No sound from Vice City...Can Anyone Help?

**Gouki** · July 22nd, 2003, 10:08 PM

This is a question originally from runawaytom...he's new here at TechIMO so I thought I'd post his question in a new thread and see if we can help him out.

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Originally posted by runawaytom
the game is great but i have a problem i get no sound when i load vice city can anyone help me
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runawaytom:

First off, tell us about your system...what version of Windows are you running on, how fast is your processor, how much ram, that sort of thing...

Second, I take it this is the only game you have trouble with? In other words, the sound works fine in every other game but when you try to play Vice City you don't get any?

**poopeyhed2** · July 22nd, 2003, 10:41 PM

Maybe an updated drivers for the sound card will help and possibly installing the latest patch for VC.

**Good Charlotte** · July 22nd, 2003, 11:48 PM

What audio card does he use? If it's old it might not work.....my Alienware machine has an Audigy2 card, that it's like i'm in a theatre and the sound is really high quality!

**runawaytom** · July 23rd, 2003, 07:11 AM

mother board -msi kt3-ultra
cpu - amd atholon xp(tm) 2100+
ram - 512 ddr
videio card -ati radeon 64 mb
windows - xp professional
yes its the only game with sound problems i have gta3 and it plays great and the sims as well , i've tried downloading sound drivers but did int work maybe i'm not doing it right

**eagle1** · July 23rd, 2003, 03:25 PM

Is it an original copy or a backup copy?

Also, I think the game has like different audio options like surround, and all that stuff. Just check if it works in normal 3d mode or something like that! (sorry for the vague response ... I'm not in front of the game right now!).

**Good Charlotte** · July 23rd, 2003, 05:10 PM

try turning off the hardware accelaration......some games require that if u have poor sound.

**runawaytom** · July 23rd, 2003, 07:49 PM

it's a backup copy ,the audio setup in the options menu in the game is switched off , when i click on it ,i get ( no audio hardware ). i've tried in 4 speaker mode and 6 but nothing

**Good Charlotte** · July 24th, 2003, 01:08 AM

maybe u need a technician

**Gouki** · July 24th, 2003, 09:18 AM

Someone else mentioned this earlier...have you tried getting the patch for Vice City?

**poopeyhed2** · July 24th, 2003, 09:39 AM

Since you say it's a backup copy, have you tried uninstalling it, and reinstalling it from the originals, and running it from the originals to see it can be played?

**eagle1** · July 24th, 2003, 10:40 AM

Originally posted by runawaytom
it's a backup copy ,the audio setup in the options menu in the game is switched off , when i click on it ,i get ( no audio hardware ). i've tried in 4 speaker mode and 6 but nothing

backup?!? A backup you made or a backup you downloaded???

Maybe the "backup" is damaged.!

**Gouki** · July 24th, 2003, 10:56 AM

Originally posted by eagle1

Maybe the "backup" is damaged.!

I would think that if his backup copy was damaged, then it wouldn't play at ALL much less be able to even install the game.

**poopeyhed2** · July 24th, 2003, 10:59 AM

The protection that protects the game utilizies Sony's Securom *NEW* v4. a whole bunch of numbers. Very sophisticated. I bought the game from gogamer.com for $40, and it's just sitting here next to me collecting dust because my computer can't run it!!!!!!

<-- insert very mad

Edit: Why I don't ask for tech support is because I **think** it's my video card not handling it, because my brother can run the game with a Geforce 4 TI4200 64mb while my Geforce 2 GTS can't do it. Another factor that leads me to think of that is because I bought Rise of Nations at the same time, and I can barely run the game

I have to cancel the intro movie before it starts or else the game won't run.

**eagle1** · July 24th, 2003, 01:02 PM

Hi Gouki! You know what I mean by backup (if it is a downloaded backup!

.)

And actually, I have a backup of EA's NBA Live 2003 and the backup was poorly made (by me I might add!

) and it gives me some install errors but you can hit ignore and you can play the game fine!

**CRED0** · July 24th, 2003, 01:28 PM

I have seen "backups" of GTA VC, generally there isnt any audio in the car or in the cut scenes to minimise the download size.

Sound familiar?

**poopeyhed2** · July 24th, 2003, 01:38 PM

Good point there Cred0!

runawaytom in order for us to help you out, you have to be completely truthful and list unless your entire specifications of your computer.

**Gouki** · July 24th, 2003, 01:38 PM

Originally posted by eagle1
Hi Gouki! You know what I mean by backup (if it is a downloaded backup! .)

Well most "backups" these days are actual CD images and the only thing that needs to be done to get it to work is to copy over a cracked executable file.

Originally posted by CRED0
I have seen "backups" of GTA VC, generally there isnt any audio in the car or in the cut scenes to minimise the download size.

Sound familiar?

Actually no...since broadband is widely available to most ppl, minimizing the dl is no longer an issue, so doing a "backup" of that sort isn't so much of a thing anymore.

I hope this thread gets back on topic soon...I fear I'm treading on thin ice!

**eagle1** · July 24th, 2003, 02:12 PM

No worries Gouki.

We are still on topic, we just need to know what version he has because Vice City works great in the PC I'm using (XP2800, 1gig Ram, FX5200, SB Live, etc...) and it works pretty good on an old system too (1.3ghz, AIW 7500, SB Live, 256 Ram... etc.).

Or it can easily be his sound card (which he still didn't mentioned which sound card he had!!). But we need to know everything!

**anotherusername** · September 9th, 2003, 08:14 AM

Hello
I got gta vice city from a friend we were linking. so I just copy/paste it to my computer it worked fine the sound to.
then i burned it on to a few cd's so I could format my computer when I now paste it in from the cd's it sais no sound hardware
I tried to patch it but I have no origanel gta-vc.exe
(just to make one thing clear. I do not own the game I f******* tried to steal it OK a**.)

the Same with Unreal 2 (sound works but no speak)

and enter Matrix (sound works but no speak)

so there it is

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Fingers / TechIMO Moderator

**Gouki** · September 9th, 2003, 10:10 AM

Ummm...couple things.

1) Read the FAQ's for this site before posting...then you'd know that warez and illegal activity is not promoted here.

2) Maybe if you actually went out and bought the games instead of stealing them they would work for you. Ever think of that?

3) Watch the language...this is a family site and cursing/swearing is not allowed...