Losing DirectX Sound setting

System Specs: Processor and Memory: � AMD AthlonTM XP processor 2600+ operating at 2.133GHz � 512MB PC2100 DDR SDRAM memory (expandable to 1GB) � 256KB L2 cache memory Audio: � Integrated AC-97 sound I just purchased a new system for my father. It's a standard Compaq Presario 2.133GHz S5000CL-B Desktop right off the shelf. The only modification I've made to the system (aside from Windows Updates and such) is to install a new Visiontek GeForce4 Ti4600 video card. Now, here's the problem I'm having, I make a single change to DirectX via the DirectX Diagnostic Tool; I go to the "Sound" tab and move the "Hardware Sound Acceleration Level" slider from the farthest right setting of "Full Acceleration" to one step to the left - which is "Standard Acceleration". Then I click on the "Exit" button in the lower left. So, this setting sticks for a week or so and NR2003 works fine, then suddenly his game starts dumping back to the desk top. I talk him through opening the "DirectX Diagnostic Tool" and, sure enough, this sound setting has been auto-magically changed back to the "Full Acceleration" setting. The system has the latest version of DirectX and onboard Integrated AC-97 sound. What would like to know is: 1.) Why the system keeps resetting this sound setting. 2.) How I go about insuring that this setting stays as I desire. I've had one friend tell me to have him install an seperate sound card, and while this is easy for you or I, he's several states away and, believe it or not, installing a sound card is simply over his head right now. Thank you in advance. db

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> System Specs: > Processor and Memory: > � AMD AthlonTM XP processor 2600+ operating at 2.133GHz > � 512MB PC2100 DDR SDRAM memory (expandable to 1GB) > � 256KB L2 cache memory > Audio: > � Integrated AC-97 sound > > I just purchased a new system for my father. It's a standard Compaq

Presario > 2.133GHz S5000CL-B Desktop right off the shelf. The only modification I've > made to the system (aside from Windows Updates and such) is to install anew > Visiontek GeForce4 Ti4600 video card. Now, here's the problem I'm having,I > make a single change to DirectX via the DirectX Diagnostic Tool; I go tothe > "Sound" tab and move the "Hardware Sound Acceleration Level" slider fromthe > farthest right setting of "Full Acceleration" to one step to the left - > which is "Standard Acceleration". Then I click on the "Exit" button in the > lower left. So, this setting sticks for a week or so and NR2003 worksfine, > then suddenly his game starts > dumping back to the desk top. I talk him through opening the "DirectX > Diagnostic Tool" and, > sure enough, this sound setting has been auto-magically changed back tothe

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> "Full Acceleration" setting. The system has the latest version of DirectX > and onboard Integrated AC-97 sound. > > What would like to know is: > 1.) Why the system keeps resetting this sound setting. > 2.) How I go about insuring that this setting stays as I desire. > > I've had one friend tell me to have him install an seperate sound card,

and > while this is easy for you or I, he's several states away and, believe itor

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> not, installing a sound card is simply over his head right now. > > Thank you in advance. > > > db > >

Go to control panel, sounds and multimedia, audio tab, under playback click on advanced, performance. Set the hardware acceleration slider there to the desired level. bluestringer