tomiosis
10/9/2007 12:58:00 AM
"Alfred Kaufmann" wrote:
> I switched the cables to my speakers from optical to 6ch direct and
> and I got sound during the game! I will be able to play the game now
> but I really should be able to stick with the optical connection.
> Since I hear music when the game starts and stops I am pretty sure it
> is a Halo 2 programming problem.
>
> Since they just released Halo 3 I doubt they will be working on any
> fixes for Halo 2. :-(
>
> Al
>
>
> On Mon, 08 Oct 2007 10:41:41 -0700, Alfred Kaufmann
> <al_kaufmann@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >Yes I try to keep everything up to date.
> >
> >Okay, here are my specs:
> >
> >ASUS M2N32-SLI motherboard, AMD 64 X2 6000+ cpu, 2GB DDR2 PC2-8500
> >memory, EVGA 8800 GTS video card with NVidia driver 163.69 installed
> >and the sound is built in on the motherboard also with the latest
> >driver 6.10.2.6260 from SoundMax installed. The operating system is
> >Vista 64 bit with all the updates installed and the windows experience
> >index is 5.5. Halo 2 should run on this system.
> >
> >The Halo 2 program is able to play music when starting and stopping so
> >I am really surprised to have no sound during game play. If I turn on
> >sub-titles, that does work. :-(
> >
> >My speaker are hooked up via an optical connection so I am going try
> >analog and see if I can get better results.
> >
> >Al
> >
> >On Mon, 8 Oct 2007 10:48:19 -0600, "RiverDog" <riverdog@shaw.ca>
> >wrote:
> >
> >>Al, I am assuming that you have regularly updated Vista, including your
> >>graphics and sound drivers? There have been a number of updates that have
> >>been very helpful. Also, I have a Vista 64 bit system as well and I am not
> >>having those problems with Halo 2. Posting your specs may be helpful to
> >>others wishing to help you.
> >>
> >>RiverDog
> >>
> >>
> >>"Alfred Kaufmann" <al_kaufmann@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >>news:dvkig35dvgkd0jbs16rsk4l7cmdrh3d43g@4ax.com...
> >>> Early this year after I upgraded to Vista 64 bit, I downloaded a Halo
> >>> 2 demo, installed it and it worked fine. So decided to buy Halo 2 and
> >>> after installing it, it ran into a sound problem. When I start the
> >>> game I hear music and when I shut down the game I hear music but no
> >>> sounds other than that. I decided to wait a few months because Vista
> >>> was new and maybe a new sound driver would solve my problem.
> >>>
> >>> I have long since had a sound driver update as well as many other
> >>> updates and still this (*&^%$ Halo 2 thing has no sound other than
> >>> when starting and exiting. I have looked through the settings to see
> >>> if sound is turned off anywhere and I can't find anything. I don't
> >>> have a problem playing any other game, even my old Unreal Tournament
> >>> 2004 plays properly with sound.
> >>>
> >>> Does anyone have any idea? I really find it strange that the demo
> >>> worked and the retaill version does not.
> >>>
> >>> Al
> >>>
> just out of curiosity...did you remove the demo version completely? If it where me, (and that's not saying much lol) I would completely remove all traces of the game old and new ...run a search for any left over components and then start with a fresh install.