 drivers for your audio device. If no Win98 drivers exist for your hardware, your Win98 audio software will probably play no sounds. It might help to know for what purpose (what software) you installed a Win98 VM on some other OS. (If WinXP plays all your audio files, the VM is presumably for some other reason.) -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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No sounds in Windows 98 on virtual machine
Larry wrote:
It might help to know for what purpose (what software) you installed a Win98 VM on some other OS. (If WinXP plays all your audio files, the VM is presumably for some other reason.) At the Windows 98 newsgroup, the home of Windows 98 die-hards, you ask why I installed W98 in a virtual machine??? Because I like W98 and want to keep using it. Lots of people here keep W98 alive via virtual machines. It would be interesting to know, of the people still using W98, what percentage are doing so via virtual machines. Also, I will be using W98 to keep using a pre-2007 version of Word, since Office 2007 is installed on the host XP operating system and I can't stand Word 2007. In any case this doesn't answer the question of what driver is needed to get sounds working in the VM version of W98. Uhm, how about some info: 1. Which particular VM you are using; is it Microsoft's, VMWare [which I think you discussed in prior posts], other...? 2. What the base/host OS update level is? 3. What sound card is presently installed [manufacturer and model]? 4. Have you installed any drivers into the VM for sound support? 5. Are you expecting to use the VM for games [DirectX potential issues]? -- MEB http://peoplescounsel.org/ref/windows-main.htm Windows Info, Diagnostics, Security, Networking http://peoplescounsel.org The "real world" of Law, Justice, and Government ___--- |
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