[Hyper Ion]

I've recently been forced to reformat my computer and reinstall FreeSpace, this time using Turey's installer. I've downloaded the .exe for OpenAL, ran it, and attempted running FreeSpace, but it's a pseudo-no-go. I get a little notification telling me that I should install OpenAL, though I've already done this. FreeSpace will run, but there's no sound.

If I remember correctly, the issue is tied in with nVidia sound cards, which I have. Unfortunately, I can't remember the proper fix for this. All the searches I've done thus far have pulled up contradicting tips.

Problem solved. See second post.

[CaptJosh]

Has to do with nvidia specific and Creative labs specific OAL dlls, IIRC, but I don't recall what you have to do to clear it up.

[Hyper Ion]

Ah, I have found the solution, and it's quite stupid. Though I deleted the nvopenal.dll and used the OpenAL installer, the problem continued to persist. However, a few people out there have neglected to mention deleting the OpenAL32.dll before using the installer again. Problem resolved.

[Jeff Vader]

Yeah. This would actually qualify as a Support issue. And there is a stickied thread about dealing with OpenAL issues on the Support board.