sound help

i just installed win95 on my computer i am having sound probs. though. I have to setup the sound file each time i go in the game or i won't have any sound. any suggestions? Nascar! Brian

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> i just installed win95 on my computer i am having sound probs. though. I > have to setup the sound file each time i go in the game or i won't have > any sound. any suggestions? > Nascar! > Brian

I'm starting to sound like a skipping record, I'm sure.... Don't run NASCAR under Windoze 95. Be good to yourself. When starting your computer, press F8 and select command prompt only. --------- caution - vent/soapbox mode on again ----------------- Nothing personal Brian - this is a general post. Why anyone wants to run a DOS game under a GUI that continuously steals clock cycles is beyond me. Even if no other program is running, Windoze 95 is running things you cannot shut off. If you find a DOS game that runs smoother under W95 (or Win3.1 for that matter) I will be quite surprised. If you saw a diagram of how Windoze 95 "virtualizes" the hardware, you wouldn't ever think of running a game under it. The newest thing is the "direct-X" drivers that let you bypass all the "gunk" that the GUI has between the program and the hardware.... BIG DEAL. DOS has that already. The reason direct-x is being used is because there is an obvious problem with speed in a GUI. Even if you have good "direct" drivers running in your GUI (for disk, video, audio, etc...) you still have other programs running that monitor the GUI. I suppose someone will write a program and optimize it for Direct-X, and then write lousy video and HD drivers in DOS to make the W95 version look better. If you compare apples to apples, the DOS version will run better. It's a no-brainer. Running the GUI is like having a bunch of TSR programs running in DOS - and many programs now invite (beg) you to create a "boot disk" to get rid of these so their program runs better.... Running 5 programs in the background will make the 6th one run slower. It's nothing more than simple logic. <insert 7up commercial music here> "Yeah, it's a DUH thing..." I've been "criticized" for this view in the past (and here in RAS also), but now that programs are starting to come out with Direct-X drivers, people are starting to see that it's true. If you have the DOS version to compare to , you'll run it instead. ...and PLEASE! I'm not flaming anyone. I just hope no one else gets sucked into this "Windoze is faster" stuff. It just doesn't wash. Long live DOS! (I love this country!) Mike -with his brand-new nomex flame-retardant suit on. :-) Mike