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3. DOS: How do I disable the Sound Blaster Pro emulation permanently? - Top

There are two ways to do this – before and after the drivers are installed.

Before the drivers are installed, copy the drivers to a directory on your hard drive. Load the AU30MMED.INF file in WordPad or Notepad. Navigate down to this section of the file: [AspenOverides.Addreg]. Remove the semi-colon from the line

;HKR,Config,DisableSBFM,1,1

so that it reads

HKR,Config,DisableSBFM,1,1

Save the file and exit. Now when you install the drivers, the driver will load but not be initialized and will not use any resources. Sound Blaster emulation will not work.

If you already have the drivers installed, you can still disable Sound Blaster emulation via Device Manager. Right click on the My Computer icon on your desktop and select Properties. Click on the Device Manager tab, and then double click on Sound, video, and game controllers to open that section up. Double click on the Sound Blaster Pro emulation listing. On the General tab, check the box that disables the device. A restart is necessary for this to take effect. - Updated: November 29, 1999

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A collection of technical support questions and answers for soundcards based on Aureal's Vortex 2 chip. Many questions and answers are provided courtesy of Aureal but are not the official position of Aureal Inc.

3. DOS: How do I disable the Sound Blaster Pro emulation permanently? - Top: There are two ways to do this – before and after the drivers are installed.

Before the drivers are installed, copy the drivers to a directory on your hard drive. Load the AU30MMED.INF file in WordPad or Notepad. Navigate down to this section of the file: [AspenOverides.Addreg]. Remove the semi-colon from the line

;HKR,Config,DisableSBFM,1,1

so that it reads

HKR,Config,DisableSBFM,1,1

Save the file and exit. Now when you install the drivers, the driver will load but not be initialized and will not use any resources. Sound Blaster emulation will not work.

If you already have the drivers installed, you can still disable Sound Blaster emulation via Device Manager. Right click on the My Computer icon on your desktop and select Properties. Click on the Device Manager tab, and then double click on Sound, video, and game controllers to open that section up. Double click on the Sound Blaster Pro emulation listing. On the General tab, check the box that disables the device. A restart is necessary for this to take effect. - Updated: November 29, 1999