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re: sound device error
Saturday, October 18, 2003 at 10:04 am
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Posted by Mike (323 messages posted)

I noticed quite a few threads with this problem after a search on Google Groups. Nothing helped, but I think I found the solution The symptom is that you see the message "driver is enabled but has not been started" on the sound card settings, and everything sound card related is working fine, except that message, and that you can't see any audio devices in audio settings. Here's the solution that worked for me. First check your System group in Device Manager and see if you see an entry called "Plug and Play Software Enumerator." If you don't see it, then I have the solution for you. I remembered accidentally deleting Plug and Play Software Enumerator from the System group in device manager. I reinstalled it, and everything worked fine. Here's how to reinstall it: You'll need to find two files (try doing a Google Search) #1. swenum.inf #2. swenum.sys Then Add New Hardware, System Device, and have disk. Choose swenum. Install it. Reboot. Voila. It should be fixed.

On Friday, October 17, 2003 at 2:50 pm, Tonyb wrote:
>sound device error > >i have xp with soundmax integrated digital, but when i try to play any music files >or films, windows media player give me this error > >Windows Media Player cannot play the file because there is a problem with your sound >device. There may not be a sound device installed on your computer, it may be in >use by another program, or it may not be functioning properly. > >device manager is showing that this device is ok > >whats is going wrong? > >thanks

Written in response to:
sound device error (tonyb: Friday, October 17, 2003 at 2:50 pm)

Responses to this message:
re: sound device error (Gwee Lin Lin: Sunday, November 30, 2003 at 2:52 am)

re: sound device error (mike: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at 7:49 am)

[OT] Who solves the hard ones... (blausand: Tuesday, November 2, 2004 at 8:21 pm)

re: sound device error (Ina Maia: Monday, December 20, 2004 at 6:55 am)

re: sound device error (Paul: Tuesday, February 1, 2005 at 11:08 am)

re: sound device error (michael: Saturday, February 12, 2005 at 10:33 am)

re: sound device error (will: Friday, September 9, 2005 at 11:30 pm)

re: sound device error (dadadada: Thursday, February 23, 2006 at 3:05 am)

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sound device error (tonyb: Fri, Oct 17, 2003, 2:50 pm)

re: sound device error (Mike: Sat, Oct 18, 2003, 10:04 am)

re: sound device error (Gwee Lin Lin: Sun, Nov 30, 2003, 2:52 am)

re: sound device error (Tony Marques: Sat, Dec 6, 2003, 3:31 pm)

re: sound device error (tushar: Sun, Dec 28, 2003, 4:24 am)

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re: sound device error (Wade smith: Wed, Mar 22, 2006, 9:10 am)

re: sound device error (WINMM WDM Audio Compatibility Driver code 38) (RichieP: Sat, Mar 25, 2006, 11:15 am)

re: sound device error (WINMM WDM Audio Compatibility Driver code 38) (steven: Mon, Apr 17, 2006, 5:28 am)

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re: sound device error -- READ THIS HERE (Tony Marques: Mon, Nov 29, 2004, 11:34 am)

re: sound device error -- READ THIS TOO (blausand: Mon, Nov 29, 2004, 3:23 pm)

wow it works (Wascomat: Mon, Nov 29, 2004, 11:24 pm)

re: wow it works (Ben: Thu, Dec 16, 2004, 7:12 am)

re: wow it works (Michael: Wed, Aug 9, 2006, 2:41 am)

re: wow it works (James Saklas: Thu, Oct 5, 2006, 5:51 pm)

re: wow it works (Steve: Sat, Dec 23, 2006, 12:53 pm)

re: sound device error -- But my enumerator is present??? (Bill: Sat, Dec 11, 2004, 10:26 am)

re: sound device error -- But my enumerator is present??? (Tony Marques: Mon, Dec 13, 2004, 2:17 am)

re: sound device error -- READ THIS HERE (Dave Segal: Sun, Dec 12, 2004, 10:15 pm)

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It works!!! (osnat: Fri, Dec 12, 2003, 1:27 pm)

re: It works!!! (Gwee Lin Lin: Sat, Dec 13, 2003, 3:40 am)

Still no luck... (qwik: Sun, Dec 14, 2003, 6:39 pm)

re: Still no luck... (Gwee Lin Lin: Mon, Dec 15, 2003, 12:22 am)

re: Still no luck... (qwik: Mon, Dec 15, 2003, 7:26 pm)

re: Still no luck... (Gwee Lin Lin: Wed, Dec 17, 2003, 6:27 am)

re: It works!!! (AphexTwin: Thu, Oct 26, 2006, 2:21 pm)

re: It works!!! (Ucho: Mon, Dec 18, 2006, 9:00 am)

re: It works!!! (Mac: Wed, Dec 20, 2006, 10:27 pm)

re: It works!!! (Andy Yelland: Sun, Dec 28, 2003, 1:31 pm)

re: It works!!! (rob.j: Tue, Jan 6, 2004, 11:53 am)

re: It works!!! (Tony Marques: Tue, Jan 6, 2004, 3:01 pm)

re: It works!!! (charles Parisod: Fri, Jan 9, 2004, 10:45 pm)

hm (ryan: Sat, Jan 24, 2004, 5:59 am)

re: hm (n1yso: Fri, Mar 19, 2004, 11:15 pm)

re: hm (jozzer: Sun, Mar 28, 2004, 11:17 am)

Thanks!!!! ;-) (Steve: Fri, Apr 23, 2004, 8:47 am)

re: It works!!! (kevin: Mon, Feb 16, 2004, 3:53 pm)

re: It works!!! (Plex Pro: Tue, Jul 13, 2004, 11:03 am)

re: It works!!! (José Palma: Sat, Aug 21, 2004, 7:01 am)

re: It works!!! (Z_sta: Thu, Aug 26, 2004, 10:51 pm)

re: It works!!! (Max Albanese: Thu, Oct 14, 2004, 10:04 am)

re: It works!!! (Jouni Lappalainen: Sun, Oct 24, 2004, 1:54 pm)

re: It works!!! (Steve Murrell: Thu, Dec 30, 2004, 3:24 pm)

re: It works!!! (titusone: Wed, Apr 20, 2005, 9:56 am)

re: It works!!! (titusone: Wed, Apr 20, 2005, 10:24 am)

re: It works!!! (tondi: Sat, Feb 18, 2006, 6:12 am)

re: It works!!! (Fernando Bernardes: Sun, Mar 5, 2006, 8:22 pm)

re: It works!!! (Palmer taskerud: Tue, Mar 14, 2006, 8:58 am)

sound card (romela: Sat, Apr 22, 2006, 4:20 am)

re: sound card (hiram: Wed, May 10, 2006, 10:34 am)

re: sound card (Gem: Tue, May 23, 2006, 3:24 am)

re: It works!!! but for more (thanks as well) (Boyo Rolo: Sat, Sep 2, 2006, 8:55 pm)

re: It works!!! but for more (thanks as well) (latzo: Tue, Sep 19, 2006, 8:56 pm)

re: It works!!! but for more (thanks as well) (Ego!: Tue, Oct 3, 2006, 2:06 pm)

re: It works!!! but for more (thanks as well) (Eugene: Sun, Oct 8, 2006, 8:04 am)

re: reinstallation (zaengi: Wed, Oct 11, 2006, 12:03 am)

Done it all and still quiet... (PlackSlayer: Fri, Oct 13, 2006, 6:48 pm)

re: It works!!! but for more (thanks as well) (boddingtonthedog: Wed, Feb 28, 2007, 4:54 pm)

re: It works!!! (Donald Lugo: Thu, Jul 13, 2006, 2:53 pm)

Really, really DOES work!!! :-) (Sharon: Mon, Jul 24, 2006, 1:27 pm)

re: sound device error (Van: Wed, Feb 4, 2004, 7:55 am)

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re: sound device error (mike: Wed, Oct 20, 2004, 7:49 am)

re: sound device error (Modi: Wed, Jul 6, 2005, 12:08 pm)

[OT] Who solves the hard ones... (blausand: Tue, Nov 2, 2004, 8:21 pm)

re: sound device error (Ina Maia: Mon, Dec 20, 2004, 6:55 am)

re: sound device error (GT-Force: Tue, Dec 28, 2004, 9:33 am)

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re: sound device error (Bob Clark: Wed, Jul 11, 2007, 10:26 am)

re: sound device error (will: Fri, Sep 9, 2005, 11:30 pm)

Please Help!! (Lara: Thu, Oct 6, 2005, 9:11 am)

re: Please Help!! (Mike: Fri, Oct 21, 2005, 11:41 am)

re: sound device error (dadadada: Thu, Feb 23, 2006, 3:05 am)

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re: sound device error (X: Mon, Jan 24, 2005, 9:33 am)

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re: sound device error (Andy B: Fri, Feb 18, 2005, 11:00 am)

Nvidia Nforce Audio (irresson: Fri, Feb 25, 2005, 12:12 am)

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re: sound device error (JeremyI: Fri, Feb 23, 2007, 8:46 am)

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re: sound device error (Andrea Carr: Fri, Jun 1, 2007, 4:26 pm)

re: sound device error (Dave Krieg: Sat, Sep 8, 2007, 11:43 am)

same problem, half fixed...:-| (pavilion5300: Tue, Oct 16, 2007, 1:42 pm)

re: same problem, half fixed...:-| (Dave Krieg: Tue, Oct 16, 2007, 3:35 pm)

re: sound device error (Mutton: Sat, Mar 1, 2008, 11:39 am)

re: sound device error (OrigamiUK: Wed, May 21, 2008, 4:21 am)

you are the KING!! (pradeep: Tue, Aug 25, 2009, 2:20 pm)

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Antique threads, why keep on recycling so long? (Kiwi: Thu, Mar 23, 2006, 9:32 pm)

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suggestion: Use a detailed subject - Cleanup forum (phil: Wed, Oct 24, 2007, 10:40 am)

re: suggestion: Use a detailed subject - Cleanup forum (RB: Fri, Nov 30, 2007, 3:02 pm)

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