*//error msg: There are no active mixer devices available. To install mixer
devices, go to Control Panel, click Printers and Other Hardware, and then
click Add Hardware.
This program will now close. //*
I have uninstalled and reinstalled the soundcard (intergrated SoundMAX) and
everything seems fine. It is also showing up in the Device Manager. What
would be easier is if i could get the name of the driver and istall it
straight off the Windows XP disc as it is a "Microsoft Driver" not a
"SoundMAX driver" Thanks
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Audio Devices (SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio) -> Status: Driver is
enabled but has not been started
MIDI Devices and Instruments (WDM-based Device) -> as above
Mixer Devices (SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio) -> as per audio devices
I hope this helps. Thanks
"no active mixer devices available"
Device manager lists the audio device and drivers and says its working
properly. There are no conflicts. However, Volume control says there is
no audio device and settings are greyed out. Drivers in use c-media
5.12.1.44
Up until a recent windows update, sound was working. The update
installed the latest hardware driver for AC97 audio contoller (which it
identified as vynl AC97).
We have removed the files in system32/ and system32/drivers that relate
to the vynl update and those for c-media and replaced them with the
original working c-media drivers (as listed above).
we have checked the services are running for windows audio and
dependants.
AC97 is enabled in the bios, which has also been reset along with the
cmos.
to rule out hardware we have installed and subequently removed a SB
card - the exact same fault is present.
anyone know a fix?
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goto control panel, add new hardware, next (let it seach), yes hardware
is connected, next, scroll to bottom, add new hardware device, next,
install from list, next, select system devices, next, select have disk,
point to amended copy of machine.inf in temp directory, scroll to "plug
and play software device emulator" in right hand column, next and
complete install.
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I was just about to rebuild my system when I saw your post.
Your timely post has helped me get my onboard AC97 audio device working
under XP - thanks.
There are literally hundreds of people out there with a similar problem
- some of them going as far as to buy new audio cards etc.
Julian B
this was very very usefull.......
I have installed 2 other sound cards + reinstalled the drivers more
time than i can count.
The bit that said blue all over the place was a bit confusing.... but
worked just as is written Thanks........
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Search for the machine.inf file on your PC. Create a directory and call
it anything you like. Copy the machine.inf file to the new directory.
Modify the .inf file as instructed.
When you get to select have disk, browse to the new directory you just
made and use your modified machine.inf file.
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ls
thanks hope thats you will reply ... thanks
joe
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Hi,
I tried to do your fix but when I got to "Have Disk" and pointed to
the temporary folder where I put machine.inf it didn't populate with
anything "No option for Plug and Play*" I don't know what I did wrong,
am I at a point where it might be more effective to just reformat the
drive?
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you can easily imagine what happened... 3 or 4 fundamental drivers had
been damaged because hard disk was reading/writing in those sectors
when the PC froze.
so i gave a look to the system log , found which drivers couldn't be
loaded and manually overwrite them with backup files i had.
then i removed yellow marked peripherals and reinstalled them.
Now everything seemed right, but there was still no audio.
I forgot to reinstall "Pnp software enum". And I didn't know how to
reinstall it, since it didn't appear in "install new hardware" lists.
Until Optrex found the solution.
Great, man. I registered to this forum just to make you my compliments
;)
marco, italy
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Ok, I am following your instructuion, when it comes to select
machine.inf file from temp created folder, after that there is nothing
on left and right panels and it does not let me to go further (the
'next' button is inactive).
Please i tried million things and it still not working, could you
assist.
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In any case, a more likely explanation is that your 'Windows Audio'
service is not running. For more information, see:
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/t1123466906
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Machine.inf is the INF file used by the Windows operating system during
the Windows startup process to map core chipset hardware and
BIOS-enumerated or firmware-enumerated device identifiers (IDs).
Windows uses this information for tasks such as:
• Creating services and visual display strings.
• Copying drivers in conjunction with Layout.inf.
• Creating and deleting registry entries.
• Applying filter drivers.
As new chipsets evolve or when system manufacturers change device
description strings for their current chipsets, Machine.inf is the file
they must modify.
To study more visit 'Machine.inf'
(http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/sysinternals/machine_inf.mspx)
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Now I have a question: Do I move the modified <machine.inf> file from
the temporary location to the \windows\system32\ directory for future
updates? Or do I leave it alone in the \temp directory?
Thanks again for a solution to a difficult problem (for me at least).
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I probably have done something obviously wrong, heck i didn't know what
a temporary directory was untill last week, i just want to be able to
listen to music, and i really appreciate that people are out there that
are willing to help someone who may not be all there with computers :)
Thankyou for taking your time.
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> can't seem to find machine.inf
> any suggestions?
Are your search options set to include System and Hidden files?
i can slove this problem when allah willing
go to run
and type services.msc
then go to windown audio
double click on it
and under service status
there are start
click it and your problem will be solve
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Most people will assume the sound card itself is having difficulty or
the drivers have no been installed, or maybe the system has been muted.
However, when the computer starts or shuts down you hear the normal
Windows sounds. However other audio does not play normally and results
in error messages.
When I checked the Sound and Audio Devices section of the Control Panel
in Windows XP, it shows there are no audio devices and everything is
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Depending on whether you have type 0687 or 0769, one or more of these
drivers may be needed.
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> Depending on whether you have type 0687 or 0769, one or more of these
> drivers may be needed.
>
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/product.do?doccategoryind=50370&doccategoryind.x=10&doccategoryind.y=15&template=%2Fproductpage%2Flandingpages%2FproductPageLandingPage.vm&brandind=10&familyind=370177&machineind=0&modelind=0&partnumberind=0&subcategoryind=0&operatingsystemind=49979&validate=true
sanatamim wrote:
> Thanks for the prompt reply Joe, I downloaded both files from Lenovo
> site, the bios and also the audio drivers, but it still does not solve
> the problem.
> Is it possible that my soundcard is ****ed up?
Did you locate the files after download, and run them? Anything's
possible; the sound card could be bad.. it's just difficult to get at
most components of a laptop, so that should be the last thing you try.
Still, if you been fooling with it for four months, it might be time to
visit a local computer shop.
Look here for more ideas:
Volume Icon Is Not Displayed in the Notification Area, and You Receive
an Error Message When You Try to Add It:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=319095
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>
> Is there any other way to reset the BIOS to Factory Default without
> taking the battery out?
It depends on the BIOS, but most of them have a "reset to default"
setting you can use in the BIOS setup program.
> The battery for Lenovo laptop that I have is located under the keyboard
> and I can not see the battery.
> Is resetting the bios going to fix the sound?
Your message says nothing about the problem you're having with the
sound, so I don't know for sure. But my guess is probably not, since
you are much more likely to have a driver problem if you have a
problem with your sound.
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Lost Sound?
If the symptom is that: �error message: There are no active mixer
devices available. To install mixer devices, go to Control Panel, click
Printers and Other Hardware, and then click Add Hardware. This program
will now close.�
Go to Start > Run and type in: services.msc , and hit enter.
Scroll down to "Windows Audio", right-click on it and select
Properties,
set the startup type to Automatic, click Apply
then click the �Start� menu option from the �Action� menu.
Then, you may have to go to the �Sound� control panel
and choose the �Audio� tab.
_Then_ensure_that_the_\"Conexant_AMC_Audio\"_*is_chosen*_from_the_pull_down_menus_
both for �Sound Playback - Default Device�
and also for �Sound Recording - Default Device�.
The �MIDI music playback - Default Device�
should be �Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth�.
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>
>optrex;318165 Wrote:
[snip]
>I joined this forum just say THANK YOU OPTREX!
"optrex" left the freaking room FOUR YEARS AGO and has not returned.
DAMN, but the vBulletin gateway users can really be dumb asses.
THIS DOESN'T FIX MY PROBLEM.
windows audio is already started and is in auto start up mode in
services.msc and all of my devices are functioning properly....
there has got to be more to fixing this problem.
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who ever wrote that, honestly, my dog can spell better than that fool.
kai?
lol, he's a newb. dont listen to him, if you listen to illiterat
newfags like him , you will fail, yer better off on the phone with Dell
techsupport for 7 hours.
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Hey.what do u mean by remove
at about line 20 " ExcludeFromSelect=* "
i tried it by removing that line and it doesn't seem to work.
please help!
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ok so ive done this once and it didn�t resolve my issue, im going to try
again to see if a second attempt will result in better luck....... its
not services.inf or whatnot sound card and drivers are current .....all
problems started after winwp update not sure which one sp2 or sp3 as I
completed all the updates in the same night, roommate never updated and
figured i was doing her a favor, ha so much for that!!!! comp runs great
but with out sound its just $h!t
will be back with results soon but i would also like to know what to do
with the file i create in temp ? why not just edit original file? not
going to try but worth a shot?
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Kelly has a few suggestions at her site:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
Click "S" and scroll down to "Sound Troubleshooters", just about halfway
down the page.
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Also just want to add that after trying optrex's fix (that didn't work)
it now takes my computer half an hour to properly start up. I can move
my mouse around the desktop but any programs/folders I try to open
freeze and task manager wont work and if I put my mouse over the task
bar at the bottom all I get is an hourglass, half an hour later it all
just instantly starts working and maybe 1 in every 10 times my sound
will work for a short while before completely disappearing. Seriously if
any of you want to challenge your computer fixing skills then try and
help me out.
well thats just great but where is Kelly's site?
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>
>I need major help like i was cleaning my computer and i uninstalled my
>sound thing and now i just dont wanna use it can some1 help me should i
>sell my laptop because re installing the sound seems like to much
>trouble
Does your "cleaning" program have an "undo" button ?