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As the title says, I'm in Windows 10 and there's no music during races (or anytime).
There was a dll I found on the steam forums as a fix for this, but it has had no effect
This question / problem has been solved by JohnDwaynsenimage
I'm getting the same issue - no music anytime in Carma 2.
Some info:
http://steamcommunity.com/app/282030/discussions/0/282992646972668237/
Problem still persists.
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Try renaming the CARMA2_HW.exe in your Carmageddon 2 folder to anything but that name and the music should work.
Only problem being you can't launch it through GOG Galaxy anymore and it will probably crash everytime you quit the game.
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JohnDwaynsen: Try renaming the CARMA2_HW.exe in your Carmageddon 2 folder to anything but that name and the music should work.
Only problem being you can't launch it through GOG Galaxy anymore and it will probably crash everytime you quit the game.
Can confirm, just bought Carmageddon 1 and 2 on the summer sale, and this worked for me. Also playing on Windows 10.
Apologies for leaving this thread for so long, I completely forgot about it.

I've marked a solution, which I just tested. Thank you, by the way.
What a weird fix but hey, whatever works
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JohnDwaynsen: Try renaming the CARMA2_HW.exe in your Carmageddon 2 folder to anything but that name and the music should work.
Only problem being you can't launch it through GOG Galaxy anymore and it will probably crash everytime you quit the game.
in my case it pops out the error message "Can't find executable", the one with white X on the red circle
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mikrix1: in my case it pops out the error message "Can't find executable", the one with white X on the red circle
I'm also getting this problem. Please let me know if there is a solution.

Edit:
Was able to get it to work following some of the advice on this other thread, which were clear as mud: https://www.gog.com/forum/carmageddon_series/carmageddon_2_no_music_under_windows_10

This is what I did and it worked (I am running Windows 10):

Change the name of “CARMA2_HW.EXE” to “CARMA2_HW0.EXE”

Right next to it (in the main Carmageddon 2 executable folder) create a shortcut to launch cmd.exe (usually found in C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe), and name the shortcut “CARMA2_HW.EXE”, so that GOG will launch cmd.exe instead of the original Carmageddon 2 exe.

Then in GOG Galaxy, for Carmageddon 2, add a new linked executable and select the shortcut to cmd.exe you just created, which is called "CARMA2_HW.EXE".

Now, add to the custom executable link the following arguments:
/c "<path-to-game>\Carmageddon 2 Carpocalypse Now\CARMA2_HW0.EXE"

This will get the game to run the original executable, but in a roundabout way. I have no idea why this works.

I also installed nGlide as recommended on PCGamingWiki.com for Carmageddon 2.
Post edited January 08, 2022 by Inicus
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mikrix1: in my case it pops out the error message "Can't find executable", the one with white X on the red circle
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Inicus: I'm also getting this problem. Please let me know if there is a solution.

Edit:
Was able to get it to work following some of the advice on this other thread, which were clear as mud: https://www.gog.com/forum/carmageddon_series/carmageddon_2_no_music_under_windows_10

This is what I did and it worked (I am running Windows 10):

Change the name of “CARMA2_HW.EXE” to “CARMA2_HW0.EXE”

Right next to it (in the main Carmageddon 2 executable folder) create a shortcut to launch cmd.exe (usually found in C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe), and name the shortcut “CARMA2_HW.EXE”, so that GOG will launch cmd.exe instead of the original Carmageddon 2 exe.

Then in GOG Galaxy, for Carmageddon 2, add a new linked executable and select the shortcut to cmd.exe you just created, which is called "CARMA2_HW.EXE".

Now, add to the custom executable link the following arguments:
/c "<path-to-game>\Carmageddon 2 Carpocalypse Now\CARMA2_HW0.EXE"

This will get the game to run the original executable, but in a roundabout way. I have no idea why this works.

I also installed nGlide as recommended on PCGamingWiki.com for Carmageddon 2.
I couldn't get this exactly to work, Galaxy simply lost track of the game and assumed it was not installed. But starting CARMA2_HW.EXE directly from cmd.exe did indeed work to make the game run with music. Weird!
I've found a solution on Steam that doesn't mess with GOG Galaxy. It's originally from Rogue Spear which has the same problem:

1. Download and install the the patched _inmm.dll file from the PCGaming Wiki link below.
[url=]https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/107-patched-inmmdll/[/url]

2. Patch the CARMA2_HW.EXE
Drag the CARMA2_HW.EXE file from the carmageddon2 game folder onto_inmmcnf.exe

3. Open _inmmcnf.exe and add *.ogg to the file type with direct show as the player, change default to direct show as well

4. Go to the _inmm.ini tab and add all the music from music folder from the Carmageddon 2 game folder. You'll also need to change it to "show all files" before adding the music.

5. Press save and put the file it wants to save with the CARMA2_HW.EXE file.
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NightflierRZ: I've found a solution on Steam that doesn't mess with GOG Galaxy. It's originally from Rogue Spear which has the same problem:

1. Download and install the the patched _inmm.dll file from the PCGaming Wiki link below.
[url=]https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/107-patched-inmmdll/[/url]

2. Patch the CARMA2_HW.EXE
Drag the CARMA2_HW.EXE file from the carmageddon2 game folder onto_inmmcnf.exe

3. Open _inmmcnf.exe and add *.ogg to the file type with direct show as the player, change default to direct show as well

4. Go to the _inmm.ini tab and add all the music from music folder from the Carmageddon 2 game folder. You'll also need to change it to "show all files" before adding the music.

5. Press save and put the file it wants to save with the CARMA2_HW.EXE file.
Thanks, this was very helpful! Maybe with the small addition that the direct show filter for ogg vorbis also has to be installed: https://www.xiph.org/dshow/