Midtown Madness 2: Sounds in the Game Are Not Played (273828)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Midtown Madness 2 2.0
This article was previously published under Q273828 SYMPTOMS When you play Microsoft Midtown Madness 2, you may
experience one or more of the following symptoms:
- Sounds may not be played.
- Sounds may play quietly.
- Sounds may play incorrectly.
CAUSE This behavior can occur if any of the following conditions
is true:
- The sound driver for your sound card is
outdated.
- Your sound card does not support the necessary hardware
features that you need to play sounds in the game.
- The game is not configured properly to play
sounds.
RESOLUTION To resolve this issue, use the following methods in the
order in which they are presented. Check Speakers and Volume Make sure that you plug in your speakers securely and turn up the
volume in Microsoft Windows. Turn Up the Sound Volume in the Game To turn up the sound volume in the game:
- Start Midtown Madness 2.
- On the main start screen, click Options.
- Click Audio.
- Click to select the Sound FX, Play Commentary, Play
Music, and City Sounds check boxes.
NOTE: If you experience issues in the game after you enable any of
these audio features, your sound card may not support that audio feature. You
can turn off the audio feature or use the methods in this article to attempt to
resolve the issue. - Make sure that you move the Sound FX Volume and the Music/City Volume sliders to full.
- Click Done.
- Click Back.
Configure the Sound Quality Settings in the Game To configure the sound quality settings in the game:
- Start Midtown Madness 2.
- On the main start screen, click Options.
- Click Audio.
- In the Stereo FX box, click Mono.
- In the Sound Quality box, click Low.
- Click Done.
- Click Back.
Change the Audio Device To change the audio device:
- Start Midtown Madness 2.
- On the main start screen, click Options.
- Click Audio.
- In the Device box, click Primary Sound Driver.
If this setting is already selected, try any other
setting that is available. - Click Done.
- Click Back.
Update Your Sound Card Driver To update your sound card driver, contact the manufacturer of
your sound card to inquire about how to obtain and install the latest version
of the sound driver for your sound card. For information about how to contact the manufacturer of your
sound card, click the appropriate article number in the following list to view
the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K
60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P
60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z Turn Off Hardware Sound Acceleration To turn off hardware sound acceleration:
- Click Start, and then click Run.
- In the Open box, type dxdiag, and then click OK.
- Click the Sound tab.
- Under DirectX Features, move the Hardware Sound
Acceleration Level slider all the way to the left (the No
acceleration setting).
- Click Exit.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 1/9/2003 |
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Keywords: | kbenv kbprb kbsound KB273828 |
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