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Q242567: AoE II & Pandora: Choppy, Scratchy, or Distorted Sound Playback

Article: Q242567
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0,2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsound kbimu msgamekbfaq
Last Modified: 12-JUN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, version 2.0 
- Microsoft Pandora's Box, version 1.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you run one of the programs listed at the beginning of this article, sound
playback in the program may be choppy, scratchy, or distorted.

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if an Aztech Direct Sound sound card is installed in
your computer, and the driver for the sound card is outdated.

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this issue, contact your hardware manufacturer for information about
how to obtain the latest driver for your Aztech Direct Sound sound card.

For information about how to contact your hardware manufacturer, click the
appropriate article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:

  Q65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

  Q60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P

  Q60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z

Additional query words: 2.00 aoe2 aok msgame static noise fuzz stutter

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Keywords          : kbsound kbimu msgame kbfaq
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch kbGamesSearch kbPandoraSearch kbAOESearch kbAOE2Kings kbPandorasBox
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0,2.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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