Technology: September 2014 Archives

Windows audio patch for Dorling Kindersley DK software

If you're trying to run an old educational CD-ROM game by Dorling Kindersley (DK) on Windows XP, you'll probably see an error message like this:

"Sound Software is not installed properly or has been disabled" or "1058 Sound Decompression Software not installed properly".

There's a patch to fix the problem. It's available through Global Software Publishing's support website. (GSP bought the DK Interactive Learning back catalog.) Here is a direct link to the DK audio patch file.

Handbook of hardware schemes, cables layouts and connectors pinouts diagrams @ pinouts.ru

Which wires carry which signals? Here is a reference source with diagrams and details of 1,648 connectors, ports, cables, and more.