XP Sound problem related to Scenarios

[kobayashi]

I just switched to a new computer under Windows XP and now the scenarios do not know how to access the sounds in the master Civ2 directory.

i.e. the replacement sounds that come along with a scenario are played but for sound files which are not meant to be replaced, Civ2 should know how to use the master sound files - but in my case it doesn't. How can this be fixed?

I can temporarily get around this by copying all the sounds from the master sound folder into the scenario's sound folder and choose not to replace but I can't keep doing this or I will have fifty copies of the master sound files all slightly different.

p.s. this is a big deal to me as it means I can't make any new scenarios for the community until I resolve this problem.

 

[Cedric Greene]

I think this has been brought up before, either here or at apolyton... remember something about the target directory that Windows gives the game. Does the game default to "my documents" folder when you try to open stuff? I think it has to do with editing the properties of the link on the start bar, not exactly sure though.

 

[kobayashi]

I think it has to do with editing the properties of the link on the start bar, not exactly sure though.

Great to hear that Cedric. At least this is a common and not very serious problem. Who knows how to fix it?

 

[kobayashi]

I managed to find a thread over at apolyton by Panda that mentions the properties of items in the menu bar and I'm going to try it later.

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=26249

 

[Chieftess]

Right click your Civ2 icon, and go to compatibility. Set it to Windows 98. Maybe that'll work.

 

[kobayashi]

Right click your Civ2 icon, and go to compatibility. Set it to Windows 98. Maybe that'll work.

tried all the compatability settings already, doesn't work. nothing works.

 

[Catfish]

What happens if you run Civ2 directly from civ2.exe? If the problem still occurs, you can rule out the shortcut as the cause.

 

[Morten Blaabjerg]

I have the same problem, after switching to a new computer with xp. It doesn't seem to be related to the shortcut, as running the game directly from the exe leads to the same problem.

Anyone who found a solution yet?