No Sound Mixer in XP

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A.Tim
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No Sound Mixer in XP

Post by A.Tim »

Hi,

I have Windows XP running as a gust host under Linux Mint 7 Gloria. I recently added a PCI sound (Sound Blaster Live!) card to my mobo which has an integrated ATI sound card in it already.

I'm having trouble getting XP to recognize there's any sound card. I've messed with the VB sound settings with no effect. Is there something I'm missing here? What can I do to get the Windows sound mixer back?

Thanks,

Tim
A.Tim
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Re: No Sound Mixer in XP

Post by A.Tim »

Sorry guys I'm gonna have to bump this.
Perryg
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Re: No Sound Mixer in XP

Post by Perryg »

VirtualBox uses an emulated sound card. It does not use the host sound card directly. You can select the AC'97 sound or the legacy soundblaster, but that is 16 bit and not very good.
So select the AC'97 and XP should install the drivers. Not sure that you will have a mixer though. Unless XP has it's own.
A.Tim
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Re: No Sound Mixer in XP

Post by A.Tim »

Hey it worked! Thank you Perryg! I appreciate it.

Sincerely,

Tim
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