Run Win95 game "The 11th Hour"

Hi,
If you can't see your SB in these options all you can do is to try all options. These options are generic and dependant about your installed driver for SB in windows (or is possible to require a DOS driver).
You can begin with midi or digital and try all categories/drivers for this.
You can try with DOS driver for SB. This can be used in Windows enviroment if you place the specific lines of the driver (which normaly are in autoexec.bat) in "dosstart.bat" file which is in windows directory (if don't exist you can create it). This batch is automatically used by Windows when a DOS application is used. Maybe in this manner your game will recognize your SB.

Hi,
If this is a Windows game you don't need to create/modify dosstart.bat.
You don't need so many trying!
The midi driver can work without a digital driver and also a digital driver can work without a midi driver.
If you begin with digital driver you will have 11 trying.
Also before trying the drivers you must open Device Manager (MyComputer\properties) and read about SB\properties\resources: IRQ(usualy 5 or 10) and Addresses(usualy 220 and 330).
If when you select a driver from your game menu you are asked about these resources you will chose the same resources as in device manager.
(About create a batch file: open notepad, enter specific lines for a batch and then save as filename.bat in wich location you wish. This work like an executable/application file. But this is other discussion.)
If these don't help you is possible that this game can't work with your SB. I see a lot of old games which can't work with different SB.

One more trying! (sorry for my english)
If I understand correct your game each time you start it perform a restart to DOS mode.
If it is true, then the "dosstart.bat" is the solution.
1.Make a backup (copy to a new folder) for system files (run sysedit and see which are these files:win.ini, system.ini, etc.) and in addition copy autoexec.bat and config.sys files to the same new folder and remember the location of each file.
2.If you have DOS driver for SB restart in DOS mode the computer and install it. After succesful instalation you will have in autoexec.bat some additional lines. These lines can be in conflict with Windows drivers so you must use "edit autoexec.bat" command and in front of these lines put a REM and a space.
3.Restart computer in Windows and if you have problems restore system files from backup.
4.If windows run correct, now you must make the "dosstart.bat" file.
-right clik on autoexec.bat and chose from menu edit.
-open notepad
-select and copy from autoexec.bat lines inserted by DOS driver instalation.
-paste in notepad (delete REM and space)
-copy a mouse.exe DOS app/driver for mouse (in root of C:\)
-in notepad at the begining add this line: "mouse.exe" (without quotas).
-from file menu in notepad chose "save as" give the name for this "dosstart.bat" selecting in files type "all files" and chose as location Windows directory.
Now when you launch the game (go.bat) and the system will restart in DOS mode the "dosstart.bat" will run and will load in memory the DOS drivers for your SB and you can try again with "digital drivers".
In the same manner you can add in "dosstart.bat" the DOS driver for CD-ROM if required.
Also a newer driver can help you but I think that the "dosstart.bat"is the best trying.

Hi

The solution may be to:

Right click My Computer and select Properties. Click the Device Manager tab, and select the sound/video and game controller entry properties. Note the I/O range, interrupt and DMA channel parameters for your card.Edit C:\autoexec.bat and add the line:

SET 'card name'=a220 i5 d1 h5 p330 +3

Where: a220=first I/O address; i5=interrupt 5; d1=DMA channel 1 for 8 bit I/O (the first channel); h5=DMA channel 5 for 16 bit I/O (the second channel); p330=address of midi port (second I/O address), t3=card type (normally irrelevant).

When the game starts, these variables (which will by now be tailored to your card) will be present in the environment, and the game should be able to read them and use the datato correctly access your card.

Another alternative (or as well as the above) is to create a shortcut to the executable, right click the shortcut, select properties and fiddle with the settings: select Close on exit; click the advanced tab and select Prevent MS-DOS programs from detecting windows; make sure the memory requirements are being met, etc. There are many options which can be tweaked in the shortcut's properties which may help the game run smoother.

Good luck