I've been using VLC media player for some time in Windows 98SE.
It's good for playing QuickTime 7 files.
I have Creative Sound Blaster Live! 4-speaker audio.

My Creative drivers are:
A3D.DLL - 80.0.0.3
AC3API.DLL - 4.6.0.506
CIFMAN.DLL - 4.5.0.1005
CIFMAN.VXD - 4.5.0.1003
CSPMAN.DLL - 4.14.0.1
CTMM16.DRV - 4.12.1.900
CTSYN.VXD - 4.6.0.609
CTSYN16.DRV - 4.6.0.603
CTWT16.DRV - 4.12.1.900
DEVCON32.DLL - 4.6.0.659
EMU10K1.VXD - 4.12.1.906
SBLFX.DLL - 5.12.1.3210
SFMAN.VXD - 4.6.0.502
SFMAN32.DLL - 4.6.0.3301

These are the latest version VxD drivers that I have determined to work on 98SE.

The problem is, that I have never got 4-speaker sound working in VLC...
I can use stereo, but 4-speaker just gives me a high pitched scratching noise.
I have KB269601 (KB242937) Multi-Channel Non-PCM Audio Update installed.
This update allows 4-speaker audio from some other software that did not work before.
Generally software needs to use waveOut Win32 API on 98SE to work with more than stereo.
But... Not VLC media player...

BTW, I've tried the stock-standard Creative 9x Web Release drivers for the Sound Blaster Live! with no difference (except instability in Windows!)...

No problem on the same PC with Windows XP and the Creative Web Release XP drivers.

Does anyone else have this problem with VLC media player and a Creative Sound Blaster Live! sound card?
Or... does anyone use VLC and a Live! card with 4 speakers okay?
Obviously this only applies to media with more than two channel sound.

Personally I've had nothing but problems with my SB Live!... I miss my old Sound Blaster 128 with emulated DOS drivers.
Can you upload your drivers or point me to them please? It's a pain to find stable ones.

Hey glocK_94, see my new topic here: http://www.msfn.org/board/Compilation-of-C...nd-t115903.html

Hi glocK_94, I've got another present for you...
I've uploaded the DOS Emulation drivers for the Live!
See here again: http://www.msfn.org/board/Compilation-of-Creative-Sound-Blaster-Li-t115903.html

Okay, it looks like 0.8.6h has fixed my problem...
To get VLC player 0.8.6h working in 9x, see here: http://www.msfn.org/board/latest-VLC-playe...510#entry778510
I can now select Win32 waveOut extension output and it actually works instead of scratching noise for 5.1 audio...

Wow, I can't believe how I managed to miss this topic for so long! Thanks a lot RetroOs! :

Thanks for the information.