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on adjusting sound hardware accelerationIf the game locks up with a sound loop, it is likely a conflict with the sound card. Often the sound card's hardware acceleration must be adjusted to communicate properly with the game.
In this case it will be necessary to lower the system's sound hardware acceleration to Basic
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on adjusting sound hardware acceleration
Additionally, it is important to ensure that all background tasks have been ended. Applications running in the background can result in random lockups occurring within the game.
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After all background tasks have been ended it is advisable to empty the Windows Temp folder.