This is the same problem with Yamaha drivers using 3D sound in Powerslide -
you have to go to Start Menu->Control Panel->Multimedia, under Advanced
Properties, drop the hardware acceleration notch by 1 step.
Jeffrey Lim
Date: Friday, 5 November 1999 10:23
Subject: Fw: DTR sound initialising problem?
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>Sent: Thursday, November 04, 1999 9:40 PM
>Subject: DTR sound initialising problem?
>> HRESULT Error at InitialiseSound, CreateSoundBuffer (Primary): 8878001E
>> Any one else see this? Video selection comes up, ok, screen turns black
>> then half minimizes and gives the error as above.
>> P3 450, plenty of ram and hd space, riva tnt, and some sound blaster
>> chip stuffed in to a yamaha sound card.