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game not working on xp

Posted: 28. Dec 2012, 22:38
by gaming-fan
hello all,
i have a windows 8 machine and i am trying to get the game car tycoon working.
i have set up a virtual xp machine in virtualbox,
now the problem is the sound in windows works (media player, youtube, windows sounds) i hear them all,
but when i start up the game it gives the error `no mci device open` that means he donts see a sound card or drivers.
how can i solve this??

thanks for help

sorry for bad english, because i am dutch

kind regards,
gaming-fan

Re: game not working on xp

Posted: 29. Dec 2012, 13:29
by noteirak
Did you install the guest additions?
Did you change the default sound card that was assigned to the VM when you created it?

Re: game not working on xp

Posted: 29. Dec 2012, 14:14
by gaming-fan
yes i have guest aditions
and what do you exactly mean with the 2nd thing you said?

Re: game not working on xp

Posted: 29. Dec 2012, 19:42
by noteirak
I mean that maybe the current sound card setting of Virtualbox is not supported by the game?

Re: game not working on xp

Posted: 30. Dec 2012, 00:29
by gaming-fan
i did try them all and in windows they are working and for the game not

Re: game not working on xp

Posted: 30. Dec 2012, 00:38
by noteirak
Not sure what more I can tell you to help then.
Gaming support as always been best effort, as these are a whole branch of work on their own.

Maybe someone else will have more experience with that as I personally don't have any.

Re: game not working on xp

Posted: 30. Dec 2012, 15:21
by gaming-fan
all right, thanks for your help