unable to open the WAVE Player

Cross posting to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware

Thread history:

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...9d2ac765778861

Since you didn't answer these questions, I will re-ask:

You said this problem started suddenly. When exactly did it start? What
did you do (e.g., install a new program or update or run some sort of
scan) right before the problem started?

(The answers to the above questions could help provide important clues.)

Perhaps all you need to do is (re-)install the driver for your audio
card.

More info will help:

1. Model and model number of your Gateway desktop.

2. Do you have onboard sound or a separate sound card? Which is selected
in BIOS?

3. In another post, you mentioned "creative SB audigy." Model number
will help.

4. XP Home or XP Pro? Which Service Pack level?

5. To clarify, in Sounds and Audio Device Properties, Audio tab, what is
the default device under Sound playback? "Modem #1 line playback?" In
the drop-down menu, do you have any other choices? Your sound card needs
to appear there!


Janice wrote:
Modem under volume-no audio device
sounds-windows default
audio-default device-modem #1 line playback
sound recording- default device-Modem #1 Line Record
MIDI music playback-default device-SB Audigy Synth A (D880)
Use only default devices is checked
voice playback -default device -modem #1 line playback
voice recording-default device-modem #1 line record

in WMP-Wav is checked

Janice wrote:
I have a gateway desktop running windows XP. I suddenly have no
audio. I ran the Pc dr. and did the audio test and the MIDI and
Internet speaker test produced sound. When I do the WAV test I get
the message "unable to open the WAVE Player". Under "sound" in
device manager I have listed creative SB audigy, unimodem
half-Duplex audio device, audio codecs, legacy audio drivers, media
control devices. All say they are properly working. Any
suggestions??

Open Control Panel, then Sounds and Audio Devices. Report back the
settings you see under each tab. Pay special attention to:

Audio tab | Sound Playback | Default Device | Volume

After investigating a little, i found out my son ran pcpitstop on my computer
a few days age. One of the things they suggested was to update the audio
driver which he did. I just tried to "roll back" the driver and it says
there are no drivers saved. I tried again to update the driver and it says i
have the latest driver. My computer is a gateway yorktown 4000806. I'm
using windows xp home SP3. Don't know how to check the bios. Can't find
model number of sb audigy. under the audio tab, there are no other choices on
the drop down menu.
--
Janice


"Daave" wrote:

Cross posting to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware

Thread history:

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...9d2ac765778861

Since you didn't answer these questions, I will re-ask:

You said this problem started suddenly. When exactly did it start? What
did you do (e.g., install a new program or update or run some sort of
scan) right before the problem started?

(The answers to the above questions could help provide important clues.)

Perhaps all you need to do is (re-)install the driver for your audio
card.

More info will help:

1. Model and model number of your Gateway desktop.

2. Do you have onboard sound or a separate sound card? Which is selected
in BIOS?

3. In another post, you mentioned "creative SB audigy." Model number
will help.

4. XP Home or XP Pro? Which Service Pack level?

5. To clarify, in Sounds and Audio Device Properties, Audio tab, what is
the default device under Sound playback? "Modem #1 line playback?" In
the drop-down menu, do you have any other choices? Your sound card needs
to appear there!


Janice wrote:
Modem under volume-no audio device
sounds-windows default
audio-default device-modem #1 line playback
sound recording- default device-Modem #1 Line Record
MIDI music playback-default device-SB Audigy Synth A (D880)
Use only default devices is checked
voice playback -default device -modem #1 line playback
voice recording-default device-modem #1 line record

in WMP-Wav is checked

Janice wrote:
I have a gateway desktop running windows XP. I suddenly have no
audio. I ran the Pc dr. and did the audio test and the MIDI and
Internet speaker test produced sound. When I do the WAV test I get
the message "unable to open the WAVE Player". Under "sound" in
device manager I have listed creative SB audigy, unimodem
half-Duplex audio device, audio codecs, legacy audio drivers, media
control devices. All say they are properly working. Any
suggestions??

Open Control Panel, then Sounds and Audio Devices. Report back the
settings you see under each tab. Pay special attention to:

Audio tab | Sound Playback | Default Device | Volume

After investigating a little, i found out my son ran pcpitstop on my computer
a few days age. One of the things they suggested was to update the audio
driver which he did. I just tried to "roll back" the driver and it says
there are no drivers saved. I tried again to update the driver and it says i
have the latest driver. My computer is a gateway yorktown 4000806. I'm
using windows xp home SP3. Don't know how to check the bios. Can't find
model number of sb audigy. under the audio tab, there are no other choices on
the drop down menu.
--
Janice


"Daave" wrote:

Cross posting to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware

Thread history:

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...9d2ac765778861

Since you didn't answer these questions, I will re-ask:

You said this problem started suddenly. When exactly did it start? What
did you do (e.g., install a new program or update or run some sort of
scan) right before the problem started?

(The answers to the above questions could help provide important clues.)

Perhaps all you need to do is (re-)install the driver for your audio
card.

More info will help:

1. Model and model number of your Gateway desktop.

2. Do you have onboard sound or a separate sound card? Which is selected
in BIOS?

3. In another post, you mentioned "creative SB audigy." Model number
will help.

4. XP Home or XP Pro? Which Service Pack level?

5. To clarify, in Sounds and Audio Device Properties, Audio tab, what is
the default device under Sound playback? "Modem #1 line playback?" In
the drop-down menu, do you have any other choices? Your sound card needs
to appear there!


Janice wrote:
Modem under volume-no audio device
sounds-windows default
audio-default device-modem #1 line playback
sound recording- default device-Modem #1 Line Record
MIDI music playback-default device-SB Audigy Synth A (D880)
Use only default devices is checked
voice playback -default device -modem #1 line playback
voice recording-default device-modem #1 line record

in WMP-Wav is checked

Janice wrote:
I have a gateway desktop running windows XP. I suddenly have no
audio. I ran the Pc dr. and did the audio test and the MIDI and
Internet speaker test produced sound. When I do the WAV test I get
the message "unable to open the WAVE Player". Under "sound" in
device manager I have listed creative SB audigy, unimodem
half-Duplex audio device, audio codecs, legacy audio drivers, media
control devices. All say they are properly working. Any
suggestions??

Open Control Panel, then Sounds and Audio Devices. Report back the
settings you see under each tab. Pay special attention to:

Audio tab | Sound Playback | Default Device | Volume

You need to install the audio driver. If you don't have it, you should
be able to download by first going to this page:

http://support.gateway.com/support/d...s=Windows%20XP

And tell your son to stop screwing around with your PC!


Janice wrote:
After investigating a little, i found out my son ran pcpitstop on my
computer a few days age. One of the things they suggested was to
update the audio driver which he did. I just tried to "roll back"
the driver and it says there are no drivers saved. I tried again to
update the driver and it says i have the latest driver. My computer
is a gateway yorktown 4000806. I'm using windows xp home SP3. Don't
know how to check the bios. Can't find model number of sb audigy.
under the audio tab, there are no other choices on the drop down menu.

Cross posting to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware

Thread history:

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...9d2ac765778861

Since you didn't answer these questions, I will re-ask:

You said this problem started suddenly. When exactly did it start?
What did you do (e.g., install a new program or update or run some
sort of scan) right before the problem started?

(The answers to the above questions could help provide important
clues.)

Perhaps all you need to do is (re-)install the driver for your audio
card.

More info will help:

1. Model and model number of your Gateway desktop.

2. Do you have onboard sound or a separate sound card? Which is
selected in BIOS?

3. In another post, you mentioned "creative SB audigy." Model number
will help.

4. XP Home or XP Pro? Which Service Pack level?

5. To clarify, in Sounds and Audio Device Properties, Audio tab,
what is the default device under Sound playback? "Modem #1 line
playback?" In the drop-down menu, do you have any other choices?
Your sound card needs to appear there!


Janice wrote:
Modem under volume-no audio device
sounds-windows default
audio-default device-modem #1 line playback
sound recording- default device-Modem #1 Line Record
MIDI music playback-default device-SB Audigy Synth A (D880)
Use only default devices is checked
voice playback -default device -modem #1 line playback
voice recording-default device-modem #1 line record

in WMP-Wav is checked

Janice wrote:
I have a gateway desktop running windows XP. I suddenly have no
audio. I ran the Pc dr. and did the audio test and the MIDI and
Internet speaker test produced sound. When I do the WAV test I
get the message "unable to open the WAVE Player". Under "sound"
in device manager I have listed creative SB audigy, unimodem
half-Duplex audio device, audio codecs, legacy audio drivers,
media control devices. All say they are properly working. Any
suggestions??

Open Control Panel, then Sounds and Audio Devices. Report back the
settings you see under each tab. Pay special attention to:

Audio tab | Sound Playback | Default Device | Volume

You need to install the audio driver. If you don't have it, you should
be able to download by first going to this page:

http://support.gateway.com/support/d...s=Windows%20XP

And tell your son to stop screwing around with your PC!


Janice wrote:
After investigating a little, i found out my son ran pcpitstop on my
computer a few days age. One of the things they suggested was to
update the audio driver which he did. I just tried to "roll back"
the driver and it says there are no drivers saved. I tried again to
update the driver and it says i have the latest driver. My computer
is a gateway yorktown 4000806. I'm using windows xp home SP3. Don't
know how to check the bios. Can't find model number of sb audigy.
under the audio tab, there are no other choices on the drop down menu.

Cross posting to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware

Thread history:

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...9d2ac765778861

Since you didn't answer these questions, I will re-ask:

You said this problem started suddenly. When exactly did it start?
What did you do (e.g., install a new program or update or run some
sort of scan) right before the problem started?

(The answers to the above questions could help provide important
clues.)

Perhaps all you need to do is (re-)install the driver for your audio
card.

More info will help:

1. Model and model number of your Gateway desktop.

2. Do you have onboard sound or a separate sound card? Which is
selected in BIOS?

3. In another post, you mentioned "creative SB audigy." Model number
will help.

4. XP Home or XP Pro? Which Service Pack level?

5. To clarify, in Sounds and Audio Device Properties, Audio tab,
what is the default device under Sound playback? "Modem #1 line
playback?" In the drop-down menu, do you have any other choices?
Your sound card needs to appear there!


Janice wrote:
Modem under volume-no audio device
sounds-windows default
audio-default device-modem #1 line playback
sound recording- default device-Modem #1 Line Record
MIDI music playback-default device-SB Audigy Synth A (D880)
Use only default devices is checked
voice playback -default device -modem #1 line playback
voice recording-default device-modem #1 line record

in WMP-Wav is checked

Janice wrote:
I have a gateway desktop running windows XP. I suddenly have no
audio. I ran the Pc dr. and did the audio test and the MIDI and
Internet speaker test produced sound. When I do the WAV test I
get the message "unable to open the WAVE Player". Under "sound"
in device manager I have listed creative SB audigy, unimodem
half-Duplex audio device, audio codecs, legacy audio drivers,
media control devices. All say they are properly working. Any
suggestions??

Open Control Panel, then Sounds and Audio Devices. Report back the
settings you see under each tab. Pay special attention to:

Audio tab | Sound Playback | Default Device | Volume