There are no active Mixer Devices Availalbe

hi,
I have the same problem of "no active mixer devices installed". I have tried
out what "optrex" suggesetd. Inspite of this no effect on my PC. Can u help
as to how to rectify the problem?

ls

"optrex" wrote:


Mike,

Search for the machine.inf file on your PC. Create a directory and call
it anything you like. Copy the machine.inf file to the new directory.
Modify the .inf file as instructed.

When you get to select have disk, browse to the new directory you just
made and use your modified machine.inf file.


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hi optrex,

i just want to know what you mean "search for the machine.inf on your
PC" is the program or r files thats every PC also have or need to find it out
from some where else. can pls me in more easy way , liked step by step.......

thanks hope thats you will reply ... thanks

joe

"optrex" wrote:


Mike,

Search for the machine.inf file on your PC. Create a directory and call
it anything you like. Copy the machine.inf file to the new directory.
Modify the .inf file as instructed.

When you get to select have disk, browse to the new directory you just
made and use your modified machine.inf file.


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machine.inf is in your windows directory. to find you must advance
search for hidden files


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Originally Posted by optrex

machine.inf is in your windows directory. to find you must advance
search for hidden files


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optrex

Hi,

I tried to do your fix but when I got to "Have Disk" and pointed to the temporary folder where I put machine.inf it didn't populate with anything "No option for Plug and Play*" I don't know what I did wrong, am I at a point where it might be more effective to just reformat the drive?

hello all,
i screwed up my windowsXP audio setup while trying to install a bad
PCMCIA audio card.
PC froze (not BSOD, just froze) a couple of time while hard disk was
writing/reading drivers in the system folder. i had to turn off the pc
each time and boot again.
The second time i reboot i discovered i had no audio.
Audio peripherals in Hardware were all yellow marked, even EIDE
DVDreader was yellow marked , and "plug n play software enumerator"
too.

you can easily imagine what happened... 3 or 4 fundamental drivers had

been damaged because hard disk was reading/writing in those sectors
when the PC froze.

so i gave a look to the system log , found which drivers couldn't be
loaded and manually overwrite them with backup files i had.
then i removed yellow marked peripherals and reinstalled them.
Now everything seemed right, but there was still no audio.
I forgot to reinstall "Pnp software enum". And I didn't know how to
reinstall it, since it didn't appear in "install new hardware" lists.
Until Optrex found the solution.
Great, man. I registered to this forum just to make you my compliments

marco, italy


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rite i did what optrex said but after that it said "device cannot start,
Code 10". it says that on my audio driver aswell. when i go onto run,
ect... it says that my device is already started. how should i mend
this?


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optrex;1129069 Wrote:
Mike,

Search for the machine.inf file on your PC. Create a directory and
call
it anything you like. Copy the machine.inf file to the new directory.
Modify the .inf file as instructed.

When you get to select have disk, browse to the new directory you just
made and use your modified machine.inf file.


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Ok, I am following your instructuion, when it comes to select
machine.inf file from temp created folder, after that there is nothing
on left and right panels and it does not let me to go further (the
'next' button is inactive).
Please i tried million things and it still not working, could you
assist.
thanks


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hi but i cant find eny machine.inf fil in my pc plzzzz tell me what to
du u r a good person plzzz i want to wach movies plzzzzzzz


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hi guys i had the same prob but i have fix it yaa and i am happy.but i
an not remember much of that what i did but still i tell u some
thing.farts start,control panle,system,hardwaar,device mannager, if u
guys havin same prob then u shold c somthing yollow question mark that
named auido cantroler or some thing liker that im not sure. eny ways
duble clik it and one window will pop up now click on reinctall
drive,thean chose *install from a list or spacific location* thean
next,and chose *dont serch i will choose the driver to install*thean
next, thean scrol down to *sound video,and game cotroler* and thean
next now in manifacture chose lntel and in model chose
lntel(r)82801AAAC audio controler and thean click next and thean yes
and install it . plzzzz commant and sa that it did work and if u dont
like it theas say that i didnt right it. well i that works for u guys
well it did for me. commant me ok?


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This advice is dangerous! I did this on my system and ended up with two
Plug and Play Enumerators in my list of devices. My system was largely
put out of action by this, and I had to run System Restore to recover.
So be careful!

In any case, a more likely explanation is that your 'Windows Audio'
service is not running. For more information, see:

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/t1123466906


Paul Sanders
http://www.alpinesoft.co.uk


;318407 Wrote:
Optrex you are a star - I've been searching all day for a solution to
the "No audio device" problem.

I was just about to rebuild my system when I saw your post.

Your timely post has helped me get my onboard AC97 audio device
working
under XP - thanks.

There are literally hundreds of people out there with a similar
problem
- some of them going as far as to buy new audio cards etc.

Julian B

optrex wrote:
OK we got it fixed. The plug and play software emulator had was
missing.
Fixed by searching for machine.inf then copy to temp directory.
remove
at about line 20 " ExcludeFromSelect=* "

goto control panel, add new hardware, next (let it seach), yes
hardware
is connected, next, scroll to bottom, add new hardware device, next,
install from list, next, select system devices, next, select have
disk,
point to amended copy of machine.inf in temp directory, scroll to
"plug
and play software device emulator" in right hand column, next and
complete install.


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First of all i would like to tell you Machine.inf


Machine.inf is the INF file used by the Windows operating system during
the Windows startup process to map core chipset hardware and
BIOS-enumerated or firmware-enumerated device identifiers (IDs).
Windows uses this information for tasks such as:

• Creating services and visual display strings.
• Copying drivers in conjunction with Layout.inf.
• Creating and deleting registry entries.
• Applying filter drivers.

As new chipsets evolve or when system manufacturers change device
description strings for their current chipsets, Machine.inf is the file
they must modify.

To study more visit 'Machine.inf'
(http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system...chine_inf.mspx)


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The fix from Optrex worked. Before the reinstall of the sound driver
did not.

Now I have a question: Do I move the modified machine.inf file from
the temporary location to the \windows\system32\ directory for future
updates? Or do I leave it alone in the \temp directory?

Thanks again for a solution to a difficult problem (for me at least).

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optrex;318165 Wrote:
OK we got it fixed. The plug and play software emulator had was
missing.
Fixed by searching for machine.inf then copy to temp directory. remove
at about line 20 " ExcludeFromSelect=* "

goto control panel, add new hardware, next (let it seach), yes
hardware
is connected, next, scroll to bottom, add new hardware device, next,
install from list, next, select system devices, next, select have
disk,
point to amended copy of machine.inf in temp directory, scroll to
"plug
and play software device emulator" in right hand column, next and
complete install.


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optrex
Hello, i need help, i have just read your message, followed all steps
through correctly (i hope) up untill "Have disk" where i Browse to my
temporary file "C:\Documents and Settings\Bec\My Documents\machine.inf"
click ok and then nothing occurs and i am left with the manufacturer and
model panes blank. Is it that i have set up a wrong temporary directory?
Or that i need to insert my manufacturer's installation disk?

I probably have done something obviously wrong, heck i didn't know what
a temporary directory was untill last week, i just want to be able to
listen to music, and i really appreciate that people are out there that
are willing to help someone who may not be all there with computers

Thankyou for taking your time.


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work perfectlt thanks alot man thanks to dinousb


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can't seem to find machine.inf
any suggestions?


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