K33bz

[SOLVED] Bioshock + Steam + Windows 7 x64 = Headache

9:37 pm on August 22 2009
By k33bz
Filed in: Games

So I reciently installed Windows 7 x64, and everything has been fairly smooth except Bioshock through Steam.

I tried the normal stuff, updating drivers, verifying the gaem data and reinstalling steam at least 6 times.

Turns out for some reason you need the OpenAL drivers. I don’t know why as I didn’t have them installed in Vista or XP as far as I know.

Well there you have it.

9:37 pm on August 22 2009, bish3al said:

Thank you. Despite the lack of comments on this, your solution worked perfectly.
9:37 pm on August 22 2009, bish3al said:

Actually, now there’s no sound during gameplay!
9:37 pm on August 22 2009, k33bz said:

Something else you can try is uninstalling bioshock, uninstalling the sound fix, rebooting, installing sound, then installing bioshock.
9:37 pm on August 22 2009, Seraphas said:

To fix the sound issue, especially if you have a realtek audio card, follow these instructions:

1)Start menu>Control Panel>Hardware and Sound>Sound (or Manage Audio Devices)

2)When the window opens, go to the “Recording” tab.

3)Right-Click anywhere in the white space below your listed devices.

4)Check the “Show Disabled Devices” option.

5)Stereo Mixer should appear. When it does, enable it.

6)???

7)Profit.
9:37 pm on August 22 2009, k33bz said:

I just looked through my settings and yes Seraphas solution works correctly.