Technical Help
Useful information we found after Quest For Fame was released

Cleaning the VPick's Contacts
Missing a few notes? Have to strum harder? Check this out if your VPick just isn't working as well as it did when it was new.

Where's that Help file?
If your Virtual Music game isn't installed yet, and you could use some help, here's where you'll find it!

Using a Virtual Guitar with the VPick Game
If you already own a Virtual Guitar, you can use it with the game, but you will need to make a few minor changes.

Correcting sound problems that occur during installation
This will tell you how to use the updated SSC.DAT file and the CARD.EXE utility to get past those installation problems.

Blank screen during installation
Screen went blank in the middle of your installation? Here's your solution.

Having trouble running VIDTEST?
On CD #1, there’s a terrific Microsoft diagnostic called VIDTEST that actually measures your system’s multimedia performance level. The only problem is the instructions we gave you aren’t quite correct. Here’s the right stuff!.

"Unable to load Virtual Music User Bank" error
If your system has a SoundBlaster AWE card, and you can't start the game because you keep getting this message, here's why.

"VPick doesn't Work - ARIA Sound Card
If you're not getting any blue spikes or guitar sounds when you strum the VPick. This could be your answer!

"SetMIDIvolume" & "SetWAVEvolume" errors
This might just be the work-around you need to get past these error messages.

VPick stops playing on systems with CS4232 PnP audio
The earlier drivers for the Crystal Semiconductor CS4232 PnP audio hardware in the AST Advantage (and other) systems have a problem that effects the performance of Virtual Music games.

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