ERROR 80040256!!! CANNOT PLAYBACK THE AUDIOSTREAM!! PLEASE HELP!!!

hey thanks for checking, i have error number 80040256, and its not listed in
the other help parts of this website. it says "Cannot playback the
audiostream: no audio hardware is available, or the hardware is not
responding."

last night i deleted a few items from my hard drive, i think i had something
to do with this. if you can help, email me at krissy_the_freak@xxxxxxxxxxx,
or add me to msn and help me there.
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