weird problem

[Guest]

ok, i am having a problem being able to edit my recording options. i go into
the control panel and click sound. when that pops up I click recording to try
and get to my mic but the whole window freezes up. Below is a screen shot of
what I'm talking about. Is there a way to stop it from freezing?

 

[steve sonsino]

strange... in xp that never happened... could it be that vista is crap?

ok, i am having a problem being able to edit my recording options. i go
into
the control panel and click sound. when that pops up I click recording to
try
and get to my mic but the whole window freezes up. Below is a screen shot
of
what I'm talking about. Is there a way to stop it from freezing?

 

[Spirit]

Could it be some of your sounds have been corrupted?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833

SFC /scannow

 

[Guest]

I tired what that page told me but Its still not working

Could it be some of your sounds have been corrupted?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833

SFC /scannow

ok, i am having a problem being able to edit my recording options. i go
into
the control panel and click sound. when that pops up I click recording to
try
and get to my mic but the whole window freezes up. Below is a screen shot
of
what I'm talking about. Is there a way to stop it from freezing?

 

[Spirit]

Lets run CHKDSK in case its a file problem.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67612-checkdisk.html?ltr=C
How to run Checkdisk (Autochk.exe) at boot-up - Chkdsk

I tired what that page told me but Its still not working

Could it be some of your sounds have been corrupted?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833

SFC /scannow

ok, i am having a problem being able to edit my recording options. i go
into
the control panel and click sound. when that pops up I click recording
to
try
and get to my mic but the whole window freezes up. Below is a screen
shot
of
what I'm talking about. Is there a way to stop it from freezing?

 

[Guest]

nope, no good. didnt work

Lets run CHKDSK in case its a file problem.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67612-checkdisk.html?ltr=C
How to run Checkdisk (Autochk.exe) at boot-up - Chkdsk

I tired what that page told me but Its still not working

Could it be some of your sounds have been corrupted?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833

SFC /scannow

ok, i am having a problem being able to edit my recording options. i go
into
the control panel and click sound. when that pops up I click recording
to
try
and get to my mic but the whole window freezes up. Below is a screen
shot
of
what I'm talking about. Is there a way to stop it from freezing?

 

[Spirit]

OK try this,,,, the Sound in Control Panel is mmsys.cpl located in
C:\Windows\System32

Rename that one to mmsysZ.cpl

Search for another copy and copy and paste it into the System32 folder
THEN click on it and see if it runs OK... if so great... if not delete it
and
rename the other one back by removing the Z. Let me know if it works,
hangs as the other one or whatever.

nope, no good. didnt work

Lets run CHKDSK in case its a file problem.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67612-checkdisk.html?ltr=C
How to run Checkdisk (Autochk.exe) at boot-up - Chkdsk

I tired what that page told me but Its still not working

:

Could it be some of your sounds have been corrupted?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833

SFC /scannow

ok, i am having a problem being able to edit my recording options. i
go
into
the control panel and click sound. when that pops up I click
recording
to
try
and get to my mic but the whole window freezes up. Below is a screen
shot
of
what I'm talking about. Is there a way to stop it from freezing?

 

[Guest]

ok heres something weird, when I went to rename it, I had to click the ok for
permission but then it doesn't rename it, its keeps saying access denied and
that I need permission.

OK try this,,,, the Sound in Control Panel is mmsys.cpl located in
C:\Windows\System32

Rename that one to mmsysZ.cpl

Search for another copy and copy and paste it into the System32 folder
THEN click on it and see if it runs OK... if so great... if not delete it
and
rename the other one back by removing the Z. Let me know if it works,
hangs as the other one or whatever.

nope, no good. didnt work

Lets run CHKDSK in case its a file problem.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67612-checkdisk.html?ltr=C
How to run Checkdisk (Autochk.exe) at boot-up - Chkdsk

I tired what that page told me but Its still not working

:

Could it be some of your sounds have been corrupted?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833

SFC /scannow

ok, i am having a problem being able to edit my recording options. i
go
into
the control panel and click sound. when that pops up I click
recording
to
try
and get to my mic but the whole window freezes up. Below is a screen
shot
of
what I'm talking about. Is there a way to stop it from freezing?

 

[Spirit]

To make it simple login in as Admin below and then 1st try to run the
cpl file (double click on it) if it locks up then do the renaming as before.

http://www.computerworld.com/action...ewArticleBasic&articleId=9015738&pageNumber=2
Turning on the Administrator account is straightforward.
First, open an elevated command prompt by typing
cmd into the Search box on the Start menu, right-clicking
the command prompt icon that appears at the top of the
Start menu, then selecting Run as administrator .
Then enter this command and press Enter:
Net user administrator /active:yes

From now on, the Administrator account will appear as an
option on the Welcome screen, along with any user accounts
you may have set up. Use it like any other account. Be aware
that it won't have a password yet, so it's a good idea to set a
password for it.

If you want to disable the account and hide it, enter this
command at an elevated command prompt and press Enter:
Net user administrator /active:no

ok heres something weird, when I went to rename it, I had to click the ok
for
permission but then it doesn't rename it, its keeps saying access denied
and
that I need permission.

OK try this,,,, the Sound in Control Panel is mmsys.cpl located in
C:\Windows\System32

Rename that one to mmsysZ.cpl

Search for another copy and copy and paste it into the System32 folder
THEN click on it and see if it runs OK... if so great... if not delete it
and
rename the other one back by removing the Z. Let me know if it works,
hangs as the other one or whatever.

nope, no good. didnt work

:

Lets run CHKDSK in case its a file problem.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67612-checkdisk.html?ltr=C
How to run Checkdisk (Autochk.exe) at boot-up - Chkdsk

I tired what that page told me but Its still not working

:

Could it be some of your sounds have been corrupted?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833

SFC /scannow

ok, i am having a problem being able to edit my recording
options. i
go
into
the control panel and click sound. when that pops up I click
recording
to
try
and get to my mic but the whole window freezes up. Below is a
screen
shot
of
what I'm talking about. Is there a way to stop it from freezing?

 

[Guest]

still not letting me rename, but i did get 2 different errors.when i went to
open the mmsys thing, i got an error that said "audio enhancements for this
driver may be causing problem, do you want to disable" so i did that and it
still locked up. Also went i went to ctrl-alt-del the sound i got something
saying "windows common shell dll not responding" or something like that.

To make it simple login in as Admin below and then 1st try to run the
cpl file (double click on it) if it locks up then do the renaming as before.

http://www.computerworld.com/action...ewArticleBasic&articleId=9015738&pageNumber=2
Turning on the Administrator account is straightforward.
First, open an elevated command prompt by typing
cmd into the Search box on the Start menu, right-clicking
the command prompt icon that appears at the top of the
Start menu, then selecting Run as administrator .
Then enter this command and press Enter:
Net user administrator /active:yes

From now on, the Administrator account will appear as an
option on the Welcome screen, along with any user accounts
you may have set up. Use it like any other account. Be aware
that it won't have a password yet, so it's a good idea to set a
password for it.

If you want to disable the account and hide it, enter this
command at an elevated command prompt and press Enter:
Net user administrator /active:no

ok heres something weird, when I went to rename it, I had to click the ok
for
permission but then it doesn't rename it, its keeps saying access denied
and
that I need permission.

OK try this,,,, the Sound in Control Panel is mmsys.cpl located in
C:\Windows\System32

Rename that one to mmsysZ.cpl

Search for another copy and copy and paste it into the System32 folder
THEN click on it and see if it runs OK... if so great... if not delete it
and
rename the other one back by removing the Z. Let me know if it works,
hangs as the other one or whatever.

nope, no good. didnt work

:

Lets run CHKDSK in case its a file problem.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67612-checkdisk.html?ltr=C
How to run Checkdisk (Autochk.exe) at boot-up - Chkdsk

I tired what that page told me but Its still not working

:

Could it be some of your sounds have been corrupted?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833

SFC /scannow

ok, i am having a problem being able to edit my recording
options. i
go
into
the control panel and click sound. when that pops up I click
recording
to
try
and get to my mic but the whole window freezes up. Below is a
screen
shot
of
what I'm talking about. Is there a way to stop it from freezing?

 

[Spirit]

Do you have any other sound programs running? Check Task Manager
and close all you can,,,, temporarily stop your Anti-virus.

still not letting me rename, but i did get 2 different errors.when i went
to
open the mmsys thing, i got an error that said "audio enhancements for
this
driver may be causing problem, do you want to disable" so i did that and
it
still locked up. Also went i went to ctrl-alt-del the sound i got
something
saying "windows common shell dll not responding" or something like that.

To make it simple login in as Admin below and then 1st try to run the
cpl file (double click on it) if it locks up then do the renaming as
before.

http://www.computerworld.com/action...ewArticleBasic&articleId=9015738&pageNumber=2
Turning on the Administrator account is straightforward.
First, open an elevated command prompt by typing
cmd into the Search box on the Start menu, right-clicking
the command prompt icon that appears at the top of the
Start menu, then selecting Run as administrator .
Then enter this command and press Enter:
Net user administrator /active:yes

From now on, the Administrator account will appear as an
option on the Welcome screen, along with any user accounts
you may have set up. Use it like any other account. Be aware
that it won't have a password yet, so it's a good idea to set a
password for it.

If you want to disable the account and hide it, enter this
command at an elevated command prompt and press Enter:
Net user administrator /active:no

ok heres something weird, when I went to rename it, I had to click the
ok
for
permission but then it doesn't rename it, its keeps saying access
denied
and
that I need permission.

:

OK try this,,,, the Sound in Control Panel is mmsys.cpl located in
C:\Windows\System32

Rename that one to mmsysZ.cpl

Search for another copy and copy and paste it into the System32 folder
THEN click on it and see if it runs OK... if so great... if not delete
it
and
rename the other one back by removing the Z. Let me know if it works,
hangs as the other one or whatever.

nope, no good. didnt work

:

Lets run CHKDSK in case its a file problem.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67612-checkdisk.html?ltr=C
How to run Checkdisk (Autochk.exe) at boot-up - Chkdsk

I tired what that page told me but Its still not working

:

Could it be some of your sounds have been corrupted?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833

SFC /scannow

ok, i am having a problem being able to edit my recording
options. i
go
into
the control panel and click sound. when that pops up I click
recording
to
try
and get to my mic but the whole window freezes up. Below is a
screen
shot
of
what I'm talking about. Is there a way to stop it from
freezing?

 

[Spirit]

You need to right click on file, Properties and give yourself access
privileges to the file.

still not letting me rename, but i did get 2 different errors.when i went
to
open the mmsys thing, i got an error that said "audio enhancements for
this
driver may be causing problem, do you want to disable" so i did that and
it
still locked up. Also went i went to ctrl-alt-del the sound i got
something
saying "windows common shell dll not responding" or something like that.

To make it simple login in as Admin below and then 1st try to run the
cpl file (double click on it) if it locks up then do the renaming as
before.

http://www.computerworld.com/action...ewArticleBasic&articleId=9015738&pageNumber=2
Turning on the Administrator account is straightforward.
First, open an elevated command prompt by typing
cmd into the Search box on the Start menu, right-clicking
the command prompt icon that appears at the top of the
Start menu, then selecting Run as administrator .
Then enter this command and press Enter:
Net user administrator /active:yes

From now on, the Administrator account will appear as an
option on the Welcome screen, along with any user accounts
you may have set up. Use it like any other account. Be aware
that it won't have a password yet, so it's a good idea to set a
password for it.

If you want to disable the account and hide it, enter this
command at an elevated command prompt and press Enter:
Net user administrator /active:no

ok heres something weird, when I went to rename it, I had to click the
ok
for
permission but then it doesn't rename it, its keeps saying access
denied
and
that I need permission.

:

OK try this,,,, the Sound in Control Panel is mmsys.cpl located in
C:\Windows\System32

Rename that one to mmsysZ.cpl

Search for another copy and copy and paste it into the System32 folder
THEN click on it and see if it runs OK... if so great... if not delete
it
and
rename the other one back by removing the Z. Let me know if it works,
hangs as the other one or whatever.

nope, no good. didnt work

:

Lets run CHKDSK in case its a file problem.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67612-checkdisk.html?ltr=C
How to run Checkdisk (Autochk.exe) at boot-up - Chkdsk

I tired what that page told me but Its still not working

:

Could it be some of your sounds have been corrupted?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833

SFC /scannow

ok, i am having a problem being able to edit my recording
options. i
go
into
the control panel and click sound. when that pops up I click
recording
to
try
and get to my mic but the whole window freezes up. Below is a
screen
shot
of
what I'm talking about. Is there a way to stop it from
freezing?

 

[Guest]

I did all that and when I searched, i didn't find another copy

You need to right click on file, Properties and give yourself access
privileges to the file.

still not letting me rename, but i did get 2 different errors.when i went
to
open the mmsys thing, i got an error that said "audio enhancements for
this
driver may be causing problem, do you want to disable" so i did that and
it
still locked up. Also went i went to ctrl-alt-del the sound i got
something
saying "windows common shell dll not responding" or something like that.

To make it simple login in as Admin below and then 1st try to run the
cpl file (double click on it) if it locks up then do the renaming as
before.

http://www.computerworld.com/action...ewArticleBasic&articleId=9015738&pageNumber=2
Turning on the Administrator account is straightforward.
First, open an elevated command prompt by typing
cmd into the Search box on the Start menu, right-clicking
the command prompt icon that appears at the top of the
Start menu, then selecting Run as administrator .
Then enter this command and press Enter:
Net user administrator /active:yes

From now on, the Administrator account will appear as an
option on the Welcome screen, along with any user accounts
you may have set up. Use it like any other account. Be aware
that it won't have a password yet, so it's a good idea to set a
password for it.

If you want to disable the account and hide it, enter this
command at an elevated command prompt and press Enter:
Net user administrator /active:no

ok heres something weird, when I went to rename it, I had to click the
ok
for
permission but then it doesn't rename it, its keeps saying access
denied
and
that I need permission.

:

OK try this,,,, the Sound in Control Panel is mmsys.cpl located in
C:\Windows\System32

Rename that one to mmsysZ.cpl

Search for another copy and copy and paste it into the System32 folder
THEN click on it and see if it runs OK... if so great... if not delete
it
and
rename the other one back by removing the Z. Let me know if it works,
hangs as the other one or whatever.

nope, no good. didnt work

:

Lets run CHKDSK in case its a file problem.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67612-checkdisk.html?ltr=C
How to run Checkdisk (Autochk.exe) at boot-up - Chkdsk

I tired what that page told me but Its still not working

:

Could it be some of your sounds have been corrupted?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833

SFC /scannow

ok, i am having a problem being able to edit my recording
options. i
go
into
the control panel and click sound. when that pops up I click
recording
to
try
and get to my mic but the whole window freezes up. Below is a
screen
shot
of
what I'm talking about. Is there a way to stop it from
freezing?

 

[Spirit]

Do you have Explorer set to show all hidden files? and system files?

Did you close other programs in task manager and stop your anti-virus
and try?

I am about out of ideas except a re-install..... do you have a Vista CD?

I did all that and when I searched, i didn't find another copy

You need to right click on file, Properties and give yourself access
privileges to the file.

still not letting me rename, but i did get 2 different errors.when i
went
to
open the mmsys thing, i got an error that said "audio enhancements for
this
driver may be causing problem, do you want to disable" so i did that
and
it
still locked up. Also went i went to ctrl-alt-del the sound i got
something
saying "windows common shell dll not responding" or something like
that.

:

To make it simple login in as Admin below and then 1st try to run the
cpl file (double click on it) if it locks up then do the renaming as
before.

http://www.computerworld.com/action...ewArticleBasic&articleId=9015738&pageNumber=2
Turning on the Administrator account is straightforward.
First, open an elevated command prompt by typing
cmd into the Search box on the Start menu, right-clicking
the command prompt icon that appears at the top of the
Start menu, then selecting Run as administrator .
Then enter this command and press Enter:
Net user administrator /active:yes

From now on, the Administrator account will appear as an
option on the Welcome screen, along with any user accounts
you may have set up. Use it like any other account. Be aware
that it won't have a password yet, so it's a good idea to set a
password for it.

If you want to disable the account and hide it, enter this
command at an elevated command prompt and press Enter:
Net user administrator /active:no

ok heres something weird, when I went to rename it, I had to click
the
ok
for
permission but then it doesn't rename it, its keeps saying access
denied
and
that I need permission.

:

OK try this,,,, the Sound in Control Panel is mmsys.cpl located in
C:\Windows\System32

Rename that one to mmsysZ.cpl

Search for another copy and copy and paste it into the System32
folder
THEN click on it and see if it runs OK... if so great... if not
delete
it
and
rename the other one back by removing the Z. Let me know if it
works,
hangs as the other one or whatever.

nope, no good. didnt work

:

Lets run CHKDSK in case its a file problem.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67612-checkdisk.html?ltr=C
How to run Checkdisk (Autochk.exe) at boot-up - Chkdsk

I tired what that page told me but Its still not working

:

Could it be some of your sounds have been corrupted?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833

SFC /scannow

ok, i am having a problem being able to edit my recording
options. i
go
into
the control panel and click sound. when that pops up I
click
recording
to
try
and get to my mic but the whole window freezes up. Below is
a
screen
shot
of
what I'm talking about. Is there a way to stop it from
freezing?

 

[Guest]

well i thank you for your trouble, didn't mean to take up all your time. I
don't wanna try a reinstall because it was a pain in the ass to get windows
activated so I'll just go and buy a new mic one day. Thanks again

Do you have Explorer set to show all hidden files? and system files?

Did you close other programs in task manager and stop your anti-virus
and try?

I am about out of ideas except a re-install..... do you have a Vista CD?

I did all that and when I searched, i didn't find another copy

You need to right click on file, Properties and give yourself access
privileges to the file.

still not letting me rename, but i did get 2 different errors.when i
went
to
open the mmsys thing, i got an error that said "audio enhancements for
this
driver may be causing problem, do you want to disable" so i did that
and
it
still locked up. Also went i went to ctrl-alt-del the sound i got
something
saying "windows common shell dll not responding" or something like
that.

:

To make it simple login in as Admin below and then 1st try to run the
cpl file (double click on it) if it locks up then do the renaming as
before.

http://www.computerworld.com/action...ewArticleBasic&articleId=9015738&pageNumber=2
Turning on the Administrator account is straightforward.
First, open an elevated command prompt by typing
cmd into the Search box on the Start menu, right-clicking
the command prompt icon that appears at the top of the
Start menu, then selecting Run as administrator .
Then enter this command and press Enter:
Net user administrator /active:yes

From now on, the Administrator account will appear as an
option on the Welcome screen, along with any user accounts
you may have set up. Use it like any other account. Be aware
that it won't have a password yet, so it's a good idea to set a
password for it.

If you want to disable the account and hide it, enter this
command at an elevated command prompt and press Enter:
Net user administrator /active:no

ok heres something weird, when I went to rename it, I had to click
the
ok
for
permission but then it doesn't rename it, its keeps saying access
denied
and
that I need permission.

:

OK try this,,,, the Sound in Control Panel is mmsys.cpl located in
C:\Windows\System32

Rename that one to mmsysZ.cpl

Search for another copy and copy and paste it into the System32
folder
THEN click on it and see if it runs OK... if so great... if not
delete
it
and
rename the other one back by removing the Z. Let me know if it
works,
hangs as the other one or whatever.

nope, no good. didnt work

:

Lets run CHKDSK in case its a file problem.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67612-checkdisk.html?ltr=C
How to run Checkdisk (Autochk.exe) at boot-up - Chkdsk

I tired what that page told me but Its still not working

:

Could it be some of your sounds have been corrupted?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833

SFC /scannow

ok, i am having a problem being able to edit my recording
options. i
go
into
the control panel and click sound. when that pops up I
click
recording
to
try
and get to my mic but the whole window freezes up. Below is
a
screen
shot
of
what I'm talking about. Is there a way to stop it from
freezing?