re: sound device error (WINMM WDM Audio Compatibility Driver code 38)
Saturday, March 25, 2006 at 11:15 am Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by RichieP
(1 messages posted)
Just wanted to add my slightly different experience to the thread.
Started with no sound, and had yellow cross against WINMM WDM Audio Compatibility
Driver – Error 38, Driver could not be loaded. Uninstall/Reinstall resulted in the
‘not suitable for this platform error’ for a device called ‘MEDIA’.
So I tried the swenum de/reinstall (great instructions btw – good job), and tried
to (re)install WINMM WDM Audio Compatibility Driver, the install still didn’t work.
So I had ‘Unknown Device’, ‘MEDIA’ in Sound, Video and game Controllers, and no sound.
I used Update Driver on the Unknown Device, allowed it to look on Windows update,
and it worked – I now have sound back !
(Now I need to Ghost onto a new HDD because of the bad sectors I keep finding, I
think this is the real source why I lost it in the first place.)
Lesson two is that it’s taken me a while to get this sorted – don’t give up !
>RichieP
On Wednesday, March 22, 2006 at 9:10 am, Wade smith wrote:
>FOUND THE PROBLEM!
>I am running WinXp also and had working audio devices in control panel. Found the
>PNP enumerator, but still no device in speakers or media player. Found out that
>in control panel, administrative tools, computer management, services and apps,
services,
>windows audio had been turned off. I reset to auto and started service and it works
>fine now!
>I belive this occured during one of my service pack updates, which I apply regularly,
>Good Luck, dawadester
>
>
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- re: sound device error (Wade smith: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 at 9:10 am)
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