I think VirtualBox uses its own sound driver to simulate a virtual one that the guest OS will recognize (if I understood that right - don't count on it), so I'm not sure how much I can tweak on that end. Something in there might be tied to clock cycles - wouldn't be the first game of its kind I've tried to get running properly.Īs for configuration options, they're zero. Regardless of compatibility modes, the game runs so fast that a hamster on coffee wouldn't be able to keep up. Running the game in 64-bit architecture is a recipe for madness - I tried it, so I mean that literally. Figured I'd toss in a few warnings for the uninitiated - no offense intended. People see the word 'emulation' and they start crying bloody murder. If the game use copy protection, simply use a shortcut on the desktop for starting the game while making sure the CD is in the drive. Maybe you can find a way to move the game from VirtualBox to Win7. If the game will not install on your 64-bit OS (16-bit programs can not run on your 64-bit OS), and the game does not use the registry for anything important you can simply install it on a 32-bit system, then move it to your Win7 computer. Have you tried running the game without using VirtualBox but instead using Compatibility Mode for Win95 or Win98? I suppose a law abiding citizen like you know about making backups?īTW. There might also be a configuration file in the game where you manually can try change some settings. I don't know the game or VirtualBox, but see if you can change settings for hardware acceleration for sound. The problem is very likely related to the sound drivers.

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I've banned enough people over piracy to know you can never be too careful. I'm not too knowledgable on exactly how much these virtual machines eat for breakfast, so if my hardware isn't up to par feel free to enlighten me.Īnd yes - I own all non-freeware products mentioned in this post. I'm running an AMD DualCore 2.8 GHz with 4 GB RAM (on 64-bit Windows 7, if that matters). I'm fairly certain that I won't live to see this problem resolved, but I'd like to rule out hardware issues nonetheless. If you recall, games like Myst and Riven did the same - probably where the developers of this game got the idea from. Thing is, this is one of those games that uses an early version of QuickTime (3, to be precise) for seamless movies. I managed to fix the fast-as-shit-mouse-cursor problem by disabling Mouse Integration, but the audio's still crackling like a witch on speed. I'm running - more or less - an old game ( John Saul's Blackstone Chronicles) on an XP VirtualBox.

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