Comp. wont play (recognize) any sound (files)
Hello,
I recently am experiencing a sound dilemma. My computer has long been working quirk free. I disconnected and the reconnected in a new location. When I reconnected the computer, I soon found that NO sounds worked:
I tried to access my music files: File types not recognized
I tried to play the windows theme sounds: "file may be damaged or may use an unrecognized compression format..."
I tried to test my sound device hardware: Sound Hardware cannot play sounds
I tried Control Panel>Sound & Audio Devices> Sound> Device Playback> Advanced: error- DirectSound settings not available
I tried to play movies (avi) and receive notice that the audio for the movie is missing or something, and am advised to close out or play without audio.
I have been through the device manager, and the sound card Creative AudioPCI (ES1371,ES1373) (WDM) is enabled and "working properly". I haven't the slightest as to what is wrong.
I have never had a problem to date, and can't seem to figure where it exists now. I even went to services.msc and checked windows audio services... it's fine.
Will you assist me in my quest? MUSIC IS MY LIFE!
SPECS:
Unit: OEM Prebuilt
Intel Celeron CPU 1.7 GHz
O/S: MS Windows XP
Mother Board: :( I don't know
Sound Card: Creative AudioPCI (ES1371,ES1373) (WDM)