Win2k Audio Service

[Guest]

I have an older Win2k machine in my office on which I am trying to activate
the onboard sound card. The Device Driver indicates that the card is working
properly, but there is no sound except sometimes the startup sound will play
before Windows starts. There are no conflicts and no other software grabbing
the sound port. I went into services to see if the Windows Audio Service was
disabled, but it is not present, nor could I find anything for it in the
registry.

My question is whether it is possible to reinstall this service without a
complete reinstallation of Win2k. If not, I will forgo the sound on it, but,
if so, I would like to enable it. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

 

[Jud]

I have an older Win2k machine in my office on which I am trying to activate
the onboard sound card.

Firstly have you tried a different set of speakers in case they are faulty

Go into device manager and remove all the sound related items, reboot and
windows will reinstall them, before you do,
search the web for the drivers for that particular sound card if you dont
know the type look at the board and it should have a manufacturers
name do a search for that board and get the drivers from the manufacturers
website.

Most times I do this I don't need the drivers as windows has them already
but better safe then sorry.

If after doing this it is still flaky it may be a bad socket on the sound
card and your only option is to add a seperate sound card.
if you do ensure you disable onboard sound by going into the BIOS.

Jud

 

[3c273]

Sound stupid, but have you opened the mixer and and made sure it's not
muted? Just a thought.
Louis

 

[Guest]

I already checked that. The only thing that I can find aberrant is the
absence of the Windows Audio Service in the services folder.

 

[Guest]

I tried all of that before posting here. I don't think that it's a hardware
problem as the sound works if I boot from a DOS diskette with the drivers
loaded. The absence of the Windows Audio Service in the services folder is
what I think is the problem, but I don't know how to just install a service.

 

[Guest]

Did you ever get this resolved? I am having the exact same problem with
Windows 2003 Server. If you have any clue. . . . Please help.

Woody

 

[j9]

Have you tried going with newer or 3rd party drivers for the sound board?