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re: I think I've got it
Friday, July 25, 2003 at 9:29 am
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Posted by Dave (1 messages posted)

Hey, Tried to reinstall the multimedia audio controller but couldnt bcoz the darned box couldnt find the right drivers. I guess I'll have to look for the Driver cd with the on-board sound card.

On Thursday, July 3, 2003 at 4:18 am, Edward Tupou wrote:
>Just stumbled across this thread and remembered losing nights of sleep over this
>(not to mention missing uni for about a week). Being a novice I'll try and explain
>everything as simply as I can (because I am majoring in economics not computing and
>also because I have a learning disability called "...and where the hells that!" :
>
>symptoms of "no audio device":
>- greyed out volume controls
>- missing "volume control" on task bar
>
>remedy: reinstall sound drivers (I suspect that a virus is going around messing with
>the registry not to mention our heads)
>
>How to 101 (windows xp)
>
>1) start -> control panel -> system
>
>2) system -> Hardware -> "Device Manager"
>
>3) Device Manager -> Sound, Video and Game Controllers. Expand (i.e. click on plus
>sign)
>
>Hear comes the tricky surgery. From the list of codecs and devices look for your
>audio controller e.g. my computer's audio control device was an "Intel(r)82801CA/CAM
>AC'97 Audio Control".
>
>4) Double click on it to bring up properties. Ignore all the "this device is working
>properly" like you would an ex girlfriend. than move to Driver (top panel).
>
>5) Driver Panel -> Uninstall (Advanced)
>
>6) go back to to start ->control panel -> "add hardware"
>
>7) the automatic search should detect and reinstall the "audio controller driver".
>
>8) Now play that Elvis song, shake your hips in an anti-clockwise manner and book
>a vacation to come visit me in Fiji (wire transfers and marriage proposals accepted)
>
>Legal Disclaimer: in the event that the above wrecks havoc on your computer please
>direct all death threats and anthrax laced letters to the following address. Bill
>Gates, Microsoft, USA. :p

Written in response to:
I think I've got it (Edward Tupou: Thursday, July 3, 2003 at 4:18 am)

Responses to this message:
re: I think I've got it (Harker: Monday, August 11, 2003 at 5:26 am)

re: I think I've got it (glenda: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at 10:37 am)

re: I think I've got it (michelle: Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 7:26 pm)

re: I think I've got it (nads: Thursday, August 14, 2008 at 11:19 pm)

All messages in this thread [show all]
Windows reports ''no audio device'' (swifty1961: Sat, Apr 13, 2002, 11:29 am)

re: Windows reports ''no audio device'' (smokey: Sat, Apr 13, 2002, 4:07 pm)

re: Windows reports ''no audio device'' (Greg Zeng: Mon, Apr 15, 2002, 2:09 am)

re: Windows reports ''no audio device'' (Kris: Wed, Jul 17, 2002, 9:21 am)

re: Windows reports ''no audio device'' (John Mangione: Thu, Jan 9, 2003, 6:25 pm)

re: Windows reports ''no audio device'' (Mo Green: Sun, Jan 12, 2003, 8:56 am)

re: Windows reports ''no audio device'' (andre: Wed, May 23, 2007, 1:51 am)

re: Windows reports ''no audio device'' (John Mangione: Thu, Jan 9, 2003, 7:17 pm)

re: Windows reports ''no audio device'' (swifty1961: Thu, Jan 9, 2003, 7:51 pm)

re: Windows reports ''no audio device'' (J.D: Fri, Jan 24, 2003, 4:24 am)

re: Windows reports ''no audio device'' (Tony: Sun, Jan 26, 2003, 8:39 am)

re: Windows reports ''no audio device'' (rastamonsta: Thu, May 15, 2003, 10:21 am)

re: Windows reports ''no audio device'' (Jason: Mon, Jul 28, 2003, 10:56 am)

re: Windows reports ''no audio device'' (Cal Woodruff: Mon, Sep 15, 2003, 1:30 am)

re: Windows reports ''no audio device'' (daffguru: Wed, Jun 4, 2003, 4:50 am)

re: Windows reports ''no audio device'' (Platinum-Zer0: Tue, Jun 3, 2003, 4:13 pm)

re: Windows reports ''no audio device'' (Claudio: Sun, Jun 8, 2003, 3:47 pm)

re: Windows reports ''no audio device'' (noilly: Thu, Jun 12, 2003, 5:44 pm)

Windows reports ''no audio device'' (JOSE: Thu, Sep 11, 2008, 3:41 pm)

re: Windows reports ''no audio device'' (vivek: Sat, Sep 13, 2008, 4:18 pm)

re: Windows reports ''no audio device'' (JOSE: Sat, Sep 13, 2008, 6:06 pm)

re: Windows reports ''no audio device'' (james: Wed, Sep 17, 2008, 1:57 pm)

re: Windows reports ''no audio device'' (KC607: Sat, Oct 11, 2008, 7:08 pm)

re: Windows reports ''no audio device'' (Gregory Moore: Wed, Dec 17, 2008, 4:29 pm)

re: Windows reports ''no audio device'' (sugrblosm: Sun, Jan 4, 2009, 11:48 am)

re: Windows reports ''no audio device'' (Tim: Sun, May 25, 2003, 6:09 pm)

I think I've got it (Edward Tupou: Thu, Jul 3, 2003, 4:18 am)

re: I think I've got it (Dave: Fri, Jul 25, 2003, 9:29 am)

re: I think I've got it (Harker: Mon, Aug 11, 2003, 5:26 am)

Here is the REAL answer!! =) (Snipe: Tue, Aug 12, 2003, 9:03 pm)

re: Here is the REAL answer!! =) (Ducky: Wed, Aug 13, 2003, 1:17 am)

re: Here is the REAL answer!! =) (tancy: Wed, Aug 13, 2003, 6:37 am)

re: Here is the REAL answer!! =) (Steven Douglas: Thu, Aug 14, 2003, 10:03 am)

re: Here is the REAL answer!! =) (Tigger: Sat, Apr 9, 2005, 11:58 am)

re: Here is the REAL answer!! =) (Jason: Fri, Apr 15, 2005, 8:19 am)

none of ur fixes work (Wolf: Fri, Nov 11, 2005, 5:55 am)

re: none of ur fixes work (Penne: Mon, Dec 19, 2005, 9:16 am)

re: none of ur fixes work (Penne: Mon, Dec 19, 2005, 10:13 am)

re: none of ur fixes work (irvingw: Fri, Mar 31, 2006, 4:23 pm)

Finally, I fixed "No Audio Device" (Mahmoud: Sat, Oct 28, 2006, 11:34 am)

re: Finally, I fixed "No Audio Device" (glenda: Tue, Nov 21, 2006, 10:30 am)

re: Snipe has the answer!! =) (adder: Wed, Oct 8, 2003, 8:16 pm)

re: Here is the REAL answer!! =) (eliphaz: Sat, Oct 18, 2003, 12:43 pm)

re: Here is the REAL answer!! =) (jg: Thu, Sep 2, 2004, 1:29 pm)

re: Here is the REAL answer!! =) (Raja: Sun, Apr 30, 2006, 12:22 am)

re: Here is the REAL answer!! =) (Patrick: Thu, May 18, 2006, 4:30 pm)

re: Here is the REAL answer!! =) (Andrew: Tue, Sep 26, 2006, 3:17 pm)

re: Here is the REAL answer!! =) (TSCTSC: Tue, Oct 17, 2006, 12:13 pm)

to fix the code 42 duplicate device audio error (Bobby: Mon, Feb 5, 2007, 4:04 am)

re: to fix the code 42 duplicate device audio error (Pete: Fri, Apr 13, 2007, 9:54 am)

re: to fix the code 42 duplicate device audio error (dougal: Sun, Apr 15, 2007, 7:54 pm)

re: Here is the REAL answer!! =) (mike: Sat, Jan 5, 2008, 7:33 am)

Here is the REAL SOLUTION! (Gustavo: Wed, Jan 9, 2008, 10:18 am)

i know the solution (niall meadows: Fri, Feb 22, 2008, 9:22 am)

re: i know the solution (ed gennrich: Sat, Mar 15, 2008, 7:26 am)

re: i know the solution (Cece: Sun, Mar 30, 2008, 10:27 am)

What worked for me (tpalmer: Mon, Apr 21, 2008, 6:01 am)

re: i know the solution (Dommiel: Tue, Oct 21, 2008, 12:19 am)

re: Here is the REAL answer!! =) (ed gennrich: Sat, Mar 15, 2008, 7:02 am)

re: Here is the REAL answer!! =) (Frank: Sun, May 25, 2008, 8:07 pm)

re: Here is the REAL answer!! =) (Jason: Sat, May 31, 2008, 9:00 pm)

re: Here is the REAL answer!! =) (cocoloco: Sun, Jul 6, 2008, 4:11 pm)

re: Here is the REAL answer!! =) (dane: Thu, Jul 17, 2008, 4:45 pm)

re: Here is the REAL answer!! =) (john e: Tue, Jul 22, 2008, 3:17 pm)

re: Here is the REAL answer!! =) (Jenna: Thu, Jul 31, 2008, 5:03 pm)

re: I think I've got it (glenda: Tue, Nov 21, 2006, 10:37 am)

re: I think I've got it (sam: Wed, Jan 24, 2007, 1:11 pm)

re: I think I've got it (michelle: Sat, May 17, 2008, 7:26 pm)

re: I think I've got it (nads: Thu, Aug 14, 2008, 11:19 pm)

re: I think I've got it (Leon Welchman: Tue, Sep 9, 2008, 5:19 am)

re: I think I've got it (roni gotman: Wed, Aug 27, 2003, 11:10 am)

re: I think I've got it; simpler solution? (BB: Sun, Sep 14, 2003, 8:41 pm)

re: I think I've got it; simpler solution? (tama: Thu, Oct 2, 2003, 2:34 am)

re: Windows reports ''no audio device'' (fred: Sat, Oct 11, 2003, 8:00 am)

re: Windows reports ''no audio device'' (Wilford: Tue, Oct 14, 2003, 10:52 pm)

re: Windows reports ''no audio device'' (NYTooCooL: Sun, Oct 26, 2003, 3:19 pm)

re: Thanks it worked 4Me (Mbusi: Fri, May 12, 2006, 10:37 am)

re: I think I've got it (aldimca: Sat, Nov 22, 2008, 1:11 am)

re: I think I've got it (JOSEPH: Mon, Dec 8, 2008, 6:35 am)

re: Windows reports ''no audio device'' (darryl: Mon, Jun 18, 2007, 3:19 pm)

re: Windows reports ''no audio device'' (Olivier: Sun, Jul 8, 2007, 7:48 am)

re: Windows reports ''no audio device'' (mike: Tue, Jul 17, 2007, 2:35 pm)

re: Windows reports ''no audio device'' (Benita: Sat, Sep 1, 2007, 11:43 pm)

re: Windows reports ''no audio device'' (Ce Newton: Sat, Dec 15, 2007, 5:56 am)

re: Windows reports ''no audio device'' (JMARKELL79: Sat, Jul 5, 2008, 12:58 pm)

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