Problem with Gun-Sounds / DirectX

[HiRise]

Hi there!

when I fly with AH I can hear no Gun- and Ack-Sounds. After first replies to my question in the "Help and Training" Forum I fund out, that this seems to be a problem of my system.When I run the Sound test of DXDiag, I can't hear the test sound, but only a short repeated Sound (like a scratched "hanging" LP in the old days). When I turn the Hardware-Acceleration of the soundcard down to "No acceleration", the test works fine and I hear all sounds in AH, but as you might imagine, I'm not really happy with this solution   .
Here are the specs of my system, that I think are important for this problem (ask, if you have to know more about it!):

WIN98SE
Duron 700 overclocked at 933 (rockstable   )
Abit KT7A Raid
HD WD 400BB Ultra-ATA100 at IDE Port 3 (HPT370 Controller Chip)
Soundblaster 128 PCI (Creative Drivers from 8-15-2000)
ISDN Adapter: AVM Fritz! Card PNP ISA
MSI Grafic Adapter with Riva TNT 2 Pro and 32MB (Drivers are Detonator 6.50 from 12-04-2000)
DirectX 8.0a German (DXDiag says: "DirectX-Version: DirectX 8.0 (4.08.00.0400)")
 
Anybody here, who knows this problem or has an idea, how I can run AH correctly AND use the Hardware-acceleration?

Much thanks

HiRise

[ 07-05-2001: Message edited by: HiRise ]

[F4UDOA]

Heya,

I had a problem when I upgraded to DX8 where I would loose my gun sounds followed by all other sounds as well as my custom gunsight(replaced by a white square) and all custom views. If this is happening to you I am sorry to hear it. I reloaded AH and every driver on my machine and nothing worked.

However I did reload my OS eventually (win98) and it fixed the problem. When I upgraded to DX8 I must have corrupted a file or two. Forget DX diag it's worthless. Reload your OS and cross your fingers. It's not as bad as it sounds.

Later

[bloom25]

You might try reloading the drivers for you soundcard (get the newest ones now) and then if that doesn't work, try decreasing sound acceleration by only 1 notch or 2.

[HiRise]

Problem solved  

F4UDOA had the right idea.

Much thanks!

[Lephturn]

Beware, those problems sound very much like the symptoms reported by others when infected with a nasty little virus... the name of which escapes me.  Bleh.  Anyway, if you see these symptoms, get an up-to-date virus scanner and scan your system.

[HiRise]

Hi LephTurn

Thanks for your warning. The virus definition files for my Norton AntiVirus 2000 were quite up-to-date (about 14 days old) but anyway I downloaded todays definitions and checked my system twice (once in DOS-Mode and once under WIN) including all system areas, all types of files and zipped files, but no virus was found.
Can I be sure now, that my system is clean, or is this virus, you are talking about, such a nasty little sucker, that it might still be hiding somewhere?

CU
HiRise

[newguy]

sounds exactly like the problem I am having with my sounds. Thanks for the help F4UDOA. Off to reload the OS.

[F4UDOA]

Heya's<S>

Glad I could help. Seems harsh to have to reload OS but it was quick and really didn't change anything.

Lephturn,

Will take a look at my virus software and check for any cooties in my system. The only system problems I have had lately have been tied to Zonealarm which single handedly porked my machine.

BTW Newguy,

We had a good fight in the MA the other day<S>

[newguy]

That was a nice fight, though I had to do it with no sound   I didnt realize you had hit my rad till i checked my 6 a few minutes after the fight   <S>

[HiRise]

But now I have DirectX 6.1 on my copmuter, but I need v8.0. Does anybody Know, how I can Reinstall 8.0 without destroying my sounds again?

HiRise