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unable to read or record .WAV

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by jerome.delaunay

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I use an ALS 4000 chipset card.
I already tryed to recover windows 98.
I never can read or record .WAV sound. Microsoft recorder start, but recording time don't move.

I don't want to reinstall windows...

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by mm212

This sounds like a soundcard or driver issue. I'd start by visiting the web site of the manufacturer of your soundcard and download and install the latest driver. If that fails, there's a chance your soundcard has failed.

by etoile

You should also see if your soundcard software has some sort of sound mixer, because you need to check the input source of the sound. For instance, you might be trying to record via your microphone, but the input source is set to line in, or CDromor something else.

Good luck

by jerome.delaunay

sound input and output works correctly,
it's just about reading and recording software.

for exemple, microsoft recorder can record, but time and time cursor dont move.

by bww5195

You might try going to the START button, settings, Control Panel, Add-Remove Programs, Windows Setup, Multimedia. Take the check out of Sound Recorder and the the Ok\apply thing, then reboot. Run thru the same steps to re-add sound recorder back to your system and see if that helps. It may reset whatever has went wrong with your sound recorder setup.

by jerome.delaunay

Good idea, already tryed. microsoft installing/desinstalling tool seem not realy make a complete d?sinstallation.

i'm not sure this problem specially come from this sound card drivers & softwars.

by sparky4

click start - settings - control panel
double click multimedia
on the audio tab, make sure that your sound card is listed as the preferred recording and playback device
hit apply/close and then close the control panel.
double click the little speaker icon near the clock.
click on the options menu, and then click n properties.

click the radio button for recording, and then make sure that mic is selected inb the list below the radio buttons.
click on OK. the mixer will change from playback to recording. if the check boxes below each recording source is "select" make sure that mic is the only one selected. if the check box is "mute" make sure that mic is the only one not muted.
you should now be able to record.

by mike (from canada)

go through the suggestions posted by others, and if it doesnt work, you can try to use scandisk and repair or replace infected files scandisk finds or you can take your soundcard out of your system and make a manual attempt to fix it. try downloading the DOS version of your drivers and see if it works in dos. if it does, then chances are your windows files are either corrupted, or out of date. Try upgrading.

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