SetMIDIvolume or SetWAVEvolume error with Aria (and other "SoundBlaster Compatible" Sound Card
When the Quest For Fame installation fails because it can't adjust the volume on certain "SoundBlaster Compatible" sound cards, it's usually the result of the card not being "SoundBlaster compatible" enough to allow the installation to set up our special Virtual Music SoundBlaster driver (VMSB.DLL).

If the installation finds a SoundBlaster compatible card, it tries to use VMSB.DLL. If it doesn't find one, it uses the GeneralMIDI driver. The problem lies in the gray area between, cards that appear to be SoundBlaster compatible but really aren't.

Often, you can get the game to install by hiding the "not-so SoundBlaster compatible" card from the installation. To hide it, you remark out the SET BLASTER variable in AUTOEXEC.BAT. Then, when the system is rebooted, it will not think the card is "compatible" and Quest For Fame will use General MIDI. Here's how to set it up:

    Caution: Before modifying or editing startup configuration files such as Autoexec.bat or Config.sys you should back these original files up with an extension of .IBM.
  1. Exit the install of Quest for Fame, if you haven’t already done so.
  2. Exit Windows.
  3. Type SET [Enter].
  4. Look for a Blister string that starts with SET BLASTER=.

      Note: If this can not be found, there is probably not a Blaster string in the autoexec.bat. This work-around will not work.

  5. Type CD \ [Enter]
  6. Type COPY *.BAT *.IBM [Enter] (make sure you receive the file copied message).

      Note: The following step assumes that MS-DOS is the operating system. If you receive a message "Bad command or File Name" in the next step upon hitting the enter key the operating system is probably PC-DOS. This can be verified by typing VER [Enter]. If the system is running under PC-DOS substitute "E" for "EDIT".

  7. Type EDIT AUTOEXEC.BAT[Enter].
  8. Move the beginning of a line that starts with SET BLASTER=.
      Typically, the line looks something like this: SET BLASTER=A22 I5 D1 H5.

  9. Insert REM at the beginning of the SET BLASTER line. The line should now read:

    REM SET BLASTER=A22 I5 D1 H5

    Note: Do not change anything to the right of the equal sign.

  10. Completely power down your system and reboot. Re-install Quest For Fame and verify the error is corrected.

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