Sound error HRESULT=0x88780078

[Guest]

Using XP with a Soundblaster AUDIGY Live soundcard and an ASUS P4P800 SE
motherboard it suddenly started. The audio control settings in configuration
screen turned grey and do not allow any changes anymore. Direct Diagnoses
gives me an error message 0x88780078, indicating that no drivers are detected
for sound. No more sound in my games therefore. Even worse, there seems to be
a connection between this mistake and an error in reading my CD drive as well.

The solution? Googling 0x88780078 shows a multitude of users with the same
problem, dating back as far as 2002. No finite solutions however. Brandnew
drivers for the soundcard or the sound chip on the motherboard? Doesn't work.
New Direct X9c driver? Doesn't work. Control service settings in
administration tools at System Management. Nothing wrong there with Windows
Audio settings either. Even worse, no solution offered at the official
Windows website and the Soundblaster website help email function is downright
hell.

Who has the solution to this problem??

 

[SingaporeWebDesign]

Hello,

1) Try reseating the card
2) Try doing a system restore (start > programs > accessories > system tools

system restore)

3) Verify that your sound card works by installing it in another PC

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Windows XP FAQ

 

[Arie Barendregt]

It took me some time to figure this one out. It's not the sound card,
it's not the driver set of the sound card. It's not XP, it's not the
driver set of the chipset on the mother board, it's not DirectX. Your
sound card is o.k. and you do not have to put it in another slot
position.

It's simple: your sound is disabled in the BIOS setup settings. Start
your PC and go to BIOS immediately. Go to sound setup and select
'enable'. You will notice that your CD player is now also shown in the
setup, but leave that one alone. Accept the changes and save these BIOS
settings.

You will notice that the greyed out sound setting screen in Windows
Control Panel looks normal again. A test with direct X (go to run, and
type in dxdiag and then enter) will show you at the appropriate sound
tabs that all tests will be succesful again. Your sound is back in
business!

So what triggered the problem? Perhaps a Windows update switches your
BIOS sound settings from enable to disable? Well, maybe that's
something the guys of Windows will have to answer.

Arie Barendregt