Sound Schemes?

[Frank W. Parmelee, Jr.]

Due to a virus, I had to reformat and reinstall Windows XP. In the previous installation there were quite a few "Sound Schemes" to choose from. Now the choices are pretty skimpy - where do the sounds come from?

TIA

 

[Bill Moyer]

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Due to a virus, I had to reformat and reinstall Windows XP. In the
previous installation there were quite a few "Sound Schemes" to
choose from. Now the choices are pretty skimpy - where do the sounds
come from?

TIA

Your speakers.

 

[Frank W. Parmelee, Jr.]

Thanks for your help. I did exactly as you instructed and ended up with the
same Sound Schemes as I had before - None and Windows Default. I was hoping
that I would get a bigger selection like I had before.

Have you any other suggestions?

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Frank W. Parmelee, Jr.
Toledo, Ohio
USA

Frank,

Install Multimedia and see if it helps.

First locate and edit the Sysoc.inf file. This will enable the Multimedia
option in Add/Remove components list. The Sysoc.inf is a hidden system file
that will not be listed by default. To view the Sysoc.inf file, you should
enable the "Show Hidden Files and Folders" option under Files and Folders.

You can reinstall Multimedia by following these three steps:
1: Display all hidden files and folders.
2: Edit the Sysoc.inf file.
3: Reinstall Multimedia using Add/Remove Programs.

1: To display the hidden files and folders, follow these steps:

1. Click Start and select Control Panel.
2. Click Appearance and Themes.
3. Click Folder Options and select the View tab.
4. Enable the option "Show Hidden Files and Folders."
5. Deselect "Hide Operating system Files" under Files
and Folders
6. Click Apply and click OK.

You can now view all hidden files and folders.

2: Make changes in the Sysoc.inf file by following these steps:

1. Click Start and select My Computer.
2. Double-click C: drive.
3. Double-click WINDOWS folder.
4. Double-click the "Inf" folder and open the Sysoc.inf file.
5. In the INF folder under the [components] section, locate the
following entry:

"MultiM=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,multimed.inf,hide,7"

6. Remove "hide" from the entry and ensure that it appears as given
below:

"MultiM=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,multimed.inf,,7" (two commas shd be
there)

7. Save and close the Sysoc.inf file.

Step 3: Reinstalling Multimedia using Add or Remove programs:

1. Click Start and select Control Panel.
2. Click Add or Remove Programs and then click Add/Remove Windows
components.
3. Double-click Accessories and Utilities.
4. Deselect Multimedia checkbox.
5. Click OK and click Next. Windows will complete the upgrade and
prompt you to complete the process.
6. Click Finish and restart the computer.
7. After Windows loads, repeat steps 1-3.
8. Select the Multimedia checkbox.
9. Click OK and click Next.
10. Click Finish and restart the computer.

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Regards,
Ramesh
(e-mail address removed)


Due to a virus, I had to reformat and reinstall Windows XP. In the previous
installation there were quite a few "Sound Schemes" to choose from. Now the
choices are pretty skimpy - where do the sounds come from?

TIA