WinXp Home lost its sound

[Guest]

A WinXp Home computer stopped sending sound to the speaker. I went to ctrl
panel and clicked on the Critical Stop.wav icon, to test for sound, and I got
the following error message:
Windows cannot play the %SystemRoot%\media\Windows Xp Critical
Stop.wav file. The file may be damaged or may use an unrecogniaed
compression format. To resolve this problem, replace the file or use
Add/Remove Programs in Control panel to install Audio Compression.
I don't have any idea what to do, short of reinstalling Windows,
which seems like overkill. If anyone has any suggestions, it will be much
appreciated. Thanks, Marceepoo

 

[Malke]

A WinXp Home computer stopped sending sound to the speaker. I went to
ctrl panel and clicked on the Critical Stop.wav icon, to test for
sound, and I got the following error message:
Windows cannot play the %SystemRoot%\media\Windows Xp Critical
Stop.wav file. The file may be damaged or may use an unrecogniaed
compression format. To resolve this problem, replace the file or use
Add/Remove Programs in Control panel to install Audio Compression.
I don't have any idea what to do, short of reinstalling
Windows,
which seems like overkill. If anyone has any suggestions, it will be
much
appreciated. Thanks, Marceepoo

Before you reinstall Windows, look at MVP Kelly Theriot's site for
"Where did my sounds go?":

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm

Malke