Re: All of a sudden - I have no sound
Jason, Cal.....
I think I have found the problem and fixed it too !! Better luck than
good management though
After reading Jason and Cal's messages and browsing around the Speaker icon
some more, actually right clicking it and opening the 'sound' tab, it dawned
on me that there were 2 media programs and I wondered what would happen if I
switched the default. So I tried making the 'other one as the default and I
now have my sound back.
The one I'm now using as the default is: Speaker- "High Definition Audio
Device". The other one (icon with description) has disappeared but as best
as I can remember, it was "SB Live" with its own little icon. I tried doing
a search on my computer for 'SB Live' but came up empty. Then I checked for
any recent MS upgrades, and lo and behold I see where MS sent me an upgrade
on July 4th which fits right into the timeframe when we lost our sound. So I
will speculate that that was the reason for my problem...my speculation
only!!
Anyway, I rebooted the computer and I now have sound.
Thanks for your help and I hope this may help others.
Tom Warren
"Cal Bear '66" <xxx@xxx.org> wrote in message
news:CFADD606-2795-4BF9-A204-3D330690EC7C@microsoft.com...
> Try clicking on the Speaker icon in the Notification Area of the Taskbar,
> click the Mixer link at the bottom, and make sure that any of the sliders
> are not muted while playing back the music sample (in Windows Media
> Player?).
>
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> "Tom Warren" <mtnest@hartcom.net> wrote in message
> news:04121BD0-CDE1-4713-99B8-77A896FDF6FB@microsoft.com...
>> Jason,
>>
>> First, thanks for such a speedy reply......
>>
>> 1. Yes, the test does correctly produce sound.
>>
>> 2. I'm not much of a media person other than the usual things such as
>> what you might receive via web links. I don't download music, etc ( just
>> to give you a knowledge basis). Anyway, I opened the MS media music
>> sample and there was no sound. However, I did have a 'visual' of the
>> sound which was playing if that's any help.
>>
>> Tom
>>
>>
>> "Jason Freeman" <loosus@coastalnet.com> wrote in message
>> news:u0XznvYwHHA.3684@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> Tom,
>>>
>>> To be clear, you're saying that the test does correctly produce sound,
>>> correct?
>>>
>>> Also, when does it not produce sound? For example, what happens if you
>>> open a media file in Windows Media Player?
>>>
>>> Jason
>>>
>>>
>>> "Tom Warren" <mtnest@hartcom.net> wrote in message
>>> news:831DF681-4EFE-454F-A280-D78196310CD9@microsoft.com...
>>>> Not sure what has happened but I have no sound. I've run all the tests
>>>> that "Help/Troubleshooting" - sound...has mentioned but still nothing.
>>>> I do have a sound card which is recognized and is working. When I test
>>>> the system as instructed, all is ok (I can produce sound out of the
>>>> speakers).
>>>>
>>>> No new programs installed before this problem started. I am running
>>>> Vista Home Premium on a 6 month old E-Machines computer.
>>>>
>>>> A few days ago had a problem with Windows Mail not deleting emails but
>>>> the system has mysteriously fixed itself.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for any help you may offer.
>>>>
>>>> Tom Warren
>>>
>>
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