Asylum Blog (Tag: 2)

Creative Audigy 2 won't record in Windows 7

After doing some digging around after failing to get any sound recording from my Audigy 2, seems that there might be an issue with having over 4 gigs of RAM in my system.
I'd like to draw your attention to this Creative issue report:
http://connect.creativelabs.com/windows/Lists/Audigy%20Issues/DispForm.aspx?ID=37
In particular the last line: "It is severely hurting customer trust and the Sound Blaster brand."
Damn straight it is, I'm off.

By Simon Britton

Far Cry 2

What can be said abour Far Cry 2?
Well I started playing this on release day yesterday, and probably didn't get off on the right foot following the activation issues that plagued the UK on release day. Nice 1 Ubisoft!
That eventually gets resolved so now able to launch it. But wait, I can hear music but can only see a blank black window at the top left quarter of my screen.
Find that I now either have to switch Aero off (in Vista 64), or tick Disable visual themes on the exe properties.
Ok now sorted, lets try again. Hoorah, game launches - lets change the screen res and direct x versions first in the options. Le sigh. Back to blank back window again.

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By Simon Britton