[hlcoders] Source pausing WMP and decreasing system volume

2010-01-30 Thread Tom Edwards
Ever since I built my new system I've been having trouble with the Orange Box engine (the 'old' mods/Ep2/Portal/Gmod build) messing with sound on my system. If I connect to a server or open the options window of a multiplayer game, Source will: * Pause or unpause Windows Media Player.

Re: [hlcoders] Source pausing WMP and decreasing system volume

2010-01-30 Thread Olly
You running windows7? - There is a bunch of stuff in 7 that says 'reduce volume if I'm running a communication program' or something. You can't select what actually IS a communication program, nor can you see what it thinks is a communication program. Might be that thinking source is a comms

Re: [hlcoders] Source pausing WMP and decreasing system volume

2010-01-30 Thread Allan Button
To: Discussion of Half-Life Programming Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Source pausing WMP and decreasing system volume Thanks, that was it. For future reference, the setting is in the Communications tab of the Sound control panel thingie. God knows why it picks up OB v1 but not Ep1 or OB v2... On 30/01/2010 4