No Audio Device

[Paul T]

Hey Brad:

Thanks for the thoughts, but it clearly is an XP issue.
( I checked anyway, of course <g> ) The sound sub system
is not allowing me to modify it. Nor is it acknowledging
what Device Manager says is installed properly.

( for the built in card one has no choices in the way of
speakers.. and as there is no sound device there is
no 'mute' button to uncheck )

Hopefully somebody from MS will take a peek in this
forum and have a thought.


Thanks anyway


Paul

[Barry Adams]

Give this a try. Go into Windows Media Player. From the Tools menu select
Options, then select the Devices tab. Double-click on speakers. You get a
chance there to select audio device. Look for your sound device there.
Maybe this will help. I was able to do this to get WMP to recognize my sound
card recently.
Good Luck.

"Paul T." > wrote in message
...
> Hi. I've been running XP Pro for half a year here at
> home. It has been great, coming close to never crashing.
> Two weeks ago it did lock up requiring a hard boot. Once
> back up, I had lost sound.
>
> I removed the drivers and software ( even called Creative
> for their 100% Grade A approved method to do this ), then
> installed them again: no go. Since then I've tried
> removing and installing that Audigy card, even the ATI All
> In Wonder card as it has sound capabilities/drivers.. I
> have also removed all traces of the Audigy card and re-
> enabled the MB's built in sound card. In each case Device
> Manager states the sound card in question is functioning
> properly. But when you open the 'Sounds and Audio
> Devices' applet in control panel you are informed that
> there is no audio device. For the Audio tab therein the
> default devices say .. No Playback Device, No Recording
> Device, etc and are grayed out thus preventing my choosing
> the sound card as the device.
>
> Today I put another HD in and installed XP Pro fresh. The
> sound card built into the MB works fine.
>
> Thus I know the hardware is ok. And I know the drivers
> are .... as ok as windows drivers can be <g>. My question
> is how to I convince XP that it has a sound card?
>
> I did do a Google search, and found that many have had
> this exact problem with various types of PC's or
> components... however only XP and Server 2003 Beta users
> have reported the problem. A few times going to Services
> and enabling Windows Audio has helped ( Apparently MS
> moved the sound sub-system to a Service with the release
> of XP ?? ) however on my system that service is going
> already, and the choice to STOP the service is grayed out.
>
> I would really prefer not having to install XP again,
> especially as this will probably occur again. I did run
> SFC but that did not help.
>
> Any thoughts on how to remove and re-install the XP sound
> system?
>
> Many Thanks
>
>
> Paul
>

[Paul T.]

Thanks Barry. Tried that, including updating to the
latest rev of Media Player, but no go. It simply shows
two CD players... no speakers, no sound device.
Guess I will have to bite the bullet and pay for a support
call to Microsoft.

Thanks again

Paul

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>-----Original Message-----
>Give this a try. Go into Windows Media Player. From the
Tools menu select
>Options, then select the Devices tab. Double-click on
speakers. You get a
>chance there to select audio device. Look for your sound
device there.
>Maybe this will help. I was able to do this to get WMP to
recognize my sound
>card recently.
>Good Luck.
>
>"Paul T." > wrote in message
...
>> Hi. I've been running XP Pro for half a year here at
>> home. It has been great, coming close to never
crashing.
>> Two weeks ago it did lock up requiring a hard boot.
Once
>> back up, I had lost sound.
>>
>> I removed the drivers and software ( even called
Creative
>> for their 100% Grade A approved method to do this ),
then
>> installed them again: no go. Since then I've tried
>> removing and installing that Audigy card, even the ATI
All
>> In Wonder card as it has sound capabilities/drivers.. I
>> have also removed all traces of the Audigy card and re-
>> enabled the MB's built in sound card. In each case
Device
>> Manager states the sound card in question is functioning
>> properly. But when you open the 'Sounds and Audio
>> Devices' applet in control panel you are informed that
>> there is no audio device. For the Audio tab therein the
>> default devices say .. No Playback Device, No Recording
>> Device, etc and are grayed out thus preventing my
choosing
>> the sound card as the device.
>>
>> Today I put another HD in and installed XP Pro fresh.
The
>> sound card built into the MB works fine.
>>
>> Thus I know the hardware is ok. And I know the drivers
>> are .... as ok as windows drivers can be <g>. My
question
>> is how to I convince XP that it has a sound card?
>>
>> I did do a Google search, and found that many have had
>> this exact problem with various types of PC's or
>> components... however only XP and Server 2003 Beta users
>> have reported the problem. A few times going to
Services
>> and enabling Windows Audio has helped ( Apparently MS
>> moved the sound sub-system to a Service with the release
>> of XP ?? ) however on my system that service is going
>> already, and the choice to STOP the service is grayed
out.
>>
>> I would really prefer not having to install XP again,
>> especially as this will probably occur again. I did run
>> SFC but that did not help.
>>
>> Any thoughts on how to remove and re-install the XP
sound
>> system?
>>
>> Many Thanks
>>
>>
>> Paul
>>
>
>
>.
>