Sound device problems

The problem is back. Very frustrating. It takes longer now for the sound to
disappear but after a long period of inactivity, I lose the sound and the
only way I get it back is by re-booting the machine. Any other suggestions.

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Thank you,

JackK


"JackK" wrote:

> Hi again,
>
> It seems that uninstalling the Sigma Tel audio driver and re-installing the
> latest version from the www.dell.com site did the trick. All the other things
> I tried including anti Spyware utilities didn't help. So far so good. I am
> crossing my fingers.
> --
> Thank you,
>
> JackK
>
>
> "Elmo" wrote:
>
> > JackK wrote:
> > > I tried it but doesn't work. By the way the error message comes up for any of
> > > the Program events you try, e.g. If you try the sound for "Low Battery
> > > Alarm", you'll get:
> > >
> > > "Windows cannot play the %SystemRoot%\media\Windows XP Battery Low.wav
> > > file. It may be damaged or may not be a valid sound file. Replace the file
> > > and try
> > > again." etc. It all works only after rebooting, until it stops again.
> >
> > Try removing then reinstalling the sound card. This could help if the
> > drivers are damaged. Look on the OEM support page for updated drivers.
> > Lower hardware acceleration for sound Control Panel, Sounds and Audio
> > Devices, Audio tab, Advanced button, Performance tab. If this helps,
> > you probably need to repair or update your audio drivers.
> >
> > --
> > Joe =o)
> >

Keith:

Your situation sounds like my present one. How did you work yourself out of
it. I suddenly lost my sound and cannot retrieve it. I tried many of the
remedies you did too.

Thanks.



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PDR


"Keith Povall" wrote:

> I have spent about 9 hours fixing one problem on my PC where it lost the IDE
> controller. Fixed that but now I have no sound.
>
> No, the sound is not set to mute.
>
> If you click on a wav file for example and Windows media opens to play you
> get a message saying there might be a problem with a device.
>
> i have checked device manager there are no exclamation marks in any of the
> sound devices.
>
> I tried windows restore, doesn't matter how far I go back, this fails every
> time.
>
> I have double clicked sounds in control panel and the dialogue box says no
> audio device
>
> I have troubleshooted and have no positive information to act upon.
>
> I paid $ 30 dollars to subscribe to a service which reinstalls drivers
> following a scan it performs. no dice on getting my sound back.
>
> I thought I would fool the machine by installing a new sound card. this is
> registering as working fine, but guess what NO SOUND
>
> I am not getting sound if I put in a DVD or audio CD.
>
> I have spent 11 hours sitting at the PC, I've tried the manufactuer's site
> (no help there)
>
> I am convinced i have lost something in the operating system (Windows XP
> home).
>
> I am now just about out of all options to try. I have even tried to recover
> the machine ot it's ancient factory settings and the files are no longer on
> the machine it appears, so I can't even do that but I was reluctant to do so.
>
> there is a root cause why I have no sound, but I can't work it out.
>
> I am fully up to dat on XP updates (with SP2) At my wits end, so any
> suggestions welcome.
>
> Keith
>
>