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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: twisTedHumoR on November 02, 2005, 07:17:00 AM

Title: problems playing sounds
Post by: twisTedHumoR on November 02, 2005, 07:17:00 AM

hello,
resently my computer stop playing certain sounds. winamp and media player play everything no problem but sounds other or played outside dont work anymore. i tryed uninstalling the drivers and reinstalling.

can have any help
thanks

Title: Re: problems playing sounds
Post by: GX1_Man on November 02, 2005, 07:49:17 AM

What operating system? What about multimedia settings in the Control Panel? What does that tell you? What about system settings in control panel? ANy yellow explamation points?

Title: Re: problems playing sounds
Post by: twisTedHumoR on November 02, 2005, 08:05:52 AM

xp pro no i was in device manager no errors there check all my sound settings nothing was mutted there was no problem that was able to see

Title: Re: problems playing sounds
Post by: GX1_Man on November 02, 2005, 08:55:32 AM

And you have installed up to date adware/spyware/virus scanners to rule out any mischief of that sort? What are you using?

Do you have QuickTime or RealPlayer Virus loaded by chance?

Title: Re: problems playing sounds
Post by: twisTedHumoR on November 02, 2005, 01:15:16 PM

i use avg / zone alarm / spybot and adware

no viruses or malware

Title: Re: problems playing sounds
Post by: merlin_2 on November 02, 2005, 04:34:31 PM

Playing games..

Title: Re: problems playing sounds
Post by: twisTedHumoR on November 02, 2005, 05:33:51 PM

nope no sound on start up or shutdown

also if i go into the window where you can edit your sounds and i hit the play button there is also no sound





sorry about icon

Title: Re: problems playing sounds
Post by: merlin_2 on November 02, 2005, 05:38:32 PM

nice to see a new avatar do you have one with a map of a  brain...........go to the bios setup.....on your pc.....most have the del key/f1/2 on boot.....and chose from the list .....f9 setup defaults....to enable sound.....still not clear as to what operating system is used.... ???

Title: Re: problems playing sounds
Post by: twisTedHumoR on November 02, 2005, 08:46:20 PM

k ill try that right now i siad before i am using win xp

Title: Re: problems playing sounds
Post by: twisTedHumoR on November 02, 2005, 08:52:24 PM

reseting the bios didnt help :( ???