No sound on new comp after installing WinXP SP2

[Industrial One]

There's no sound device detected on the Sound Devices menu in Control
Panel. If I try to open a sound file with WinAMP I get an error
message saying "BadDirect(something)."

I'm guessing since my computer's new hardware, sound card etc. is
dated AFTER 2002 when this SP package of Windows XP was released, it
does not recognize it. I do not have internet access with that comp,
so Windows update is out of question. What do I need to install to
resolve this issue?

Thanks.

 

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Of historical note on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 16:41:54 -0700 (PDT)
Industrial One <[email protected]> scribed:

|There's no sound device detected on the Sound Devices menu in Control
|Panel. If I try to open a sound file with WinAMP I get an error
|message saying "BadDirect(something)."
|
|I'm guessing since my computer's new hardware, sound card etc. is
|dated AFTER 2002 when this SP package of Windows XP was released, it
|does not recognize it. I do not have internet access with that comp,
|so Windows update is out of question. What do I need to install to
|resolve this issue?
|
|Thanks.

After installing Windows did you install the drivers for the motherboard, audio and video cards, etc?

If not that's where I'd start. You should have the drivers on the installation disks for the devices. If not, visit the mfgs sites for each device and download the drivers. Then burn them to CD/DVD so you can install them since that computer doesn't have Internet access.

Windows intall disks do not always have every single driver, even if it includes a SP, which you didn't specify which SP, 1 or 2. Besides, the mfg drivers are usually better and more up-to-date then the ones Windows installs, IMO.

hth

 

[Malke]

There's no sound device detected on the Sound Devices menu in Control
Panel. If I try to open a sound file with WinAMP I get an error
message saying "BadDirect(something)."

I'm guessing since my computer's new hardware, sound card etc. is
dated AFTER 2002 when this SP package of Windows XP was released, it
does not recognize it. I do not have internet access with that comp,
so Windows update is out of question. What do I need to install to
resolve this issue?

Your post is a bit unclear, but it sounds to me like you've done a clean
install of Windows and forgotten to install drivers for your hardware. This
would explain why you don't have any sound.

You'll need to get the drivers from a computer with an Internet connection
and burn them to CD-R or put them on a usb thumbdrive if you have one with
enough capacity.

Even if you didn't do a clean install, it certainly sounds like you are
missing drivers. See below for general drivers information.

Never get drivers from Windows Update. Get them from:

1. The device mftr.'s website; OR
2. The motherboard mftr.'s website if hardware is onboard; OR
3. The OEM's website for your specific machine if you have an OEM computer
(HP, Dell, Sony, etc.).

Read the installation instructions on the website where you get the drivers.

To find out what hardware is in your computer:

1. Read any documentation you got when you bought the computer.
2. If the computer is OEM, go to the OEM's website for your specific model
machine and look at the specs (you'll be there to get the drivers anyway)
3. Download, install and run a free system inventory program like Belarc
Advisor or System Information for Windows.

http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html - Belarc Advisor
http://www.gtopala.com/ - System Information for Windows

Malke

 

[VanguardLH]

in message

There's no sound device detected on the Sound Devices menu in
Control
Panel. If I try to open a sound file with WinAMP I get an error
message saying "BadDirect(something)."

I'm guessing since my computer's new hardware, sound card etc. is
dated AFTER 2002 when this SP package of Windows XP was released, it
does not recognize it. I do not have internet access with that comp,
so Windows update is out of question. What do I need to install to
resolve this issue?

You are building a "new comp" but you have never heard of "drivers"?
If you want your hardware supported by an OS, get the drivers for that
hardware that run under that OS.

"new comp" says absolutely nothing about brand and model if it is a
pre-built. If you built it then you know what are the brand and model
of each component that you installed in the system, so you would also
know where to find the drivers for that hardware. Vague questions
beget vague answers, which is: install the driver for whatever
hardware is in your "new comp".

Read:
http://66.39.69.143/goodpost.htm
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
http://users.tpg.com.au/bzyhjr/liszt.html

 

[Industrial One]

j0 mofoz, apologies for the vague, dick-filled post (trust me I hate
that shit too, 'appears we click on this)

I'll come clean: I bought a brand new computer with Vista already
installed. I uninstalled that reeking, bloated piece of shit and
installed XP SP2. The sound worked on Vista, but not when I installed
XP. I had this problem happen before on my older comp, and I'd
download the SoundMax package that includes drivers and it would
resolve it. But this time it didn't work. And it doesn't help that the
new hardware is dated around 2005 so the installation CD either
doesn't come with default drivers or outdated drivers that do not
recognize the soundcard.

Where do I get the right sound drivers and how do I know which I'm
lookin' for?

 

[VanguardLH]

in message

I'll come clean: I bought a brand new computer with Vista already
installed. I uninstalled that reeking, bloated piece of shit and
installed XP SP2. The sound worked on Vista, but not when I
installed
XP. I had this problem happen before on my older comp, and I'd
download the SoundMax package that includes drivers and it would
resolve it. But this time it didn't work. And it doesn't help that
the
new hardware is dated around 2005 so the installation CD either
doesn't come with default drivers or outdated drivers that do not
recognize the soundcard.

Where do I get the right sound drivers and how do I know which I'm
lookin' for?

Depends on the brand and model of that pre-built "brand new computer".
Go to the unnamed manufacturer of your pre-built computer to check
what is the latest version of their bundleware or driver sets for that
model but for Windows XP instead of Vista. If it is a laptop and they
don't carry the bundleware for a Windows version other than Vista than
you're screwed. If it is a desktop and they don't have the drivers
for Windows XP, you'll have to figure out whose motherboard they put
inside (it could be their own branded mobo but obviously someone else
made it).

Is it a laptop or desktop? While I first suspected that sellers and
makers of laptops saying some of their hardware wouldn't work if you
don't use Vista (i.e., they would claim that the laptop was designed
for Vista) was hype, turns out some software that is bundled with a
laptop for Vista won't work under another (older version of) Windows,
and that software bundle includes hardware support.

 

[Industrial One]

[snip]

Eh, takin a nap b4 nxt post brb

I'm using a desktop, Intel Pendium D 3 GHz, 1GB RAM, 20 GB of pre-
installed bullshit covered with a sweet perfume (Vista.)

 

[VanguardLH]

in message

[snip]

Eh, takin a nap b4 nxt post brb

I'm using a desktop, Intel Pendium D 3 GHz, 1GB RAM, 20 GB of pre-
installed bullshit covered with a sweet perfume (Vista.)

Don't know why you choose to hide the brand and models of the
pre-built computer or the brnad and model of the parts you used to
build your own, like which mobo. Twice you were told that if you want
*us* to do your work for you to locate the drivers then *we* need the
details of what actual hardware is in your computer or a brand and
model if a pre-built. Third time, you're out. Bye bye. Enjoy doing
your own research on drivers.

 

[Industrial One]

in message

[snip]

Eh, takin a nap b4 nxt post brb

I'm using a desktop, Intel Pendium D 3 GHz, 1GB RAM, 20 GB of pre-
installed bullshit covered with a sweet perfume (Vista.)

Don't know why you choose to hide the brand and models of the
pre-built computer or the brnad and model of the parts you used to
build your own, like which mobo. Twice you were told that if you want
*us* to do your work for you to locate the drivers then *we* need the
details of what actual hardware is in your computer or a brand and
model if a pre-built. Third time, you're out. Bye bye. Enjoy doing
your own research on drivers.

Yo, sorry, I needed sum sleep. Sleep is good. Let me answer the last
question with more detail:

My mobo label is Acer F672CR and the chipset is SiS 672.

Better?