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Peter





PostPosted: Tue Jul 18 16:15:02 CDT 2006 Top

Windows XP Perform Maintain >> Sound Problems... Over the past couple days, I've lost Most of my PC's sound capabilities.
Most program sounds do not sound (welllll..some are a very Faint
sound)........yet WinXP LogOn/LogOff & a couple other program sounds are
heard, Clearly. Nothing has been added/subtracted from the system.
Device Manager shows no warning signs & am unable to find anything amiss
in Event Viewer. I've checked the connections numerous times & all seem
to be OK. Have already done CheckDisk & Defrag.....no malwares found by
AdAware, SpyBot S&D, or AVG, btw. Nothing is muted, & all audio
properties are enabled & 'volumed'.

Here's the clincher...... I gave up a few minutes ago & decided to post
a question regarding this matter. Miraculously.......a few seconds
later, all sounds seem to have re-appeared! Cyber Gremlins? A similar
situation has occured on this system Once before, with a similar
Unexplained cure.

Please........enlighten me, if you can, as to the cause/cure.

Carol2

Windows XP600  
 
 
bene_blaze





PostPosted: Tue Jul 18 16:15:02 CDT 2006 Top

Windows XP Perform Maintain >> Sound Problems... You should probably provide some system info in order for answers.
1. Run sound troubleshooter
2. Check sound card in physical computer, remove card and re-install
3. Possible speaker problems, power transformer......the list goes on
--
Blaze Bene


"Carol2" wrote:

> Over the past couple days, I've lost Most of my PC's sound capabilities.
> Most program sounds do not sound (welllll..some are a very Faint
> sound)........yet WinXP LogOn/LogOff & a couple other program sounds are
> heard, Clearly. Nothing has been added/subtracted from the system.
> Device Manager shows no warning signs & am unable to find anything amiss
> in Event Viewer. I've checked the connections numerous times & all seem
> to be OK. Have already done CheckDisk & Defrag.....no malwares found by
> AdAware, SpyBot S&D, or AVG, btw. Nothing is muted, & all audio
> properties are enabled & 'volumed'.
>
> Here's the clincher...... I gave up a few minutes ago & decided to post
> a question regarding this matter. Miraculously.......a few seconds
> later, all sounds seem to have re-appeared! Cyber Gremlins? A similar
> situation has occured on this system Once before, with a similar
> Unexplained cure.
>
> Please........enlighten me, if you can, as to the cause/cure.
>
> Carol2
>
>
>
 
 
Carol2





PostPosted: Tue Jul 18 19:24:03 CDT 2006 Top

Windows XP Perform Maintain >> Sound Problems... The system was built by a local shop (5 yr.s ago this fall): 1.4 GHz
Athlon, Asus A7V-E MB, 256 MB RAM, CL Ensonic PCI sound card, Altec
Lansing speakers, etc.

However, as I stated in my post..... the sound not only quit
(mysteriously), it came Back just as mysteriously a couple days
later......without any intervention. All I had done was to run AVG,
AdAware, SpyBot, CheckDisk & Defrag. None of which seemed to have any
effect.

Thanks for the feedback, Dale. 8^)

Carol2

"Dale" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
news:EMail@HideDomain.com...
> You should probably provide some system info in order for answers.
> 1. Run sound troubleshooter
> 2. Check sound card in physical computer, remove card and re-install
> 3. Possible speaker problems, power transformer......the list goes on
> --
> Blaze Bene
>
>
> "Carol2" wrote:
>
>> Over the past couple days, I've lost Most of my PC's sound
>> capabilities.
>> Most program sounds do not sound (welllll..some are a very Faint
>> sound)........yet WinXP LogOn/LogOff & a couple other program sounds
>> are
>> heard, Clearly. Nothing has been added/subtracted from the system.
>> Device Manager shows no warning signs & am unable to find anything
>> amiss
>> in Event Viewer. I've checked the connections numerous times & all
>> seem
>> to be OK. Have already done CheckDisk & Defrag.....no malwares found
>> by
>> AdAware, SpyBot S&D, or AVG, btw. Nothing is muted, & all audio
>> properties are enabled & 'volumed'.
>>
>> Here's the clincher...... I gave up a few minutes ago & decided to
>> post
>> a question regarding this matter. Miraculously.......a few seconds
>> later, all sounds seem to have re-appeared! Cyber Gremlins? A
>> similar
>> situation has occured on this system Once before, with a similar
>> Unexplained cure.
>>
>> Please........enlighten me, if you can, as to the cause/cure.
>>
>> Carol2
>>
>>
>>


 
 
bene_blaze





PostPosted: Wed Jul 19 03:36:01 CDT 2006 Top

Windows XP Perform Maintain >> Sound Problems... I am not familier with any of the hardware/software you have mentioned.
When I got this "borrowed' computer it had NO sound. After many hours of
troubleshhooting, I finally got inside and removed the sound card and
re-seated it. Just today I had to do this again. Bad connections, old
computer. If you have run troubleshooting for sound card and have checked to
see if all codecs and such are there, I would get inside and re-seat the
sound card.

Sorry I couldn't help more
--
Blaze Bene


"Carol2" wrote:

> The system was built by a local shop (5 yr.s ago this fall): 1.4 GHz
> Athlon, Asus A7V-E MB, 256 MB RAM, CL Ensonic PCI sound card, Altec
> Lansing speakers, etc.
>
> However, as I stated in my post..... the sound not only quit
> (mysteriously), it came Back just as mysteriously a couple days
> later......without any intervention. All I had done was to run AVG,
> AdAware, SpyBot, CheckDisk & Defrag. None of which seemed to have any
> effect.
>
> Thanks for the feedback, Dale. 8^)
>
> Carol2
>
> "Dale" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
> news:EMail@HideDomain.com...
> > You should probably provide some system info in order for answers.
> > 1. Run sound troubleshooter
> > 2. Check sound card in physical computer, remove card and re-install
> > 3. Possible speaker problems, power transformer......the list goes on
> > --
> > Blaze Bene
> >
> >
> > "Carol2" wrote:
> >
> >> Over the past couple days, I've lost Most of my PC's sound
> >> capabilities.
> >> Most program sounds do not sound (welllll..some are a very Faint
> >> sound)........yet WinXP LogOn/LogOff & a couple other program sounds
> >> are
> >> heard, Clearly. Nothing has been added/subtracted from the system.
> >> Device Manager shows no warning signs & am unable to find anything
> >> amiss
> >> in Event Viewer. I've checked the connections numerous times & all
> >> seem
> >> to be OK. Have already done CheckDisk & Defrag.....no malwares found
> >> by
> >> AdAware, SpyBot S&D, or AVG, btw. Nothing is muted, & all audio
> >> properties are enabled & 'volumed'.
> >>
> >> Here's the clincher...... I gave up a few minutes ago & decided to
> >> post
> >> a question regarding this matter. Miraculously.......a few seconds
> >> later, all sounds seem to have re-appeared! Cyber Gremlins? A
> >> similar
> >> situation has occured on this system Once before, with a similar
> >> Unexplained cure.
> >>
> >> Please........enlighten me, if you can, as to the cause/cure.
> >>
> >> Carol2
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
 
 
Carol2





PostPosted: Wed Jul 19 20:31:53 CDT 2006 Top

Windows XP Perform Maintain >> Sound Problems... Thanks anyway, Dale. 8^) All I Really care is that it is Working
again.....just wish I knew what made it lose the sound in the first
place. The 1st time it happened was 2-3 yr.s ago, with the same
mysterious cure. LOL Must be PC gremlins!

Carol2

"Dale" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
news:EMail@HideDomain.com...
>I am not familier with any of the hardware/software you have mentioned.
> When I got this "borrowed' computer it had NO sound. After many hours
> of
> troubleshhooting, I finally got inside and removed the sound card and
> re-seated it. Just today I had to do this again. Bad connections, old
> computer. If you have run troubleshooting for sound card and have
> checked to
> see if all codecs and such are there, I would get inside and re-seat
> the
> sound card.
>
> Sorry I couldn't help more
> --
> Blaze Bene
>
>
> "Carol2" wrote:
>
>> The system was built by a local shop (5 yr.s ago this fall): 1.4 GHz
>> Athlon, Asus A7V-E MB, 256 MB RAM, CL Ensonic PCI sound card, Altec
>> Lansing speakers, etc.
>>
>> However, as I stated in my post..... the sound not only quit
>> (mysteriously), it came Back just as mysteriously a couple days
>> later......without any intervention. All I had done was to run AVG,
>> AdAware, SpyBot, CheckDisk & Defrag. None of which seemed to have
>> any
>> effect.
>>
>> Thanks for the feedback, Dale. 8^)
>>
>> Carol2
>>
>> "Dale" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
>> news:EMail@HideDomain.com...
>> > You should probably provide some system info in order for answers.
>> > 1. Run sound troubleshooter
>> > 2. Check sound card in physical computer, remove card and
>> > re-install
>> > 3. Possible speaker problems, power transformer......the list goes
>> > on
>> > --
>> > Blaze Bene
>> >
>> >
>> > "Carol2" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Over the past couple days, I've lost Most of my PC's sound
>> >> capabilities.
>> >> Most program sounds do not sound (welllll..some are a very Faint
>> >> sound)........yet WinXP LogOn/LogOff & a couple other program
>> >> sounds
>> >> are
>> >> heard, Clearly. Nothing has been added/subtracted from the
>> >> system.
>> >> Device Manager shows no warning signs & am unable to find anything
>> >> amiss
>> >> in Event Viewer. I've checked the connections numerous times &
>> >> all
>> >> seem
>> >> to be OK. Have already done CheckDisk & Defrag.....no malwares
>> >> found
>> >> by
>> >> AdAware, SpyBot S&D, or AVG, btw. Nothing is muted, & all audio
>> >> properties are enabled & 'volumed'.
>> >>
>> >> Here's the clincher...... I gave up a few minutes ago & decided to
>> >> post
>> >> a question regarding this matter. Miraculously.......a few
>> >> seconds
>> >> later, all sounds seem to have re-appeared! Cyber Gremlins? A
>> >> similar
>> >> situation has occured on this system Once before, with a similar
>> >> Unexplained cure.
>> >>
>> >> Please........enlighten me, if you can, as to the cause/cure.
>> >>
>> >> Carol2
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>