error initialising DSOUND

moosemac · Jan 6, 2003, 05:25 AM

hi all,

need some help to get kX working on winXP.... i've finally got it installed but whenever i do a speaker test i get the error: 'failed to create sound' if i do settings>>reset settings i get the error failed to initialise direct sound.....what's going wrong? being XP it already has DirectX 8.1 on it...

using a SB live 5.1

any help is much appreciated

thelonius · Apr 29, 2003, 04:09 PM

I've just installed 3528, and I am getting the same error. Please reply to tell how you fixed.

RIV@NVX · Apr 29, 2003, 09:13 PM

Hardware acceleration/Sample rate conversion in Control Panel\Sounds and Audio devices should be set to max value.

Jan 6, 2003, 05:25 AM	#1
moosemac DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	error initialising DSOUND hi all, need some help to get kX working on winXP.... i've finally got it installed but whenever i do a speaker test i get the error: 'failed to create sound' if i do settings>>reset settings i get the error failed to initialise direct sound.....what's going wrong? being XP it already has DirectX 8.1 on it... using a SB live 5.1 any help is much appreciated

Apr 29, 2003, 04:09 PM	#2
thelonius DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	same error I've just installed 3528, and I am getting the same error. Please reply to tell how you fixed.

Apr 29, 2003, 09:13 PM	#3
RIV@NVX Freedom is a feature. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Croatia, Rijeka Posts: 4,476 Rep Power: 67 System Specs	Hardware acceleration/Sample rate conversion in Control Panel\Sounds and Audio devices should be set to max value. __________________ -- Vedran