Re: 80040256 error

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From: zachd [ms] (zachd_at_nomailplz.online.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/04/04 

Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 18:41:35 -0700

Vell,
 http://www.zachd.com/pss/pss.html#dsound
should help you get back to normal. That particular dialog doesn't really
cover the full range - dxdiag.exe would be a better trouble-shooter for this
case. =)

-Zach 

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"anthonioso" <anthonioso@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:CC2F44D4-212C-428E-98AA-C596B7BB7CC5@microsoft.com...
>I have read many of the Q's and A's on this error but I'm not sure what to
> do.  I was using windows media player just a few hours previous to the 
> error
> report.  so why would it just stop working?  I went to control panel, 
> system,
> device manager.  Under sound video and game controllers all devices "are
> working properly" Also some of the songs I had recently played on media
> player were downloaded off kazaa i'm not sure if they effected it. I have
> windows xp  thank you for your time

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