I have a rather odd problem with sound in XP Pro:
I have no troubles playing MP3s/CD audio from any program, but Windows has stopped playing sounds upon system events. For example, at startup/shutdown or if I minimize a window, no sound is played. If I change the volume slider from the taskbar, instead of playing the proper wave file set in the control panel, the internal system speaker beeps as if I had no sound card.
If I go to the control panel where you assign sounds to the various events, they play fine there when I preview them. I've tried assigning new sound schemes with different wave files. I've tried upgrading to the latest SB Live! drivers from Creative. I've tried reinstalling the card and using the default XP drivers.
I think this all started after QuickTime crashed in the middle of playing a movie. I can't think of anything else that would cause this.
Of course this isn't too serious -- I can still play my music in Winamp -- but there's still something to fix here. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
pk
I have no troubles playing MP3s/CD audio from any program, but Windows has stopped playing sounds upon system events. For example, at startup/shutdown or if I minimize a window, no sound is played. If I change the volume slider from the taskbar, instead of playing the proper wave file set in the control panel, the internal system speaker beeps as if I had no sound card.
If I go to the control panel where you assign sounds to the various events, they play fine there when I preview them. I've tried assigning new sound schemes with different wave files. I've tried upgrading to the latest SB Live! drivers from Creative. I've tried reinstalling the card and using the default XP drivers.
I think this all started after QuickTime crashed in the middle of playing a movie. I can't think of anything else that would cause this.
Of course this isn't too serious -- I can still play my music in Winamp -- but there's still something to fix here. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
pk