Here i go trying to fix someone's else computer again. It's an Hp 743 Windows 98 Se. They removed the original audio/modem card. They replaced it with a Sound Blaster Live card. The cd play works but the OS has no sounds at all now! I disabled the original sound card but still have no sound. I'm not sure if it's a hardware conflict or software or driver or just not compatable sound card. Any suggestion? Thanks.
Hp 743, no system sounds, with SB live audio card
#1
Posted 14 April 2006 - 03:38 PM
Here i go trying to fix someone's else computer again. It's an Hp 743 Windows 98 Se. They removed the original audio/modem card. They replaced it with a Sound Blaster Live card. The cd play works but the OS has no sounds at all now! I disabled the original sound card but still have no sound. I'm not sure if it's a hardware conflict or software or driver or just not compatable sound card. Any suggestion? Thanks.
#2
Posted 14 April 2006 - 07:14 PM
Open Control Panel and double click the "Sounds" icon. From the "Schemes" dropdown menu, make sure Windows Default is selected.
Let me know what you find.
wannabe1
#3
Posted 14 April 2006 - 08:41 PM
i've tried that and the schemes shows windows default but the window above it (sounds) is greyed out and says "none". Does that mean anything?
Darlena
#4
Posted 15 April 2006 - 03:08 AM
SRX660
#5
Posted 15 April 2006 - 11:54 AM
How would I set the SB to play wav files? Yes it says SB Live in the device manager. Should I try to uninstall/reinstall SB card? Also I just realized there is no volume icon in the task bar, and when I try to add it it insists I have to reinstall it from add/revome programs, but when I try that it wants the Windows SE 98 disk to install it from. Well, I don't have the disk as this is not my computer, but I have contacted the person I'm fixing this for and they do have the disk but they are out of town for the weekend so I can't get it till Monday. Could this be the real problem?
Darlena
PS Well i fixed the problem with the volume and the pc speaker was muted. I thought that was going to fix things but guess what, still no sound although everything else appears to be working.
I installed a newer version of WMP just for the heck of it. it appears to be playing but of course there is no sound. However a cd played with the Creative SB player does have sound!
How can this be?
Edited by Darlena, 15 April 2006 - 08:09 PM.
#6
Posted 15 April 2006 - 10:43 PM
SRX660
#7
Posted 15 April 2006 - 10:54 PM
Just my two cents worth, but have you confirmed that the sound themes are installed? If grayed out, they may have been removed accidently when sound card was removed originally.Hi Wannabe1,
i've tried that and the schemes shows windows default but the window above it (sounds) is greyed out and says "none". Does that mean anything?
Darlena
Ron
#8
Posted 16 April 2006 - 12:00 AM
Download the attached file and extract it to your desktop. Right click on the extracted file and select "Merge"...accept the change. Reboot.
Does this get the system sounds going?
wannabe1
Attached Files
#9
Posted 16 April 2006 - 01:12 PM
Registry editor:cannot import C;Windows\Desktop\syssoud.reg. The specified file is not a registry script. You can import only registry files.
What does this mean?
Also I just noticed in the device mamager under sounds I only have the SB live, shouldn't I have other items there, like audio codecs and such?
Also tried disconnecting the audio cable fron the sound card, that didn't work either.
How do I confirm that the sound themes are installed? I go to sounds, and try to play the different sound themes but just like in WMP they act like there working but still no real sound.
Edited by Darlena, 16 April 2006 - 01:22 PM.
#10
Posted 16 April 2006 - 01:34 PM
Edited by wannabe1, 16 April 2006 - 01:35 PM.
#11
Posted 16 April 2006 - 03:11 PM
SRX660
#12
Posted 16 April 2006 - 06:39 PM
No SB cd , this os was just given to me to fix, notthing supplied to help., but I've check and find no onboard audio to disable.
Guess what, just remenbered I have a SB Live cd from my dell--Duh!!! Let you know as soonn as i install it how it goes. I'd cross my fingers and my toes--if I could. Later!!
I can't believe I now have sound! But ... I also have a new problem, now the cd rom will play audio and vidio cd's but it can't open data cds, just locks up!! (it was working before I install the SB live cd.)
I'm about ready for HP stew.
darlena
Edited by Darlena, 17 April 2006 - 09:29 PM.
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