Unable to launch DirectSound

[drain brady]

Witam mam problem - próbuję uruchomić Sniper Elite jednak wyskakuje mi takie okienko z tekstem: Unable to launch DirectSound. Co robić? Bardzo dziękuję za pomoc :)

[Tommy_Rebellion]

To resolve this behavior, reduce the sound card hardware acceleration setting:

Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
Double-click Multimedia.
Click the Audio tab, and then in the Playback section, click Advanced Properties.
Click the Performance tab, move the Hardware acceleration slider one notch to the left of Full (the standard acceleration setting), click OK, and then click OK again.

If the issue continues to occur, repeat these steps to move the Hardware acceleration slider one notch to the right of None (the basic acceleration setting).

NOTE: Do not move the slider all the way to None.

If you still receive the error, verify that your sound card supports DirectSound acceleration. To determine if your sound card supports DirectSound acceleration, follow these steps:

Click Start, and then click Run.
Type dxdiag.exe, and then click OK.
Click the Sound tab, and then click the Test DirectSound button.

If the test does not work, contact the manufacturer of your sound card and inquire about how to obtain and install the latest version of the sound card driver for your sound card.

[Ed1k]

Same error here. The fix works only on WinXP, win10 doesnt have this setting anymore. If someone got a working fix, I would be thankfull.
Tried everything starting from audio driver reinstall to compatibility mode to screen resolution change.

[Simon]

Try to put these files:
http://kcat.strangesoft.net/dsoal.zip
somewhere near game binaries.
You can also try out IndirectSound:
http://www.indirectsound.com/

Please let me know if it helped.

[Paranoide]

The problem was Nahimic for me. I closed it and i was be able to play.