Rundll error loading cmicnfg.cpl

[Don]

Back in November I installed the C-Media update and found that my sound was
then gone. As I was going to WINXP Pro Service Pack 2 I didn't even bother
to follow up. After getting SP2 installed the sound was again working fine
and I remembered to hide that particular update. Today a new update
appeared and I again installed this knowing that the earlier update was
still hidden, so I figured it was a newer version perhaps correcting the
previous problem I had experienced. Well, the same happened, sound was now
gone again. So, I uninstalled the C-Media WDM Audio Driver software. After
restarting I then had a Rundll dialog box stating - Error loading
cmicnfg.cpl. The specified module could not be found. I installed the
original driver from my motherboard (ASUS) CD and the sound works fine but,
I do not know how to prevent the error message from appearing each time I
start my system. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Rock]

Back in November I installed the C-Media update and found that my sound was
then gone. As I was going to WINXP Pro Service Pack 2 I didn't even bother
to follow up. After getting SP2 installed the sound was again working fine
and I remembered to hide that particular update. Today a new update
appeared and I again installed this knowing that the earlier update was
still hidden, so I figured it was a newer version perhaps correcting the
previous problem I had experienced. Well, the same happened, sound was now
gone again. So, I uninstalled the C-Media WDM Audio Driver software. After
restarting I then had a Rundll dialog box stating - Error loading
cmicnfg.cpl. The specified module could not be found. I installed the
original driver from my motherboard (ASUS) CD and the sound works fine but,
I do not know how to prevent the error message from appearing each time I
start my system. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Look in these registry keys for the one trying to load this and remove it.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

 

[Wesley Vogel]

http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread25517.html

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[Don]

Thanks. That worked just fine. Sound is all okay as well.

Don

 

[Rock]

Thanks. That worked just fine. Sound is all okay as well.

Don

Good, glad that worked for you. Next time you have a problem after
updating drivers don't uninstall, use the driver rollback feature in
Device Manager. Don't update drivers unless there is a problem the new
driver is expected to fix or it has some new feature you must have. And
lastly don't get driver updates from the Windows Update site. Get them
from the device, OEM or motherboard manufacturer's site.

 

[Rock]

Thanks. That worked just fine. Sound is all okay as well.

Don

Don also take a look at the link Wesley provided. Seems to be a good one.