Re: No sound




"ingvald44" <noone@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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calabash30@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
Reinstalling XP is an absolute last resort. I've customized virtually
everything on my PC....the boot screen, ALL the icons (system icons,
control panel icons, OpenOffice icons, start button, etc.), changed my
"tcpip.sys" file to allow more connections, gotten rid of the shortcut
arrows on my desktop, altered dozens of system files using Command
Prompt (mainly stuff portaining to the OS appearance), I've added tons
of screensavers, gotten rid of the annoying messages that pop up from
time to time (those little "reminders" that pop up in the lower right
hand corner of the screen)....I mean, the list goes on and on. This is
basically a custom OS that took months to build. And yes, I've used it
for over a year without a single problem. So if there's anything I can
do to avoid a complete reinstall, that's what I want to do. Somebody
from another forum suggested that the antivirus should be disabled
while installing the driver for my soundcard. I'll try that tonight.
How do I scan the harddrive for bad sectors? What are the files that
might be corrupted? Perhaps they can be replaced.(?)
Bryan
You've done all that and you wonder why your sound doesn't work?
Hmm.

Fine, then try a test of using a second hard drive ( if you have one) and
install XP on it with the mb chipset and sound card drivers. See if it
solves the issue. If not you've lost less than an hour sleuthing it and can
continue satisfyingly that you needn't do a new customization of the OS and
there's still a problem with the sound.

--
Jan Alter
bearpuf@xxxxxxxxxxx


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