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Report signal processor chip as absent for virtual SoundBlaster 16#1588

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Mounting the Microsoft Office 97 disk on Windows 98 SE and closing its install wizard (which plays a sound) consistently crashes EXPLORER.EXE with:

Screenshot 2026-06-11 at 16 29 03

I tracked this down to the virtual SoundBlaster 16 audio device saying it supported CSP (advanced/creative signal processor) when it doesn't. Since CSP is not required to play sound, this PR just reports it as absent. I verified the same flow no longer crashes.

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