Couldn't alter the config file because it wouldn't let me save after changing it.

I do have a SoundBlaster sound card so I doubt that's the problem.

If the file is "read only," you'll have to change that attribute before editing the file. Right-click the file, choose Properties, and look for a checkbox for "read only" on one of the Properties tabs (I think it's the "General" tab).

This is for anyone out there that has a win7 64 bit os. I just talked to my son and he got it working for me last night after I went to bed. He said win7 has it's own game directory and IT IS a read only file. He changed the game directory so it was no longer a "read only" and then altered the config file as follows:

</config>
<sounddevice>Generic Software</sounddevice>

Apparently that did it!