Sound and Audio Devices

[Guest]

My default settings for Sounds and Audio Properties do not work.

If I go to Hardware Properties, My Soundmax Audio is indicated as "Enabled"
but, in reality it is not and I have to disable it then "Enable' it again to
get Audio to work.

My Volume Properties in S and A shows "No Audio Device" and no Volume
Control is available in the Task Bar until I do the reset.

The Audio shows a default of "Modem#3 Line Playback". The same for Record.
No MIDI device shown.

This happens every time that I close down.

I have reinstalled SoundMax - any ideas on this problem please
TIA
Ron

 

[Guest]

I had a problem with my Realtek soundcard, and the problem arose due to a
Windows XP update, where upon loading of a DLL, a problem with the memory
used by the Realtek driver arose. A problem like this cannot be solved by the
reinstallation of the driver.

The fact that you have "enabled" indicated seems to me to be that sort of a
problem. I went to the Realtek Website where they have updated drivers, and
then the Microsoft Website had available a "hotfix", and also listing the
problems the update caused, including Realtek.

If you go to the Soundmax Website, they also speak about memory taken by
other applications, though rare, causing problems which cannot be solved by a
reinstall. Suggest you check further with the Soundmax people.

For me though, "restoring to a previous good configuration" solved the
problem immediately, as it got me to the point just immediatley before the
Microsoft update. At that point, I didn't turn off the "automatic update", so
when Window updated itself again, the problem returned. I did another
restore, and turned off "update".

 

[Guest]

One more thought.

The fact that reset solved your problem indicates to me an errant process
loaded after your sound driver. The reset then over wrote the resulting
conflict.

You'll have to figure out what was updated loaded in recently causing the
problem.

 

[Guest]

Thanks Frank
I restored back to the beginning of the month and stopped automatic
downloads which fixed the problem !
Rabble

 

[chaz]

how do i find why my computer is saying no audio device found?

 

[Bob I]

Look in Device Manager to see if you Audio Device is recognized. If not,
simply install the drivers for it, If not, start a new thread of your
own describing your issue.