All,

have Dimension 8300, Windows XP Home Edition and running McAfee virus scan, Firewall, Spamkiller. have also installed Win TV 2000 via USB port. Audigy 2 soundcound.

Background

Bought new game last week Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 and installed - everything working fine until last night.

I was running PGA tour and switched user to let my daughter check a word document.

When I went back to the pc later to resume, CtHelper MFC application error message appeared and NO SOUND from speakers - just a hum. No sound either from windows media player, Realplayer etc - sound on Win TV 2000 still fine though!

My daughter assures me that she encountered no problems/anything unusual.

I have tried to Sytem Restore for circa 5 different restore points but all incomplete! So much for restore points!

Have tried various checks - creative diagnostic tests say evertyhing is ok although I cannot try speaker test because I am not given speaker set up to choose from! Volume controls etc on......

Have now run out of ideas and would greatly appreciate help in solving this very frustrating problem.

many thanks in advance

Haffy

Message Edited by haffy on 05-07-2004 05:44 PM