Sound ( reboot and it's back! )

[Rainy]

Hi, I keep losing my sound..don't realize it and when I do, I reboot and
it's back, just like magic. I recently downloaded the lasted motherboard
driver. My sound is inboard.. Analog Devices is the manufacture for sound
max... let me know if you need any other information.. thanks Rainy

 

[DL]

Motherboard driver?; was this the sound driver or chipset and did you
download from mobo site?

 

[Rainy]

Thanks for responding.. ...I installed the sound driver.. .I don't know what
a chipset is.. sorry Rainy
Motherboard driver?; was this the sound driver or chipset and did you
download from mobo site?

 

[Brian A.]

If as you say that you have onboard/integrated sound/video chipset, then you need
to get the appropriate sound/video chipset drivers from the motherboard manufacturer.
Although many times the drivers from the distributor of the software/firmware
may/will work, it's always advisable to get the firmware/drivers from the motherboard
manufacturer because manufacturers alter the firmware/drivers to their specs for the
chipsets.

Everest Home Edition(Free):
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads9.html

http://basconotw.mvps.org/dwnlds.htm

Create a new folder named Everest and extract the contents of the download to
that folder.
Open the folder and double-click everest.exe to run the application.

Next:
Click the + next to Computer.
Click Summary.
Right click in the right pane and in the popup menu click "Copy All".
Start a response in this thread.
Right click in the text window and in the popup menu click "Paste".
Send the response.

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Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

 

[Rainy]

Yes sir I did... In device manager... under the sound, video and game
controllers... it has Audio Codecs, Legacy Audio Drivers,Legacy Video
Capture Devices, Media Control Devices, SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio,
Standard Game Port and Video Codecs.. My sound is Sound Max, a part of the
motherboard.. and my motherboard is.? I went to the Manufacturer of the
Motherboard, http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?SLanguage=en-us
I saved it in my favorites just in case I needed it again.. thanks for
responding.. .wish I knew what was causing this.. thanks Rainy

If as you say that you have onboard/integrated sound/video chipset, then
you need
to get the appropriate sound/video chipset drivers from the motherboard
manufacturer.
Although many times the drivers from the distributor of the
software/firmware
may/will work, it's always advisable to get the firmware/drivers from the
motherboard
manufacturer because manufacturers alter the firmware/drivers to their specs
for the
chipsets.

Everest Home Edition(Free):
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads9.html

http://basconotw.mvps.org/dwnlds.htm

Create a new folder named Everest and extract the contents of the download
to
that folder.
Open the folder and double-click everest.exe to run the application.

Next:
Click the + next to Computer.
Click Summary.
Right click in the right pane and in the popup menu click "Copy All".
Start a response in this thread.
Right click in the text window and in the popup menu click "Paste".
Send the response.

--

Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

 

[Rainy]

is it possible that it needs to start with windows.. I Might have removed it
thinking that it didn't need to... I got sound after that, so I thought i
was right.. but it doesn't stick around long.. also mute is not checked...
Rainy
Yes sir I did... In device manager... under the sound, video and game
controllers... it has Audio Codecs, Legacy Audio Drivers,Legacy Video
Capture Devices, Media Control Devices, SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio,
Standard Game Port and Video Codecs.. My sound is Sound Max, a part of the
motherboard.. and my motherboard is.? I went to the Manufacturer of the
Motherboard, http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?SLanguage=en-us
I saved it in my favorites just in case I needed it again.. thanks for
responding.. .wish I knew what was causing this.. thanks Rainy

If as you say that you have onboard/integrated sound/video chipset, then
you need
to get the appropriate sound/video chipset drivers from the motherboard
manufacturer.
Although many times the drivers from the distributor of the
software/firmware
may/will work, it's always advisable to get the firmware/drivers from the
motherboard
manufacturer because manufacturers alter the firmware/drivers to their specs
for the
chipsets.

Everest Home Edition(Free):
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads9.html

http://basconotw.mvps.org/dwnlds.htm

Create a new folder named Everest and extract the contents of the download
to
that folder.
Open the folder and double-click everest.exe to run the application.

Next:
Click the + next to Computer.
Click Summary.
Right click in the right pane and in the popup menu click "Copy All".
Start a response in this thread.
Right click in the text window and in the popup menu click "Paste".
Send the response.

--

Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

 

[Brian A.]

At a quick thought if you don't find any other hardware resources conflicting with
it, the files are corrupt, the chipsets or something else inside the box is going
south. It's another high probability that another Sound app isn't playing nice and
keeps yanking the rug out from under SoundMax.
I would:
Uninstall everything related to SoundMax.
Boot to Safe Mode > Device Manager and remove any/all devices related to SoundMax.
Remove any/all SoundMax leftovers in Explore.
Delete everything in C:\Documents and Settings\You user name folder\Local
Settings\Temp.
Delete everything in C:\Windows\Prefetch
Hunt down and remove everything leftover in the registry related to SoundMax, of
course not without exporting the Key/Hive first in case something goes awry.
Reboot and reinstall SoundMax.

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Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

 

[Rainy]

What about media player? I have always had problems with my media player
freezing, and playing one note.. like it's stuck on it.. .. I am currently
using 10 .. is there a way to go back to an older version.. one older than
what I can roll back to.. or is there a place I can download an older one,
one with less goodies.. that might be causing the problem.. if not I will do
as you suggested.. thanks Rainy
At a quick thought if you don't find any other hardware resources
conflicting with
it, the files are corrupt, the chipsets or something else inside the box is
going
south. It's another high probability that another Sound app isn't playing
nice and
keeps yanking the rug out from under SoundMax.
I would:
Uninstall everything related to SoundMax.
Boot to Safe Mode > Device Manager and remove any/all devices related to
SoundMax.
Remove any/all SoundMax leftovers in Explore.
Delete everything in C:\Documents and Settings\You user name folder\Local
Settings\Temp.
Delete everything in C:\Windows\Prefetch
Hunt down and remove everything leftover in the registry related to
SoundMax, of
course not without exporting the Key/Hive first in case something goes awry.
Reboot and reinstall SoundMax.

--

Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

 

[DL]

Reading this, and your other numerous posts it would appear that you have,
not to push the point, been fiddling with your sys in areas that you
should'nt, resulting in a poorly running / configured sys.
Your best way forward might be to backup data and clean install, or use
recovery disks to put the pc back to factory settings

 

[Rainy]

My computer is running great.. yes from time to time..I have a problem and
through the help of nice people like yourself..and the net, I am able to
resolve them... I don't know if you noticed but some of my posts are for my
friend and for my son... not all are about my computer! thanks for the
response.. Rainy
Reading this, and your other numerous posts it would appear that you have,
not to push the point, been fiddling with your sys in areas that you
should'nt, resulting in a poorly running / configured sys.
Your best way forward might be to backup data and clean install, or use
recovery disks to put the pc back to factory settings

 

[Rainy]

The sound issue has been resolved.. apparently there was some sort of a
conflict with mediaplayer and my sound card .. not sure about this of
course.. but since downloading an alternate media player, I have had sound
for 2 days now.. thanks for all the information.. appreciate it.. thanks
Rainy
Hi, I keep losing my sound..don't realize it and when I do, I reboot and
it's back, just like magic. I recently downloaded the lasted motherboard
driver. My sound is inboard.. Analog Devices is the manufacture for sound
max... let me know if you need any other information.. thanks Rainy

 

[Brian A.]

What about media player? I have always had problems with my media player
freezing, and playing one note.. like it's stuck on it.. .. I am currently
using 10 .. is there a way to go back to an older version.. one older than
what I can roll back to.. or is there a place I can download an older one,
one with less goodies.. that might be causing the problem.. if not I will do
as you suggested.. thanks Rainy

Media Player would be at this time your most likely candidate as you problems
source. It should not be a problem with the OS or sound card when not corrupted,
which your's most likely is.
You should uninstall it, find/remove anything left behind and reinstall it. If the
problem persists with it installed, uninstall it and use an alternative.


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Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

 

[Brian A.]

Glad to "hear" it, good luck.

--

Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

 

[Rainy]

thanks.. appreciate it.. Rainy
Glad to "hear" it, good luck.

--

Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375