From 8ce659c900ffbd12fbcef6ced6400b70db19ff2b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aerocatia <aerocatia@tutanota.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2024 12:37:50 +1200
Subject: [PATCH] Do not default EAX to on when running on Windows versions
 with hardware EAX

Bad sound drivers can cause a BSOD
---
 src/chimera/chimera.cpp | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/chimera/chimera.cpp b/src/chimera/chimera.cpp
index 5931db73..fd84ca97 100644
--- a/src/chimera/chimera.cpp
+++ b/src/chimera/chimera.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
 
 #include <windows.h>
+#include <versionhelpers.h>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <cstring>
@@ -183,8 +184,11 @@ namespace Chimera {
                 // No more updates
                 enable_block_update_check();
 
-                // Make the game use max settings as default because it's not 2003 anymore
-                set_up_sane_defaults();
+                // Make the game use max settings as default because it's not 2003 anymore (except when it is)
+                // Defaulting EAX to on is not safe on Windows XP, bad drivers can cause a BSOD.
+                if(IsWindowsVistaOrGreater()) {
+                    set_up_sane_defaults();
+                }
 
                 // Prevent some annoying registry checks that just make the game slower
                 remove_registry_checks();