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andr...@apollo.HP.COM (Andrea Dec) writes:


>After repeated attempts to get through to Sierra with
>no luck, I thought I'd try you folks.

>I installed the game, no problem.  When I try to bring
>it up, I get an error message: unable to initialize
>sound and music hardware.....

I also had this same problem with my Pro Audio Studio 16.  The problem is
associated with the Sound Blaster.  If you log onto the Sierra BBS,
(209) 683-4463, there is a patch file named 486sbdrv.exe that fixes this 
problem. 

I also was able to temporarily get around this problem by selecting Ad Lib
emulation.  I did lose a couple of worthless bits of speech though.


George

Add me to the list of people who think lsl5 is a waste of money.....why
couldn't they have made this game at least a little bit challenging?

Andrea Dec (andr...@apollo.HP.COM) wrote:

: After repeated attempts to get through to Sierra with
: no luck, I thought I'd try you folks.

: I installed the game, no problem.  When I try to bring
: it up, I get an error message: unable to initialize
: sound and music hardware.  Then it hangs and I have to 
: do a hard reset. I look at the manual again and 
: it says if one is having trouble starting up the game,
: then one should select PC sound from the startup disk
: menu.  One (me) ran the start-up disk again and selected
: PC sound.  Yuck...beeps and bleeps and burps...it works
: and doesn't hang, but....yuck.

: Anyone have any suggestions on what I can do?  I have
: a 486/33, 250 mb hard drive, 20 mb RAM (with plenty to
: spare) and a SoundBlaster set at A220 I5* D1 T3 .

: * Another HP'er (thanks Larry!) suggested I try changing
: my SB interrupt from 7 to 5, which I did.  Now it's just
: telling me it can't load my music hardware. We're making
: progress, I guess.

: Thanks in advance for any help.

: Regards,

: /andrea

: andr...@apollo.hp.com

I've had a similar problem after I upgraded my 386SX-16 to a 486DLC-33.
Finally out of desperation, I tried toggling my torbo switch to slow, and
it worked! Still that shouldn't be needed. At least I was able to get
my music and sound to play. The nightmare still isn't over...I now get asked
for a password to start the game, but I never installed one. So I still
can't play the game. Good thing I was able to play and finish it when I had
my 386 mother board installed. Any one out there have any ideas?



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