Sound Driver

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Nicole.Portman

I'm having a hard time with my sound on my computer. On Itunes, it
skips for the first few seconds and then will play fine, even upon
start-up, the windows XP start-up sounds will sound skipped or really
distorted.

The biggest problem is using programs like Youtube, the sound is very
very very distorted and even the video will be in slow motion.
However, if I let Itunes run a song for 10 seconds or so, the youtube
sound will start playing normally for a minute or so before it starts
to skip again so sometimes in order to watch you tube videos, I have
to constantly start a new itunes song.

should rebooting my sound driver help and if so, how do i do this?
 
Try opening device mgr,expand the sound tree,R.click on the sound hardware
(one at a time),select,uninstall,do not restart after each,once thru,close
out,
shutdown pc.If you have a sound card,move the card to another PCI slot,
start pc.XP will reinstall on restart.
 
Steven said:
Andrew,

Will this work if sound is on the motherboard?

Steven
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Andrew E. is a resident troll and should be ignored.

Of course you won't be able to do what he suggested if your sound is on
your motherboard. Yes, you should try reinstalling your sound drivers.

Never get drivers from Windows Update. Get them from:

1. The device mftr.'s website; OR
2. The motherboard mftr.'s website if hardware is onboard; OR
3. The OEM's website for your specific machine if you have an OEM
computer (HP, Dell, Sony, etc.).

Read the installation instructions on the website where you get the drivers.

To find out what hardware is in your computer:

1. Read any documentation you got when you bought the computer.
2. If the computer is OEM, go to the OEM's website for your specific
model machine and look at the specs (you'll be there to get the drivers
anyway)
3. Download, install and run a free system inventory program like Belarc
Advisor. The older Aida32 is good for this, too although it might not
work on Vista.

http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html - Belarc Advisor
http://www.aumha.org/free.htm - Aida32 (hosted on Jim Eshelman's site)


Malke
 
Malke said:
Andrew E. is a resident troll and should be ignored.
snip<
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with the advice he gives it amazes me that he manages to keep his
PC running long enough to post :-)

gls858
 
Malke,

Thanks for the advice.

I installed a Soundblaster Audigy SE which has some diagnostics built in.
On testing this new installation, the log showed the following:

Creative Diagnostics Test Log
Detected device:
Sound Blaster Audigy

Tested device:Sound Blaster Audigy
06/29/2007 12:31:39AM Drivers Tests Pass Wave out device: Sound Blaster Audigy

Wave out device: Sound Blaster Audigy

Midi out device: Creative SoundFont Synth


06/29/2007 12:31:42AM Windows Multimedia Tests Fail Wave out device: Sound
Blaster Audigy

Wave out device: Sound Blaster Audigy

Midi out device: Creative SoundFont Synth


06/29/2007 12:31:43AM DirectSound Tests Pass Wave out device: Sound Blaster
Audigy

Wave out device: Sound Blaster Audigy

Midi out device: Creative SoundFont Synth

Note the "Windows Multimedia Test fail" error message I now have some sense
of what the problem is but no idea of how to fix it.

Steven
 
Steven said:
Malke,

Thanks for the advice.

I installed a Soundblaster Audigy SE which has some diagnostics built in.
On testing this new installation, the log showed the following: (snippage)

06/29/2007 12:31:42AM Windows Multimedia Tests Fail Wave out device: Sound
Blaster Audigy
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1. Get the latest drivers for the sound card from Creative.
2. Make sure you have disabled onboard sound in the BIOS.
3. After you install the latest drivers, make sure you reboot.

Other than that, I see that you haven't provided:

1. The specs for your computer. For all I know you're trying to run on a
PIII with 128MB of RAM.
2. The answer to The First Question Of Troubleshooting: what changed
between the time things worked and the time they didn't?


Malke
 
Malke,

Hopefully this will be enough system information. I lifted it from Belarc

Computer Profile Summary
Computer Name: My_9150 (in PONDEROSA)
Profile Date: June 30, 2007 23:57:34
Advisor Version: 7.2t
Windows Logon: Steven Horn

Click here for Belarc's System Management products, for large and small
companies.

Operating System System Model
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (build 2600) Dell Inc. Dell DXP051
System Service Tag: ******* (support for this PC)
Chassis Serial Number: *******
Enclosure Type: Tower
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
2.80 gigahertz Intel Pentium D
16 kilobyte primary memory cache
1024 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: Dell Inc. 0FJ030
Serial Number: ..CN7082166LG034.
Bus Clock: 800 megahertz
BIOS: Dell Inc. A07 01/08/2007
Drives Memory Modules c,d
316.65 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
284.48 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GSA-H21N [CD-ROM drive]
SONY DVD-ROM DDU1615 [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

ST3320633AS [Hard drive] (320.07 GB) -- drive 0
TEAC USB HS-CF Card USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 1
TEAC USB HS-MS Card USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 3
TEAC USB HS-SD Card USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 4
TEAC USB HS-xD/SM USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 2 2048 Megabytes
Installed Memory

Slot 'DIMM_1' has 1024 MB (serial number B53288A3)
Slot 'DIMM_3' is Empty
Slot 'DIMM_2' has 1024 MB (serial number B43279A3)
Slot 'DIMM_4' is Empty
Local Drive Volumes


c: (NTFS on drive 0) 104.86 GB 80.32 GB free
d: (NTFS on drive 0) 104.86 GB 97.94 GB free
e: (NTFS on drive 0) 106.93 GB 106.21 GB free
Network Drives
None detected
Users (mouse over user name for details) Printers
local user accounts last logon
Administrator 22/08/2006 20:36:32 (admin)
Steven Horn 30/06/2007 00:01:54 (admin)
local system accounts
Guest never
HelpAssistant never
SUPPORT_388945a0 never

DISABLED Marks a disabled account; LOCKED OUT Marks a locked account

Adobe PDF Converter on My Documents\*.pdf
DocuCom PDF Driver on DocuCom PDF Port:
DocuCom PDF Driver on DocuCom PDF Port:
hp deskjet 5550 series on USB001
Microsoft Shared Fax Driver on SHRFAX:
Microsoft XPS Document Writer on XPSPort:
Controllers Display
Standard floppy disk controller
Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 27DF
Intel(R) 82801GR/GH SATA AHCI Controller
Primary IDE Channel [Controller] Radeon X1650 Series [Display adapter]
Radeon X1650 Series Secondary [Display adapter]
DELL 1907FP [Monitor] (19.1"vis, s/n 6418066G0LWS, June 2006)
Bus Adapters Multimedia
Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller - 27C8
Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller - 27C9
Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller - 27CA
Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller - 27CB
Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 27CC

Sound Blaster Audigy
Unimodem Half-Duplex Audio Device
Communications Other Devices
Conexant D850 56K V.9x DFVc Modem


1394 Net Adapter
Intel(R) PRO/1000 PL Network Connection
primary IP Address: 172.168.0.10 / 24
Gateway: 172.168.0.1
Physical Address: 00:13:72:27:A9:68

Networking Dns Server: 172.168.0.1
OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
APC Battery BackUP
American Power Conversion USB UPS
HID-compliant consumer control device (3x)
USB Human Interface Device (3x)
EPSON Perfection1660
Microsoft USB Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 (IntelliType Pro)
Microsoft USB Wireless Mouse (IntelliPoint)
Generic USB Hub
USB Composite Device
USB Mass Storage Device
USB Printing Support
USB Root Hub (5x)
Virus Protection [Back to Top]
Norton AntiVirus Version 14.03
Virus Definitions Version 30/06/2007 Rev 9
Last Disk Scan on June 29, 2007 09:29:31
Realtime File Scanning On

When did it go wrong? I'm not sure. I think it was after I repaired my
Windows installation to give me access to add or Remove Programs in Control
Panel but can't say for sure

Asd I have indicated before, I have no problems with Media Player or with
listening to Sirius over the Internet. What is missing are the system sounds
and the volume control as Windows does not think a device has been installed,

Steven
 
Steven said:
Malke,

Hopefully this will be enough system information. I lifted it from Belarc

Computer Profile Summary
Computer Name: My_9150 (in PONDEROSA)
Profile Date: June 30, 2007 23:57:34
Advisor Version: 7.2t
Windows Logon: Steven Horn

Click here for Belarc's System Management products, for large and small
companies.

Operating System System Model
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (build 2600) Dell Inc. Dell DXP051
System Service Tag: ******* (support for this PC)
Chassis Serial Number: *******
Enclosure Type: Tower
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
2.80 gigahertz Intel Pentium D
16 kilobyte primary memory cache
1024 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: Dell Inc. 0FJ030
Click to expand...
When did it go wrong? I'm not sure. I think it was after I repaired my
Windows installation to give me access to add or Remove Programs in Control
Panel but can't say for sure
Click to expand...
Asd I have indicated before, I have no problems with Media Player or with
listening to Sirius over the Internet. What is missing are the system sounds
and the volume control as Windows does not think a device has been
Click to expand...
installed,

(snippage)

Well, your computer is more than capable of using the Creative Audigy.
And you say that doing MVP Kelly Theriot's registry fix for the lack of
system sounds didn't help? If this is the case, then all I can suggest
is that you go to Device Manager, toggle on the Show Hidden Devices, and
uninstall every sound card that shows up. Reboot the machine and go into
the BIOS and make sure onboard sound is disabled. Reboot into Windows
and reinstall your Creative card with the latest drivers from Creative.

If that doesn't work, then I don't know.


Malke
 
Malke,

I had not looked at Kelly Theriot's registry patch but the one at Line 371
did the job. I have my sounds back and I'm a happy camper.

Many thanks and if you are ever in Whitehorse, call me and I'll buy you a
drink.

Steven
 
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