soundmax sound card problem

I have a POS Compaq computer and I am trying to play Links 2003 edition golf game. everytime I load it up I get this message...wACMStreamSize FAILED (0x5 - WINERR_Access is denied. ) - estDstSize = 0 bytes. Compaq actually had me do something a while back to fix the sound card and now I cannot play this game. Does anybody have any suggestions?

Welcome to Windrivers Treaddog!

OK, your sound works, but this game doesn't?

What windows are we talking about here? Access denied errors are usually about permissions. Have you uninstalled and reinstalled the game?