double-d said:
I don't have a folder named C:\Program Files\Analog
Devices\SoundMAX . I also don't have a file DSLoader.exe. The actual files
are good, as I can play them manually, and they are flagged to play for
"startup"
and "shut down" or "exit". I didn't realize that Media Player would play
things at
start up without being loaded. Even when MP is selected for playing .wav
type
files, the startup and shut down wav's do not play. I did recently install
Real
Player and since then the problems started. wav is not checked in Real
Player.
Could there somehow have been a wrong registry entry when RP was installed ?
It's not a "show stopping" problem not to have the wav files play, but I would
like things to be as they were. Thanks for any help.
Hi double-d,
Read my answer to Heather. Thanks. Now with your problem.
First, don't touch the registry. Ok, with that said, you may have to touch
the registry later if all else fails. Usually registry problems can be solved
by doing two things.
One, uninstall all affected applications. (Make sure you have proper
installation disks or installation files to reinstall applications) Two,
reinstall needed applications.
First, correctly uninstall the application that's not needed (This case RP).
Delete any files / directories that may be left on the system. Reboot.
Second, correctly uninstall the application that is needed (This case MP).
Reboot.
Third, go to add/remove programs select SoundMAX and press remove change
button. Use the Reinstall button.
Reinstall needed application (This case MP). Reboot.
Make sure SoundMAX's volume control for WAVs is turned all the way up. Reboot.
Try to see if things work correctly, see my first three posts and do them.
If not, try using a third party registry cleaner. Many people will give you
their favorite, as I'm sure people will do here also. I use TweakNow
RegCleaner. Never had a problem with it. Plus, it has a restore option if you
accidentally delete something you shouldn't have. Try to see if things work
correctly, see my first three posts and do them.
Now If something still doesn't work, you may have to manually check the
registry.
Go to Start > Run > Regedit.
Search for Real Player. It is common for Windows to have some registry
entries for programs that are currently not installed. These entries are
designed for Windows compatibility with some of those programs. Now if you
insist to go on from here, try to find where Real Player may have left a bad
registry entry that your registry cleaner might have missed. Good example
would be two programs associated with the same file type (.wav maybe?).
Register entries referring to missing files for Real Player. Real Player
entries where Media Player should be. All of these problems should have been
caught by the registry cleaner, but who knows? My favorite program might have
missed it. Once you're finished. Close and reboot. Do not touch anything
until you reboot. Why? Regedit modifies the registry on disk, not in memory.
The computer will use the copy of the registry in memory. If a program
modifies the registry again, the computer will try to update the registry on
disk which could result in corrupting the registry if both copies are very
differant from eachother.
Once you system works correctly, set a restore point.
If you want Real Player, Install it now. Remember the problems you had and
avoid making it your default media player, or do not let it load on startup.
If something goes bad, you should be able to fully recover by going back to
your previously created restore point.
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