I have the same problem, plus I cannot hear the audio when playing a flash
animation. In addition, when I open the Sound and Audio Devices control
panel, click the Sounds tab and highlight an program event WITH a sound
assigned to it (that I know is a valid sound file), the playback button
remains grayed out. Finally, under the audio tab, MIDI device is blank and I
have tried to assign a device, but after I click OK or APPLY and close the
control panel, and then open it again, the MIDI device slot remains
unassigned (I get the same behavior on the VOICE tab, VOICE device is blank
and when I try to assign a device to it, click OK or APPLY and close the
control panel, and then open it again it is once again unassigned.