Windows 7 help

[Serico]

After reading all of the posts in the other topic, I seem to have a unique problem.

 

After the scan hardware, everything checks apart from the graphics card, although in reality it IS the most updated driver.

Direct X is installed.

Game is installed fine.

The only way I can get the game to run is to disable sounds. I do not need to run it in and compatibility modes to get the game to run this way, and I have tried the mss23.dll file but that has made no difference. When i start the game with sound enabled the mouse does the little loading thing, and then nothing happens. In task manager I can see the process maxing out at different memory uses depending on the compatibility settings, but still nothing happens.

 

I have tried the .dll file.

I have tried installing to my documents.

I have completely patched it.

I have tried all compatibility settings.

I really love this game and want to get it to work, WITH sound.

 

Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 32-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.100618-1621)

Language: English (Regional Setting: English)

System Manufacturer: n/a

System Model: n/a

BIOS: n/a

Processor: n/a (8 CPUs)

Memory: 6144MB RAM

Page File: 1265MB used, 5891MB available

Windows Dir: C:\Windows

DirectX Version: DirectX 11

Edited January 5, 2011 by Serico

[Gorth]

I have an Nvidia card, and was crashing at the very first login. I replaced the DLL file as instructed, taking it from KOTOR I. Then, I was still having problems. So, when the option came up, I chose "Disable Sound". The game started. But it had no sound, and that was annoying. So, I restarted the game, and this time, I chose "Force Software Sound". Game runs perfectly now. Hope this might help others.

Don't know if that last bit helps...?

[Serico]

Unfortunately I have tried placing the .dll and enabling software sound to no avail. I got the file off forefront I think. I was winding if there was something else I could try. Thanks for the quick reply.

[Serico]

One of my friends think that lowering the Hz of the sound output may allow the game to play as he had a similar problem with prototype and that solved the problem. Do you think this could work? I'll try it when o get home tonight and reply.

[Gorth]

One of my friends think that lowering the Hz of the sound output may allow the game to play as he had a similar problem with prototype and that solved the problem. Do you think this could work? I'll try it when o get home tonight and reply.

Honestly, I don't know. But then, being a pack rat, I've kept an old PC around (good old Pentium P4 running XP), which runs my old/older games >_

[Serico]

after much more testing, I seem to have found the problem.

 

I can run the game, normally if there are no audio outputs connected to my pc - headphones, headsets, speakers.

 

If I disconnect everything it loads fine, apart from no sound. Has anyone else found this problem, because i feel that if it would actually run, there would be sound coming out of connected speakers.