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Q148480: Sounds Don’t Play in Fury 3 with Pro Audio Spectrum

Article: Q148480
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): 1.00
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb3rdparty kbhw kbmm kbsound kbHardwarekbfaq
Last Modified: 08-NOV-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Fury 3 for Windows, version 1.0 
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows 95 
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SYMPTOMS
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Sounds do not play in Fury 3. This occurs on computers using Windows 95 with the
Pro Audio Spectrum 16 sound card installed.

CAUSE
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Fury 3 uses the first sound card hardware listed in the Windows Audio Devices
section. By default, the Pro Audio Spectrum 16 installs both the SoundBlaster
compatible and the Pro Audio Spectrum 16 drivers. To hear sounds in Fury 3, the
Pro Audio Spectrum 16 driver must be the first driver in the Audio Devices list.

RESOLUTION
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To get sounds to play in Fury 3 with the Pro Audio Spectrum 16 sound card you
need to turn off the audio features of the SoundBlaster Compatible driver.

To turn off the audio features, do the following:

1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2. Double-click Multimedia.

3. Click the Advanced tab.

4. Click the "+" next to Audio Devices. The first sound card in this list should
  be the SoundBlaster Compatible driver. Click the SoundBlaster driver, and
  then click the Properties button.

5. Select the Do Not Use Audio Features On This Device option. Click OK Click OK
  again.

6. Click Start and then click Shut Down.

7. Select Restart the Computer.

8. Click Yes

You should now hear sounds in Fury 3.

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products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words: sb fury3 sound pro audio blaster

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Keywords          : kb3rdparty kbhw kbmm kbsound kbHardware kbfaq
Technology        : kbOSWin95 kbOSWinSearch kbGamesSearch kbZNotKeyword kbFury3
Version           : 1.00
Issue type        : kbprb

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