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I'm having a probelm getting DOS Sound to Work on Windows 98?
Hi there!
I can't get music on DOS games to work when running under Windows 98. If I boot from a DOS Disk, the music plays fine. The config.sys and autoexec.bat files from the boot disk are:
DEVICE=A:\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=A:\EMM386.EXE NOEMS
BREAK ON
BUFFERSHIGH=20,0
DOS=HIGH,UMB
FCBSHIGH=1,0
FILESHIGH=40
STACKSHIGH=0,0
SWITCHES=/F/N
SET CD_Driver=CR_ATAPI.SYS
Rem SoundCard :CR563
set blaster=a220 i5 d1 t4
GOTO LoadDvrs
:LoadDvrs
ECHO Loading drivers...
LH DEVICE %CD_Driver% /D:MSCD0001>NUL
LH MSCDEX /D:MSCD0001 /M:16 /L:D>NUL
MSCDEX /D:MSCD0001 /M:16 /L:D>NUL
IF (%CD_Driver%)==(CDROM.SYS) SETSPEED 12
MOUSE ON /Z>NUL
AZTPNP /A /D:A>NUL
SMARTDRV 8192
I've copied those into the Windows 98 config.sys and autoexec.bat but am having no luck. I'd like to be able to run the games under Windows 98 so I can use my USB joystick but, ofcourse want the music to work too. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?
2 Answers
- 2 decades agoFavorite Answer
You will most probably find other files like
config.win
config.dos
the same goes for autoexec.win and autoexec.dos
Your procedure of copying the files from the floppy was correct - but make sure it is in the root directory - plain C:\>
then give the following command in the dos prompt.
c:\>copy config.sys config.win
c:\>copy config.sys config.dos
c:\>copy autoexec.bat autoexec.win
c:\>copy autoexec.bat autoexec.dos
this replaces the existing files.
I think this should resolve the issue.