Lost sound in XP

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I get an error message that says "windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file." It says I may not have permission, but I am the only user of this computer. There is only one user account - administrator. 

 

What specifically installs the tiny speaker in the minitray in the bottom right of the screen? The absence of that speaker - I suppose - indicates that the system sound is not working. I have reinstalled XP and XP2 upgrade, yet there still is no sound/minispeaker. I have an Creative Labs Audigy2 soundcard, the current driver, and yet I have no minispeaker.

What computer model? How did you reinstall XP? Clean install with reformat? These are crucial facts to troubleshoot.

Snapplelips, you don't say which computer model you have, but following the XP reinstall did you first install the chipset driver, then the audio and other drivers from the Dell downloads site?

Also, run this to completely get rid of Norton: http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005103109480139

No I did not do a clean reinstall because I was only trying to recover lost System Services in the System Configuration. I just reinstalled the SP2 Update, and while it fixed the lost System Services, I lost the system sound in the process.

 

I did take your advice to fix the Windows Update problem, and it worked. I was able to download 69 updates, but none fixed the missing sound problem.

 

I have a Dimension 8300 with an Audigy2 soundcard. I have downloaded the latest drivers, and the hardware and drivers are installed. All indications are that they are working OK. I still have no mini-speaker in my minitray, however.

Yes, that placed the volume icon in the tray. When I try and play a system sound ( any), I get the error message "Windows cannot play the ________  sound. Your sound card may be in use"

 

When I check the sound volume settings, the settings are all the way to the left. No matter how I reset them, they keep resetting themselves. There is no sound at all.

Yes, I just wanted to solve that problem first.

 

Go to Control Panel/sounds and audio devices  and see if the "place volume icon in the taskbar" is ticked

Reinstall the sound driver, get the latest driver from creative.

 

 

http://us.creative.com/support/downloads/

I tried all that. I uninstalled the driver, reinstalled a new Audigy2 driver from Creative. It still doesn't work.

Does the card show to be working in Device manager?

 

Did you check All settings in Sounds and Audio Devices?

Hi snapplelips,

 

I didn't notice which system you have but is your onboard sound disabled in bios?

(a nvram reset or bios flash will revert it).

 

Make sure it's disabled.

 

Also you might need to reseat your sound card.

 

Let us know,

 

Mike