DisctMusic - Anno 1503 - max_sound.dll

SilverKnight · Jul 25, 2005, 08:54 PM

Hi.

I bought "Anno 1503 Kings Edition" (German Version) some days ago. Totay i installed it and tried to start it. But i got an error in the "max_sound.dll".

DxDiag sais that DirectMusic isnt wirking properly.
Look at http://kaigillmann.gmxhome.de/DxDiag.txt

When I rename max_sound.dll so that the game cant find it, the game runs very well, but without sound and music.

Can anyone help me please?

THX MUCH

SilverKnight

Russ · Jul 26, 2005, 12:06 AM

The first thing I would try, would be to reinstall DirectX.

**dj_stick** · Jul 26, 2005, 01:43 AM

according to that .txt file, directmusic says there are no ports - which makes me think that is the midi section dx. Not sure how that should affect your game as most games from about 1997 (or earlier) upto now use wave equivalent audio, which uses directsound

one solution is to check if there is a patch available for the game, may include a sound engine fix

estee · Jul 17, 2009, 10:49 PM

got the same problem with windows server 2003 SP2. with SP1(+) installed, directmusic is completely removed from the system. i've used "DirectX Happy Uninstall" to solve this problem. all you have to do is:

1. boot into safe mode
2. use the rollback option in DirectX Happy Uninstall. this puts windows server back to DirectX 8.1
3. download the redist version of DirectX 9.0c, and extract the install files to a folder (do not install)
4. use the "Install" option in DirectX Happy Uninstall to install DirectX 9.0c SP1"
5. reboot

thats it.

Jul 25, 2005, 08:54 PM	#1
SilverKnight DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	DisctMusic - Anno 1503 - max_sound.dll Hi. I bought "Anno 1503 Kings Edition" (German Version) some days ago. Totay i installed it and tried to start it. But i got an error in the "max_sound.dll". DxDiag sais that DirectMusic isnt wirking properly. Look at http://kaigillmann.gmxhome.de/DxDiag.txt When I rename max_sound.dll so that the game cant find it, the game runs very well, but without sound and music. Can anyone help me please? THX MUCH SilverKnight

Jul 17, 2009, 10:49 PM	#4
estee DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	AW: DisctMusic - Anno 1503 - max_sound.dll got the same problem with windows server 2003 SP2. with SP1(+) installed, directmusic is completely removed from the system. i've used "DirectX Happy Uninstall" to solve this problem. all you have to do is: 1. boot into safe mode 2. use the rollback option in DirectX Happy Uninstall. this puts windows server back to DirectX 8.1 3. download the redist version of DirectX 9.0c, and extract the install files to a folder (do not install) 4. use the "Install" option in DirectX Happy Uninstall to install DirectX 9.0c SP1" 5. reboot thats it.

Jul 26, 2005, 12:06 AM	#2
Russ HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 5,507 Rep Power: 61	The first thing I would try, would be to reinstall DirectX.