No Audio Device

[Guest]

I hear some system sounds like at startup or shut down, but windows media
player does not work and websites with sounds do not work. I'm sure it's
something I did, but in the control panel/sounds and audio devices, it says i
have no audio device. When I double click the soundmax icon in the control
panel i get a RUNDLL error. It says: An exception occurred while trying to
run
"C:\WINDOWS\system32\shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL"C:\WINDOWS\system32\SoundMax.cpl",SoundMax"

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Robert Gault]

I hear some system sounds like at startup or shut down, but windows media
player does not work and websites with sounds do not work. I'm sure it's
something I did, but in the control panel/sounds and audio devices, it says i
have no audio device. When I double click the soundmax icon in the control
panel i get a RUNDLL error. It says: An exception occurred while trying to
run
"C:\WINDOWS\system32\shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL"C:\WINDOWS\system32\SoundMax.cpl",SoundMax"

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

SoundMax is software that is used with motherboard integrated sound
chips. Is that what you are using rather than a sound card? If so, make
sure the on-board sound is turned on in the BIOS.

 

[LittleMoo]

Try downloading audio drivers from your computer manufacturers web site and
re-installing them.

-Dan

 

[Guest]

if you have windows xp then you should have several blue cds for installing
items find the one that says installing device drivers under the heading
drivers and utilities
insert into computer and install soundmax integrated audio.good luke