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  • September 17, 2004 at 1:48 pm #2277707

    No Sound

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    by pcammuso · about 17 years, 8 months ago

    In Windows XP, when attempting to play a sound I get a message “Windows cannot play the sound %SystemRoot\media\.wav Your sound card may be in use. Checked Device Manager and all devices are working fine.

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    • September 17, 2004 at 4:05 pm #2714714

      Reply To: No Sound

      by willcomp · about 17 years, 8 months ago

      In reply to No Sound

      Device Manager is not a reliable indicator of functionality.

      Did it work before and quit or has it never worked?

      Is correct playback device selected when playing test sound?

      Are you using on-board sound or an add-on card? If add-on card, is on-board sound disabled?

      If it worked before, is set correctly and on-board sound is disabled for an add-on card, I suspect a corrupt driver. Uninstall and reinstall drivers for sound card (adapter). If that doesn’t work, sound card (adapter) has probably bitten the dust.

      Good luck,

      Dalton

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