RejZoR - OpenAL Generic Fixer 1.0 released!

OpenAL Generic Fixer 1.0 released!

Sunday, June 29, 2008 2:01:58 PM

eax, repair, fix, audio, creative labs, openal

I've made this tool to solve some of OpenAL issues. OpenAL is an open audio subsystem that has replaced old DirectSound (starting with Windows Vista). Most of new games use it to utilize hardware accelerated sound and special effects like EAX Advanced HD.
But when things go wrong, it's usually because of either very old OpenAL libraries, corrupted OpenAL files or something similar. This tool deletes old files, automatically downloads latest OpenAL installer and executes it. It should be easy enough for anyone to at least try to solve sound related problems without extensive help from tech support or the geeks around

Oh and don't forget to update your audio drivers if you haven't already!

Situations where this tool might help:
- no sound in games
- sound is skipping or has bad delay
- cannot enable Hardware Acceleration in games
- cannot enable EAX audio effects
- when games crash with error "OpenAL32.dll cannot be found" or something similar

OpenAL Generic Fixer download:
OpenAL_Generic_Fixer.zip

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Comments

Anonymous # Sunday, June 29, 2008 4:20:38 PM

headkase writes: The file is forbidden to download right now!

RejZoRrejzor # Sunday, June 29, 2008 4:40:13 PM

Thanks for the warning. It appears EXE attachements are blocked (probably to prevent blogs from spreading possible malware directly).
I've repacked the files into ZIP archive and now it's working.
Thanks again!

Anonymous # Monday, June 30, 2008 3:16:35 AM

Skid writes: Thanks for taking the time to produce and upload. Could come in very handy:)

Anonymous # Tuesday, July 1, 2008 1:25:24 PM

MrBozack writes: A well coded and informative tool that I'm sure to use plenty. Thanks for taking the time to help the Creative Labs charity appeal.

Anonymous # Tuesday, December 16, 2008 1:00:30 PM

Anonymous writes: forbidden or not, it did the job!! many thanks!!

Anonymous # Thursday, December 24, 2009 11:49:18 PM

trefoil25 writes: Many thanks for this tool - It enabled me to get EAX working in games.

Anonymous # Friday, May 14, 2010 5:37:04 AM

Anonymous writes: says i have an error at line 1 #11, anyone help with this?

RejZoRrejzor # Friday, May 14, 2010 10:15:48 AM

The error means the tool failed to execute "oalinst.exe", the component which is downloaded in the beginning of the process.
Are you using any HIPS like programs or anything similar and you blocked the execution?