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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 308768" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>Well I have a few ideas - if the ones up there didn't work. </p><p> </p><p>Sometimes automatic service updates do not help - and mess up your sound configurations. FUN huh? </p><p> </p><p>You can try these things and see if it helps. I am guessing that you are running Windows XP either home or business edition and have SP I or II. There really isn't any need for you to have SP III at this point unless you are some Super Geeky kid...SP is Service Pack. It's not totally stable just yet. I mean you can have it and it's not going to hurt you - but it's not necessary to run most programs. </p><p> </p><p>If you don't know which one you have - you can go to START - RUN and type in winver - and it will tell you (yeah I know everyone go and try it) lol. If it says SP I - you may want to update to Service pack II so that things like Adobe can update & work today with your computer - keep in mind the outside world is updating constantly and just because you are only playing majhong doesn't mean you don't need to keep up with technology. </p><p> </p><p>Okay - so if you are good to go - great. </p><p> </p><p>Now...here are my two suggestions - </p><p> </p><p>Start </p><p>Control panel</p><p>Properties</p><p>Performance & Maintenance</p><p>System</p><p>Hardware</p><p>Device Manager tab</p><p>Look for the Sound, Video Game content & double click </p><p> - Do you see any YELLOW question marks? </p><p>.....IF SO - there is a problem and you should be able to follow the prompts to trouble shoot. </p><p>..........IF NOT - you can click on the individual sound devices and follow the troubleshoot prompts to see if this corrects any of your problems. </p><p> </p><p>IF NOT - here's another suggestion. </p><p> </p><p>Not the best - BUT......</p><p> </p><p>Start</p><p>Control</p><p>Performance & Maintenance</p><p>Then on the left side of your screen there will be a SYSTEM restore - </p><p>Click that -</p><p>It opens a page that will ask you if you want to CREATE a restore point or </p><p>actually DO a SYSTEM RESTORE. </p><p> </p><p>Your computer "should' already be set to do a daily system restore. If/When you click on system restore ---</p><p>Make sure all OTHER programs are closed - ie: IE, WORD - any windows programs - (basically everything) </p><p>A calendar will pop up. Click the day closest to the day you KNOW you had sound...and restore to that point. ei: if you had sound YESTERDAY - restore to yesterday. </p><p> </p><p>If your computer tells you you have no restore points...I'm not sure what you could do at that point except find the driver for your audio card and uninstall /reinstall it. </p><p> </p><p>There is also a VERY nasty NASTY dll. (registry virus) going around so be sure that once you are done doing this - you go back and check that your firewalls and your internet virus are all up and working and on - This virus is called something like dll.32 - when you try to take it out? It replicates itself over and over and over - awful little thing. </p><p> </p><p>Hope this helps - </p><p>If not - post again and let us know and we'll get some more ideas..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 308768, member: 4964"] Well I have a few ideas - if the ones up there didn't work. Sometimes automatic service updates do not help - and mess up your sound configurations. FUN huh? You can try these things and see if it helps. I am guessing that you are running Windows XP either home or business edition and have SP I or II. There really isn't any need for you to have SP III at this point unless you are some Super Geeky kid...SP is Service Pack. It's not totally stable just yet. I mean you can have it and it's not going to hurt you - but it's not necessary to run most programs. If you don't know which one you have - you can go to START - RUN and type in winver - and it will tell you (yeah I know everyone go and try it) lol. If it says SP I - you may want to update to Service pack II so that things like Adobe can update & work today with your computer - keep in mind the outside world is updating constantly and just because you are only playing majhong doesn't mean you don't need to keep up with technology. Okay - so if you are good to go - great. Now...here are my two suggestions - Start Control panel Properties Performance & Maintenance System Hardware Device Manager tab Look for the Sound, Video Game content & double click - Do you see any YELLOW question marks? .....IF SO - there is a problem and you should be able to follow the prompts to trouble shoot. ..........IF NOT - you can click on the individual sound devices and follow the troubleshoot prompts to see if this corrects any of your problems. IF NOT - here's another suggestion. Not the best - BUT...... Start Control Performance & Maintenance Then on the left side of your screen there will be a SYSTEM restore - Click that - It opens a page that will ask you if you want to CREATE a restore point or actually DO a SYSTEM RESTORE. Your computer "should' already be set to do a daily system restore. If/When you click on system restore --- Make sure all OTHER programs are closed - ie: IE, WORD - any windows programs - (basically everything) A calendar will pop up. Click the day closest to the day you KNOW you had sound...and restore to that point. ei: if you had sound YESTERDAY - restore to yesterday. If your computer tells you you have no restore points...I'm not sure what you could do at that point except find the driver for your audio card and uninstall /reinstall it. There is also a VERY nasty NASTY dll. (registry virus) going around so be sure that once you are done doing this - you go back and check that your firewalls and your internet virus are all up and working and on - This virus is called something like dll.32 - when you try to take it out? It replicates itself over and over and over - awful little thing. Hope this helps - If not - post again and let us know and we'll get some more ideas.. [/QUOTE]
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