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Article: Get DOS sound under NT, 2000 and XP. (Audio).

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February 1, 2003
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With the Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 and Windows XP operating systems, Microsoft has opted to phase out a full-blown MS-DOS mode, requiring users and DOS software to access an emulated DOS window (also known as a DOS box). While most newer and some older DOS-based games and music creation programs should work fine, one potential limitation of DOS boxes is poor sound support. One solution is to use software such as the commercial $US40 SoundFX 2000 (www.softsystem.co.uk/page3.htm) and the free VDMSound (VDM--Virtual DOS Machine) www.ece.mcgill.ca/~vromas/vdmsound.

VDMSound emulates the default standard SoundBlaster-compatible environment (providing digital and ...

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