Re: All Sounds have Suddenly Stopped...

anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 06/22/04 

Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 21:01:25 -0700

Thanks, I did what they suggested but nothing seems to
have changed. The symptoms I am having seem to be more a
Windows problem than my audio hardware problems. Any
other suggestions you may have would be helpful.

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi
>
>Try here:
>
>"Where did my Sounds go?"
>http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm
>
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>
>Will Denny
>MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>Please reply to the News Groups
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>"Dave H" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:1ef4901c456f0$455f4db0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>| Hello All,
>|
>| I am having a sound problem on my computer. Everything
>| was working fine. The computer has been running
properly
>| and all of my sounds played correctly. Now, all of a
>| sudden I am not able to hear ANY sounds - not windows
>| sounds, not audio files, games, etc. I have not
changed
>| my computer configuration at all, and I have not added
or
>| removed any programs - excpet some ad-ware.
>|
>| In the hardware profile it recognizes my sound card and
>| says everything is working fine. When I go to the
>| Control Panel > Sounds, and I test the Windows sounds
the
>| Play button is depressed as if it was going to play,
but
>| nothing happens. In fact, the button stays depressed
>| (showing the stop button) indefinately. The normal
sound
>| only takes a second to play, but the button will stay
>| depressed until I make it stop. This is making me
think
>| that the audio problems I am having are not necessarily
>| with my sound card, but with Windows itself.
>|
>| I am using Windows XP - Professional. I have a 600 mhz
>| AMD Athalon with 512 mb of RAM. I have a Creative SB
>| Live sound Card. As I stated, everything was working
>| fine until all audio just stopped. All of the speaker
>| wires are hooked up and turned on, and there does not
>| appear to be any event surrounding the circumstances.
>|
>| I appreciate any help you can provide.
>
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