Re: Sound card problem

From: Kelly (kelly_at_mvps.org)
Date: 02/18/04 

Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 00:17:01 -0600

Do some reading here: http://tinyurl.com/2p9y7 

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Kelly
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"cmillswms" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:11ffb01c3f5e5$82184390$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> I am having a similiar problem - have you found any
> solution?
>
> My computer went into hibernation then would not restart.
> Restore didn't help.  So reinstalled operating system and
> drivers. Still no sound or audio.  I've been through four
> tech assistants at Gateway.
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hi,
> >I spent my entire weekend formatting then install win XP
> pro. I then
> >downloaded SP1 and other patches. My sound system was
> working fine. Suddenly
> >this morning when turning on my computer I noticed that I
> did not get any
> >sound even the windows system sounds. But when checking
> my sounds and audio
> >devices under control panel, I noticed there was no audio
> device set. I
> >could not check nor uncheck anything. I went to check my
> hardware to see if
> >my sound card was installed properly. Everything was
> fine. My sound card was
> >installed. I uninstall it and from purchased CD resources
> reinstall the
> >drivers. Reboot the computer and nothing seemed to
> change. When I put a
> >music CD, WMP tells me that there is a problem with my
> sound device. I'm
> >getting very frustrated with it. I spent more time
> getting windows to work
> >than doing my work. Specially when the most unexpected of
> all happen. I do
> >not understand. I have had this computer for about 2
> years now and always
> >run XP pro. I decided to reformat to gain speed and be
> viruses & worms free
> >for a while. Over night I defrayment the computer under
> safe mode. Before
> >it, everything was working properly. I have done
> everything I could think of
> >to resolve the problem. I don't know another way to get
> the sound card
> >working. I even check in the device manager if my Avance
> AC97 Audio was
> >enabled.
> >Can someone help, I really don't know what went wrong
> over a night? Really
> >thinking of switching to Linux but would rather be with a
> familiar platform.
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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