Re: Lost Sound after Windows Update of driver
From: Nisse PowerMan (dud_at_nilsson.com)
Date: 03/30/04
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 09:54:46 +0200
DL wrote:
>
> Never use winupdate drivers, allways use hardware manu.site
Yeah, I did that, got blue screen from that driver TOO.
Then used the Win2k CD driver and can start the PC, but there is no
sound, however the MY PC, Manage, Sound tells me the device works
perfect, DirectX test reports NO HW, so does MP. If I reinstall the same
old driver it works until next boot.
/Anders
>
> "Nisse PowerMan" <dud@nilsson.com> wrote in message
> news:405EB8AA.5468@nilsson.com...
> > I just lost the Sound on my Win2k machine.
> >
> > I recently did all Win2k Criticals including SP4 and Explorer 6, it all
> > went smooth so I was encouraged to try more Windows updates.
> >
> > Windows Update had found a new driver for my ESS Maestro 2 sound HW and
> > the installation was successful. Restart of the PC was not!
> >
> > I got blue screen with some strange Stop error and Windows would NOT
> > start.
> >
> > I tried to restart - no.
> >
> > I started in safe mode with network but could not find anything except
> > that Sound was not working. Whenever I check My Computer/Manage/Devices
> > and my Sound HW it reports it works JUST FINE. But when I try to use it,
> > for example MP it reports that there is NO HW available.
> >
> > Everytime I reinstall the same old ESS Maestro 2 driver that worked fine
> > initially I can get sound, but after restart the sound is gone.
> >
> > I tried the 'Last known good start', but got blue screen.
> >
> > I tried to back up the registry that I had saved just the day begfore -
> > no.
> >
> > Backing up the registry just gave an error message that it failed.
> >
> > I tried to save current registry, then back up the same, but got error
> > message with extra info that some keyes were open and could not be
> > backed up.
> >
> > Then after trying to back up the registry the machine suddenly started.
> > But no Sound.
> >
> > I tried to update the sound driver as well as reinstall the driver that
> > worked - no.
> >
> > As I wrote, after reinstalling the ESS Maestro 2 driver that comes with
> > the Win2k Install CD I can get sound working, but NOT after restart.
> >
> > How can I get Win2k understand that I want to use the Sound HW?
> >
> > Is it a Registry problem or just a simple setup problem?
> >
> > Should I try Windows Setup?
> >
> > Or can you advice on a proper news group?
> >
> >
> > /Regards, Anders
> >
> >
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