The MB sound has no effect on what the VM Guest will use. I know Virtual PC 2007 emualtes and old sound card that might work with Windows 98. From a quick google I see posts that metion VMWare Server ...

Anytime I have VMWare installed, the sound is barely audible or not audible at all. It's fine sans VMWare though. It's when VMWare is installed, whether it's running or not. Anyone else get this? When ...