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Volume control in opeperable
running a bog standard pc AMD duron with win 98se 2 cdrom drives 2 hard
drives 512 meg ram and a couple of small regular speakers connected to the speaker output socket. there are two (s/w) cd players installed. C:\SCSI\WCDPLAY.EXE and C:\WINDOWS\CDPLAYER.EXE. also media player 9 C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe" and some nero media stuff "C:\Program Files\Ahead\NeroMediaPlayer\NeroMediaPlayer.exe" Now the problem is - I cant seem to access my volume control or locate any settings for it. if i play a mp3 file with media player 9 the sound on my system speakers is very quiet and although it can be controlled by MP9's own volume control the out put is very low volume if i play a regular CD using CDPLAYER.exe i get a bit louder volume but not by much . also on the view menu when i click on VOLUME control - nothing happens. in addition if i try to start file SDNVOL.exe from Start-progs-accessories-entertainment nothing happens. so how can i access my volume control and its settings. or more accurately should i be asking Whats happened? rgds Ramon A |
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Here is basically all I know of audio, except you may also look at a
list of audio devices/drivers in Device Manager. If you go that way, BETTER be sure of what you've got now, so that you may change back to it. To see what you've got now... (a) "Control Panel, System, Device Manager tab, Sound Video & Game Controllers branch". (b) D-Clk the devices under it, each in turn, for Properties. (c) Click the Driver tab, & then click the "Update Driver button". (d) Bolt "Display a list..", & click "Next". What shows up in the "Models" box? (e) Finally, bolt "Show all hardware". What is lit up in both the left & right panes? That is what is currently installed & active. If you choose others from the left/right panes (& click "Next"), it will constitute an uninstall of the old & an install of the new. Well, here is all I know... With the computer off, un/re-plug all audio wires. Well, try "START, Run, CDPLAYER". It is simpler than, for instance, WMP. If you get sound there, then it's a setting in WMP, or whatever, at fault. (1) Is the sound muted? D-Clk the speaker icon in the Tray to see. If no speaker is there, then "START button, Settings, Control Panel, Multimedia", & check the box for it at bottom. (2) "Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, Windows Setup tab, Multimedia, Volume Control". If it is shown as installed (checked), then uncheck it, OK your way out, & even perhaps reboot. Then, do it all again, but this time CHECK it. (3) In my case, the volume control appears to be part of my audio drivers... When I do the following procedure, I am asked to supply drivers during boot. I bypass the request, & end up with none. Then, I run an .exe downloaded from Compaq, which puts them back in. Or, I go to a folder & click a Setup.exe in there, when I want the older drivers. The point is-- YOU may have to do it that way too. So, prepare. (a) Boot to Safe Mode. (Enable Startup Menu at "START, Run, MSConfig, Advanced button.) (b) "Control Panel, System, Device Manager tab". (c) Open the "Sound, video & game controllers" branch, & delete all devices under it. This is meant to eliminate "ghosts" of drivers past, which are invisible in Normal Mode. (d) Reboot to Normal Mode. (e) Install your Sound Drivers, if they haven't automatically been detected. -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, should things get worse after this, PCR "Ramon A" wrote in message ... | running a bog standard pc AMD duron with win 98se 2 cdrom drives 2 hard | drives 512 meg ram and a couple of small regular speakers connected to the | speaker output socket. | | there are two (s/w) cd players installed. C:\SCSI\WCDPLAY.EXE and | C:\WINDOWS\CDPLAYER.EXE. | | also media player 9 | C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe" | | and some nero media stuff | "C:\Program Files\Ahead\NeroMediaPlayer\NeroMediaPlayer.exe" | | Now the problem is - I cant seem to access my volume control or locate any | settings for it. | | if i play a mp3 file with media player 9 the sound on my system speakers is | very quiet and although it can be controlled by MP9's own volume control the | out put is very low volume | | if i play a regular CD using CDPLAYER.exe i get a bit louder volume but not | by much . also on the view menu when i click on VOLUME control - nothing | happens. | | in addition if i try to start file SDNVOL.exe from | Start-progs-accessories-entertainment nothing happens. | | so how can i access my volume control and its settings. | | or more accurately should i be asking Whats happened? | | rgds | Ramon A | | | |
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PCR, thanks for the assistance with this problem, I have some other issues
to work through and i will be delayed a bit in following your suggestions. i will get back soonest Ramon "PCR" wrote in message ... Here is basically all I know of audio, except you may also look at a list of audio devices/drivers in Device Manager. If you go that way, BETTER be sure of what you've got now, so that you may change back to it. To see what you've got now... (a) "Control Panel, System, Device Manager tab, Sound Video & Game Controllers branch". (b) D-Clk the devices under it, each in turn, for Properties. (c) Click the Driver tab, & then click the "Update Driver button". (d) Bolt "Display a list..", & click "Next". What shows up in the "Models" box? (e) Finally, bolt "Show all hardware". What is lit up in both the left & right panes? That is what is currently installed & active. If you choose others from the left/right panes (& click "Next"), it will constitute an uninstall of the old & an install of the new. Well, here is all I know... With the computer off, un/re-plug all audio wires. Well, try "START, Run, CDPLAYER". It is simpler than, for instance, WMP. If you get sound there, then it's a setting in WMP, or whatever, at fault. (1) Is the sound muted? D-Clk the speaker icon in the Tray to see. If no speaker is there, then "START button, Settings, Control Panel, Multimedia", & check the box for it at bottom. (2) "Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, Windows Setup tab, Multimedia, Volume Control". If it is shown as installed (checked), then uncheck it, OK your way out, & even perhaps reboot. Then, do it all again, but this time CHECK it. (3) In my case, the volume control appears to be part of my audio drivers... When I do the following procedure, I am asked to supply drivers during boot. I bypass the request, & end up with none. Then, I run an .exe downloaded from Compaq, which puts them back in. Or, I go to a folder & click a Setup.exe in there, when I want the older drivers. The point is-- YOU may have to do it that way too. So, prepare. (a) Boot to Safe Mode. (Enable Startup Menu at "START, Run, MSConfig, Advanced button.) (b) "Control Panel, System, Device Manager tab". (c) Open the "Sound, video & game controllers" branch, & delete all devices under it. This is meant to eliminate "ghosts" of drivers past, which are invisible in Normal Mode. (d) Reboot to Normal Mode. (e) Install your Sound Drivers, if they haven't automatically been detected. -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, should things get worse after this, PCR "Ramon A" wrote in message ... | running a bog standard pc AMD duron with win 98se 2 cdrom drives 2 hard | drives 512 meg ram and a couple of small regular speakers connected to the | speaker output socket. | | there are two (s/w) cd players installed. C:\SCSI\WCDPLAY.EXE and | C:\WINDOWS\CDPLAYER.EXE. | | also media player 9 | C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe" | | and some nero media stuff | "C:\Program Files\Ahead\NeroMediaPlayer\NeroMediaPlayer.exe" | | Now the problem is - I cant seem to access my volume control or locate any | settings for it. | | if i play a mp3 file with media player 9 the sound on my system speakers is | very quiet and although it can be controlled by MP9's own volume control the | out put is very low volume | | if i play a regular CD using CDPLAYER.exe i get a bit louder volume but not | by much . also on the view menu when i click on VOLUME control - nothing | happens. | | in addition if i try to start file SDNVOL.exe from | Start-progs-accessories-entertainment nothing happens. | | so how can i access my volume control and its settings. | | or more accurately should i be asking Whats happened? | | rgds | Ramon A | | | |
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