SB16 sound deriver in DOS VPC

Hi
I cannot get the original SB16 DOS sound drivers to work
in VPC 2004 build 582.

At boot time the drivers report an error. When I manually
run diagnose it reports a base IO address that cannot be
used.

The underlying hardware is SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS and
SoundMax (two cards because Audigy mic-in won't work with
my condenser mic; that's another saga).

Any suggestions?

Regards
Craig

 

The diagnose utility has never worked under VPC. What app do you need
to install the drivers for? Generally, DOS apps have there own
drivers.

All you should need is the SET command with the parameters listed in
the VPC help.

Steve Jain, Microsoft MVP for Virtual PC for Windows
Website: http://www.essjae.com

 

Hi Steve
Does this mean it is not normally necessary to install
sound card drivers?

I presumed drivers would need to be installed as if
building a real PC. I thought the emulation was at a
hardware level only.

Regards
Craig

 

DOS is different. You don't need to install DOS drivers for a sound
card, as most apps have their own sound drivers. This is the same on
a real DOS PC, you generally just need the SET command for the
parameters.

Steve Jain, Microsoft MVP for Virtual PC for Windows
Website: http://www.essjae.com