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I loaded up Eu2 today and the sounds for when you click on buttons or select things are gone. It's rather quiet when I play. the music works fine, but no sound is made when I get pop ups either. Am I missing something?
 
Make sure you have updated your operating system icluding DrirectX, and video audio card drivers.
Also try the following:
1) Rename the AVI folder to AVI_back
2) Set the color depth to 16BIT
3) Turn off everything in the background like E-mail/ICQ/Messenger, Virus protection and everything in the system tray beside the clock.
 
1) Did
2) Also

I have Dircet X 9.0b everything seems fine.

3) Killed. It's the interface sounds I'm missing the army, navy, combat and provence select sounds are there. But that's all. :(
 
Please run a DirectX Diagnostic:
Start menu –Run - then type Dxdiag, then select each tab across the top of the window, and run the tests on each tab. Then select “Save All Information” button in the lower right of the window. This will bring up a dialog box to allow you to select a name for the file where the information will be saved. You can save it right on the desktop as this will make it easy to find. Then copy the contents of that file from the start to the heading that says “DirectX components” then paste what you have copied into a post in this thread.
 
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System Information
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Time of this report: 8/21/2004, 09:56:07
Machine name: Greven's House
Operating System: Windows Me (4.90, Build 3000)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Alienware Corporation
System Model: n/a
BIOS: Award
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) Processor, MMX, 3DNow, ~1.4GHz
Memory: 768MB RAM
Page File: 127MB used, 1152MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0b (4.09.0000.0902)
DX Setup Parameters: None
DxDiag Version: 4.09.0000.0902 32bit

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DxDiag Notes
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DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
Display Tab 1: The file nvdisp.drv is not digitally signed, which means that it has not been tested by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL). You may be able to get a WHQL logo'd driver from the hardware manufacturer.
Sound Tab 1: The file EMU10K1.VXD is not digitally signed, which means that it has not been tested by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL). You may be able to get a WHQL logo'd driver from the hardware manufacturer. DirectSound test results: All tests were successful.
Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
Sound Tab 3: No problems found.
Sound Tab 4: No problems found.
Music Tab: DirectMusic test results: All tests were successful.
Input Tab: No problems found.
Network Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (n/a)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce3
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type:
DAC type:
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0200&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A3\280800
Display Memory: 63.5 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (16 bit)(optimal refresh rate)
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
Driver Name: nvdisp.drv
Driver Version: 4.14.0010.5304 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 11/26/2003 14:43:00, 125760 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: No
WHQL Date Stamp: None
VDD: *vdd
Mini VDD: nvmini.vxd
Mini VDD Date: , 0 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4140-11CF-0877-0A2002C2C935}
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x0200
SubSys ID: 0x00000000
Revision ID: 0x00A3
Revision ID: 0x00A3
Video Accel:
Deinterlace Caps: n/a
Registry: OK
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Disabled
DDraw Test Result: Not run
D3D7 Test Result: Not run
D3D8 Test Result: Not run
D3D9 Test Result: Not run

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Sound Devices
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Description: DirectSound (SB Live! Wave Out [1080])
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0002&SUBSYS_80611102&REV_07\BUS_00&DEV_0A&FUNC_00
Manufacturer ID: 2
Product ID: 104
Type: VXD
Driver Name: EMU10K1.VXD
Driver Version: 4.12.0001.0905 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: No
Date and Size: 9/7/2000 19:15:12, 382541 bytes
Other Files: emu10k1.vxd
Driver Provider: Creative
HW Accel Level: Full
Cap Flags: 0xF1F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 100000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 32, 32
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 32, 32
HW Memory: 524288
Voice Management: Yes
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: Yes, Yes
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
Registry: OK
Sound Test Result: All tests were successful.

Description: Game Compatible Device (emulated)
Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: No
Hardware ID: MODEMWAVE\3COMMODEMWAVEDEVICE\PCI&VEN_12B9&DEV_1008&SUBSYS_00AA12B9&REV_01&BUS_00&DEV_09&FUNC_00
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 89
Type: Emulated
Driver Name:
Driver Version:
Driver Attributes:
WHQL Logo'd:
Date and Size:
Other Files: serwave.vxd
Driver Provider: Microsoft
HW Accel Level: Full
Cap Flags: 0x0
Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 0, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
Registry: OK
Sound Test Result: Not run

Description: Voice Modem Wave #01 Line (emulated)
Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: No
Hardware ID: MODEMWAVE\3COMMODEMWAVEDEVICE\PCI&VEN_12B9&DEV_1008&SUBSYS_00AA12B9&REV_01&BUS_00&DEV_09&FUNC_00
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 81
Type: Emulated
Driver Name:
Driver Version:
Driver Attributes:
WHQL Logo'd:
Date and Size:
Other Files: serwave.vxd
Driver Provider: Microsoft
HW Accel Level: Full
Cap Flags: 0x0
Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 0, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
Registry: OK
Sound Test Result: Not run

Description: Voice Modem Wave #01 Handset (emulated)
Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: No
Hardware ID: MODEMWAVE\3COMMODEMWAVEDEVICE\PCI&VEN_12B9&DEV_1008&SUBSYS_00AA12B9&REV_01&BUS_00&DEV_09&FUNC_00
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 83
Type: Emulated
Driver Name:
Driver Version:
Driver Attributes:
WHQL Logo'd:
Date and Size:
Other Files: serwave.vxd
Driver Provider: Microsoft
HW Accel Level: Full
Cap Flags: 0x0
Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 0, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
Registry: OK
Sound Test Result: Not run

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Sound Capture Devices
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Description: SB Live! Wave In [1080] (emulated)
Default Sound Capture: Yes
Default Voice Capture: Yes
Driver Name:
Driver Version:
Driver Attributes:
Date and Size:
Cap Flags: 0x20
Format Flags: 0xFFF

Description: Game Compatible Device (emulated)
Default Sound Capture: No
Default Voice Capture: No
Driver Name:
Driver Version:
Driver Attributes:
Date and Size:
Cap Flags: 0x0
Format Flags: 0x0

Description: Voice Modem Wave #01 Line (emulated)
Default Sound Capture: No
Default Voice Capture: No
Driver Name:
Driver Version:
Driver Attributes:
Date and Size:
Cap Flags: 0x20
Format Flags: 0x0

Description: Voice Modem Wave #01 Handset (emulated)
Default Sound Capture: No
Default Voice Capture: No
Driver Name:
Driver Version:
Driver Attributes:
Date and Size:
Cap Flags: 0x20
Format Flags: 0x0

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DirectMusic
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DLS Path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\gm.dls
DLS Version: 1.00.0016.0002
Acceleration: n/a
Ports: Microsoft Synthesizer, Software (Not Kernel Mode), Output, DLS, Internal, Default Port
MIDI Mapper, Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
Creative S/W Synth, Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
A: SB Live! MIDI Synth, Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
B: SB Live! MIDI Synth, Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
SB Live! MIDI Out [1080], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, External
SB Live! MIDI In [1080], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Input, No DLS, External
Registry: OK
Test Result: All tests were successful.

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DirectInput Devices
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Device Name: Mouse
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: Keyboard
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: Gravis Gamepad
Attached: 0
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: Logitech Cordless USB Mouse
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC501
FF Driver: n/a

Poll w/ Interrupt: Yes
Registry: OK

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USB Devices
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Gameport Devices
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PS/2 Devices
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DirectPlay Service Providers
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DirectPlay8 IPX Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnet.dll (4.09.0000.0900)
DirectPlay8 TCP/IP Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnet.dll (4.09.0000.0900)
DirectPlay8 Modem Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnet.dll (4.09.0000.0900)
DirectPlay8 Serial Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnet.dll (4.09.0000.0900)
Serial Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpmodemx.dll (4.09.0000.0900)
Modem Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpmodemx.dll (4.09.0000.0900)
Internet TCP/IP Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpwsockx.dll (4.09.0000.0900)
IPX Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpwsockx.dll (4.09.0000.0900)

DirectPlay Voice Wizard Tests: Full Duplex: Not run, Half Duplex: Not run, Mic: Not run
DirectPlay Test Result: Not run
Registry: OK

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DirectPlay Adapters
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DirectPlay8 TCP/IP Service Provider: 3Com EtherLink PCI -
DirectPlay8 Modem Service Provider: U.S. Robotics 56K Voice PCI
DirectPlay8 Serial Service Provider: COM1
DirectPlay8 Serial Service Provider: COM2
DirectPlay8 Serial Service Provider: COM5

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DirectPlay Voice Codecs
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Voxware VR12 1.4kbit/s
Voxware SC06 6.4kbit/s
Voxware SC03 3.2kbit/s
MS-PCM 64 kbit/s
MS-ADPCM 32.8 kbit/s
Microsoft GSM 6.10 13 kbit/s
TrueSpeech(TM) 8.6 kbit/s

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DirectPlay Lobbyable Apps
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Total Annihilation (DX7) - Registry: OK, ExeFile: TOTALA.EXE (<File Missing>)

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Disk & DVD/CD-ROM Drives
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Drive: C:
Free Space: 13.2 GB
Total Space: 38.2 GB
File System: FAT32
Model: IDE DISK TYPE47

Drive: D:
Model: PIONEER DVD-ROM DVD-116
 
Check for a sound card driver update, yours is 4 years old.

You can aslo decrease the acceleration of your sound card one notch at a time and see if that helps.
You can do that on the sound tab in the Dxdiag program.
 
I have the latest Driver for the Sound Card.

I'll try turning down the acceleration in the soundcard.

I have some of the sounds just not the clicks or the sound thing when a message pops up.
 
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Yup the best thing is to try different notches on the acceleration slider.
 
I guess the most frustrating thing is everything was fine till I loaded it up yesterday. All my other Paradox games play perfectly well.

I've tried all the notches and nothing did the trick. I guess it's not the end of the world but it's a little disheartening. I think tomorrow I'll try another uninstall/shutdown reinstall project. For some reason that seems to fix computers better.

Thanks for your help. If It works I'll let you know. :(
 
Some times you install some trial software or something you forget about and it interferes.

Let me know if the reinstall make a difference.
 
Did the uninstall shutdown, restart reinstall. No luck. Even tried it using the Cotn version of Eu2. Again no luck.

Will try unistalling a few extra programs maybe even a system restore (Ie the windows version of going back a few weeks in time). Maybe something magical will happen there it's worked on some other problems. :(
 
Okay I thought you had meant that you were reinstalling Windows.
Keep me updated.
 
No such luck with the option either. But the fun part was It caused a massive amount of Eu2 copies and HoI so I cleaned them all up (I think 5 main folders total :mad: )

Tracked down 1.06 HoI reinstalled HoI and Eu2 and patched to current versions. No luck. It's gotten past the point that I think is fixable. I've uninstalled everything that I have installed in the past month. No luck there. I dunno. :(

The only sounds I have are the click on provence sound, along with the battle sounds. That's it. Weird.

It's the only Paradox game that is giving me any grief.
 
I don't understand why is it you had multiple EU2 copies?
 
I'm not sure. When I did the rewind thing it made an extra Eu2 folder with s few txt files in it.

For some reason I ended up with 3 HoI folders. I had 2 for a while one was for 1.06 and one for 1.06c. So now I just have 1.06 since it's more what I enjoy.
 
I don't understand why you would have some sound effects and not others.
Are you sure you have nothing running in the background.
 
If the limited sound effects means that a sound effect only plays once for a particular action (like clicking an army, navy, province, etc.), then it's a known problem, I'm afraid.

There is an incompatibility between Paradox games' sound effects playback code, DirectX and the VxD driver versions for Creative Labs sound cards, which causes the sound playback to stop after having played once in a game session. If possible, upgrade to the more modern WDM drivers, and normal sound playback will be restored.

From Goonhilly satellite earth station,

Jan Peter
 
Ah thank you very much. And from the looks of the web I will want to basically buy a new Soundcard in the future as the Live! cards are pretty much crap.

Ok thank you for your time. Glad to know that It's nothing I did nor much that I can fix. :D
 
I thought of that but reducing the acceleration has worked to cure the problem for some and it only happens to him for some sounds.
 
Thanks!

Thank you ,Castellon ,for suggesting taking acceleration out of Directx. The s problem of the sound effect playing only once was getting me frustrated. I happened to come upon your suggestion for tweaking Directx down in acceleration. After I turned sound acceleration completely off, the sound effects now work fine. Thanks again, Steve
 
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