How to Disable DirectSound Support in NetMeeting (179646)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft NetMeeting 3.01 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft NetMeeting 2.11 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft NetMeeting 2.1 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
  • Microsoft NetMeeting 3.01 for Windows 98
  • Microsoft NetMeeting 3.01 for Windows NT 4.0
This article was previously published under Q179646
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This article describes how to disable DirectSound support in NetMeeting. If NetMeeting cannot detect that your sound card driver does not support full duplex in DirectSound, you need to disable DirectSound.

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NetMeeting can use the DirectSound features of DirectX. DirectX is included with Microsoft Internet Explorer and may be included with some games or other multimedia software. DirectSound allows direct access to hardware features on the audio adapter.

NetMeeting 2.1x

To disable DirectSound support in NetMeeting 2.1x, change the value for the DisableDirectSound value to "01 00 00 00" in the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Audio\NacObject\DisableDirectSound

After you make this change, restart NetMeeting.

The following values determine whether DirectSound support in NetMeeting is intentionally disabled or enabled:
  • 00 00 00 00: NetMeeting detected that DirectSound support can be used with full duplex.
  • 01 00 00 00: DirectSound support is intentionally disabled.
  • 02 00 00 00: NetMeeting detected that DirectSound support cannot be used with full duplex.
  • 03 00 00 00: DirectSound support is intentionally enabled.
NetMeeting requires DirectX 5.0 to support DirectSound functionality. If DirectX 3.0 or earlier is installed, "00 00 00 00" is the default value, but you do not have DirectSound functionality.

When NetMeeting (Conf.exe) starts, it first checks the registry key listed above, and continues if the value is "01 00 00 00" or "03 00 00 00." If the value is "00 00 00 00" or "02 00 00 00," NetMeeting tests the full duplex functionality of the audio adapter with DirectSound and sets the value in the registry to either "00 00 00 00" or "02 00 00 00." Afterwards, Nac.dll loads and examines this value.

The registry value can change after you run the Audio Tuning wizard or change your audio device, but the change does not take effect until you restart NetMeeting.

Windows 98 Second Edition and NetMeeting 3.01

To disable DirectSound support, follow these steps:
  1. In NetMeeting, click Options on the Tools menu.
  2. Click the Audio tab, and then click the Enable DirectSound for improved audio performance checkbox to select it.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/5/2003
Keywords:kbenv kbhowto kbsound KB179646
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