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There are no active Mixer Devices Availalbe
Hi i'm having this problem after a tv tuners drivers corrupted my sound
cards... *//error msg: There are no active mixer devices available. To install mixer devices, go to Control Panel, click Printers and Other Hardware, and then click Add Hardware. This program will now close. //* I have uninstalled and reinstalled the soundcard (intergrated SoundMAX) and everything seems fine. It is also showing up in the Device Manager. What would be easier is if i could get the name of the driver and istall it straight off the Windows XP disc as it is a "Microsoft Driver" not a "SoundMAX driver" Thanks |
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Is your onboard audio device enabled in the BIOS?
Did you download and install the latest Windows XP audio drivers available from the support web site of the manufacturer of your motherboard or computer? -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows XP - Shell/User Be Smart! Protect Your PC! http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...t/default.aspx ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "edi25" wrote: | Hi i'm having this problem after a tv tuners drivers corrupted my sound | cards... | | *//error msg: There are no active mixer devices available. To install mixer | devices, go to Control Panel, click Printers and Other Hardware, and then | click Add Hardware. | | This program will now close. //* | | I have uninstalled and reinstalled the soundcard (intergrated SoundMAX) and | everything seems fine. It is also showing up in the Device Manager. What | would be easier is if i could get the name of the driver and istall it | straight off the Windows XP disc as it is a "Microsoft Driver" not a | "SoundMAX driver" Thanks |
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yes, drivers are up to date yes... problem is wif winxp pro and i've looked
at it more and the real problem is "Device Status" (after going into Device manager - Sound Video & Game Controllers - soundMAX integrated digital audio - Properties: Audio Devices (SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio) - Status: Driver is enabled but has not been started MIDI Devices and Instruments (WDM-based Device) - as above Mixer Devices (SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio) - as per audio devices I hope this helps. Thanks "Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote: Is your onboard audio device enabled in the BIOS? Did you download and install the latest Windows XP audio drivers available from the support web site of the manufacturer of your motherboard or computer? -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows XP - Shell/User Be Smart! Protect Your PC! http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...t/default.aspx ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "edi25" wrote: | Hi i'm having this problem after a tv tuners drivers corrupted my sound | cards... | | *//error msg: There are no active mixer devices available. To install mixer | devices, go to Control Panel, click Printers and Other Hardware, and then | click Add Hardware. | | This program will now close. //* | | I have uninstalled and reinstalled the soundcard (intergrated SoundMAX) and | everything seems fine. It is also showing up in the Device Manager. What | would be easier is if i could get the name of the driver and istall it | straight off the Windows XP disc as it is a "Microsoft Driver" not a | "SoundMAX driver" Thanks |
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Go to Start Run and type in: services.msc , and hit enter.
Scroll down to "Windows Audio", right-click on it and select Properties, set the startup type to Automatic, click Apply and then click the Start button. -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows XP - Shell/User Be Smart! Protect Your PC! http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...t/default.aspx ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "edi25" wrote: | yes, drivers are up to date yes... problem is wif winxp pro and i've looked | at it more and the real problem is "Device Status" (after going into Device | manager - Sound Video & Game Controllers - soundMAX integrated digital | audio - Properties: | | Audio Devices (SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio) - Status: Driver is | enabled but has not been started | MIDI Devices and Instruments (WDM-based Device) - as above | Mixer Devices (SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio) - as per audio devices | | I hope this helps. Thanks |
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There are no active Mixer Devices Availalbe
Thanks for your help so far but this still hasn't resolved my problem as I
have tried that and it was already started. I've also restarted to computer (again) afterward and still no luck. "Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote: Go to Start Run and type in: services.msc , and hit enter. Scroll down to "Windows Audio", right-click on it and select Properties, set the startup type to Automatic, click Apply and then click the Start button. -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows XP - Shell/User Be Smart! Protect Your PC! http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...t/default.aspx |
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Hi:
you know what? I have the same thing happen to me, in addition, I add a new pci sound card to replace the onboard one, drivers of new card are installed, but it still can't work... "no active mixer devices available" "edi25" wrote: Thanks for your help so far but this still hasn't resolved my problem as I have tried that and it was already started. I've also restarted to computer (again) afterward and still no luck. "Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote: Go to Start Run and type in: services.msc , and hit enter. Scroll down to "Windows Audio", right-click on it and select Properties, set the startup type to Automatic, click Apply and then click the Start button. -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows XP - Shell/User Be Smart! Protect Your PC! http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...t/default.aspx |
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"flyworker" wrote: Hi: you know what? I have the same thing happen to me, in addition, I add a new pci sound card to replace the onboard one, drivers of new card are installed, but it still can't work... "no active mixer devices available" "edi25" wrote: Thanks for your help so far but this still hasn't resolved my problem as I have tried that and it was already started. I've also restarted to computer (again) afterward and still no luck. "Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote: Go to Start Run and type in: services.msc , and hit enter. Scroll down to "Windows Audio", right-click on it and select Properties, set the startup type to Automatic, click Apply and then click the Start button. -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows XP - Shell/User Be Smart! Protect Your PC! http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...t/default.aspx |
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I've got the same problem, OK here is the deal - win xp with sp2 on a P4 (865GM2 MSI motherboard) Device manager lists the audio device and drivers and says its working properly. There are no conflicts. However, Volume control says there is no audio device and settings are greyed out. Drivers in use c-media 5.12.1.44 Up until a recent windows update, sound was working. The update installed the latest hardware driver for AC97 audio contoller (which it identified as vynl AC97). We have removed the files in system32/ and system32/drivers that relate to the vynl update and those for c-media and replaced them with the original working c-media drivers (as listed above). we have checked the services are running for windows audio and dependants. AC97 is enabled in the bios, which has also been reset along with the cmos. to rule out hardware we have installed and subequently removed a SB card - the exact same fault is present. anyone know a fix? -- optrex |
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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. -- optrex |
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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. -- optrex |
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wellllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll doneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee... this was very very usefull....... I have installed 2 other sound cards + reinstalled the drivers more time than i can count. The bit that said blue all over the place was a bit confusing.... but worked just as is written Thanks........ 'www.peepssmile.com' (http://www.peepssmile.com) -- peepssmile ------------------------------------------------------------------------ peepssmile's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/member.php?userid=6448 View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=44823 Visit - http://forums.techarena.in/archive/index.php/ | http://www.officehelp.in/archive/index.php/ |
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Glad to see its working for others too. Thanks for the feedback -- optrex |
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"optrex" wrote: Glad to see its working for others too. Thanks for the feedback -- optrex |
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I understand how to get to everything up until the have disk part. I don't
understand what you mean after all that, I try to type in machine.inf and I also dont know what you mean by TEMP directory?? please explain steps further after you select have disk.. Thanks "optrex" wrote: Glad to see its working for others too. Thanks for the feedback -- optrex |
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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. -- optrex |
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