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I've been having this problem for awhile. My computer will work fine for awhile and play sounds from webpages, winamp & other music players and then at times it will just stop and won't play sounds except through dBpowerAMP and a few other things (emptying my recycle BIN) until I restart the computer. Anyone know what could be causing this or how to fix it?Have you scanned for Viruses, Trojan Horses and spyware?

How has this happened?

Virus scanners
AVG Free
-- Anti virus scanner
Trend Micro Housecall
-- ONLINE anti virus scanner.

Anti spy/malware
Microsoft Antispyware
-- Anti spyware scanner. Windows XP Home and Professional only.
Spybot Search & Destroy
-- Anti spyware scanner
Adaware SE Personal
-- Anti spyware scanner

Firewalls
Use both a hardware and software firewall.
Be advised as dual software firewalls may cause problems

ZoneAlarm Free
-- Free firewall - more user friendly
Sygate Personal
-- Free firewall - more configuration options

Removal tools
The following files are not substitutes for the ONES described above.
They are either DIAGNOSTIC tools or removal tools for malware of a certain kind

HijackThis
-- Manual malware remover. Post the HijackThis log generated only if requested!
McAfee Stinger
-- Virus removal tool. No substitute for a fully functional virus scanner!
CWshredder
-- CoolWebSearch removal tool. Widely known and persistant Hijacker.thanks for the programs. i'll try them out and reply back.

i dunno how it happened, it's been going on for awhile and i've FINALLY gotten sick of it.

jondamaged sound driver.............test sound in this program>type dxdiag in the run box. Quote

damaged sound driver.............test sound in this program>type dxdiag in the run box.


when i was using that to test the sound i got a message saying "your sound card does not support hardware buffering. sounds will only play back from software buffers."

could that be it? should i just get a new sound card?Only if you promise to send me your defect soundcard.

I think you should just download new drivers. It's cheaper. Quote
Only if you promise to send me your defect soundcard.

I think you should just download new drivers. It's cheaper.



sorry for being really dumb about this but which drivers should i download?What is the name of your soundcard?

Go to driverguide.com, they have a good selection. or microsoft.com, worked for me. And my computer didn't know what soundcard I had Adriana, you should use Everest Home Edition in the future. This will help you determine what hardware is installed even without using (the proper) drivers. Quote
What is the name of your soundcard?



i guess it's either sigmatel or via ac'97?via ac97 sounds like a winner. Quote

i guess it's either sigmatel or via ac'97?


In that case, read this   page carefully.ok i figured out i have an amd athlon processor and the intel site is of no use to me i guess. i went to the amd site and none of the driver updates they had were compatible with my machine. this sounds like more work than it's worth. haha Quote
ok i figured out i have an amd athlon processor and the intel site is of no use to me i guess


Wrong. Read the article again.


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