||| "John" <
[email protected]>
||| wrote in message ||| My Windows Start-UP and Shut Down files no longer work.
||| <SNIP>
|| "Wesley Vogel" <
[email protected]>
|| wrote in message || Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
||
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm
| "John" <
[email protected]>
| wrote in message | My problem is now so sever that any sound I apply to a
| windows task, does not play a sound I assign to it. It seems
| that the Sound and Audio Device Manager does not talk to
| my Sound Blaster Audigy 2 card at all. Yet I can still hear
| sounds and music while playing games and music files.
| Anyone have any ideas as to what is wrong?
I may be wrong, but AFAICT the resource that "Wesley Vogel"
directed you to does not include the following solution that solves
a problem that sounds exactly like yours. And if it does include
the following solution, I apologize for posting it again and would
appreciate it if someone would reply with a (as in one) link to the
exact location on Kelly's Web Site where it is located.
To quote parts of the Microsoft Knowledge Base Article that
describes the problem:
"No sound events may be played, even though you have
applied a sound scheme or you have associated specific
sounds with sound events <SNIP> Note that this <SNIP>
does not prevent sounds from being played if you use the
Sounds and Multimedia tool in Control Panel to verify sound
associations or if you simply attempt to play sounds (such
as .wav files). This problem only affects sounds that are
triggered by a sound event."
The problem is caused by a null value at the root of the
HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry hive. And it is a
problem that I have seen in Microsoft Windows 2000.
Furthermore, there is a Microsoft Knowledge Base Article
that addresses the problem and offers a resolution. And
even though Microsoft Windows XP is not listed in the
"applies to:" section, perhaps performing the steps in the
Resolution section would resolve your problem:
KB262256 - No Sound Events Are Played
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=262256
NOTE:
Changing or deleting registry entries can cause you to have to
reinstall the whole operating system. Before you run the Registry
Editor I recommend that you understand how to backup, edit
and restore the registry.
In particular, I suggest that you read the KB Article section
titled "Export Registry Keys" and then, before you edit the
registry, export the keys that you plan to edit. For more
information see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base
Article and/or Registry FAQ.
KB322756 - HOW TO: Back Up, Edit, and Restore the Registry in
Windows XP and Windows Server
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?Product=winxp&scid=kb;en-us;322756
Windows Registry Guide - Windows Registry FAQ
http://www.winguides.com/article.php?id=1&guide=registry