I just bought a new emachine a week ago, I just got cable internet last night.  I'm running winXP home.

everything on the computer ran fine all week.  The first thing I did when I got internet was UPDATE virus files and did full scan....then everything was still fine.....

I browsed the internet for several hours last night, nothing major...

this morning I downloaded an "mp32wav" CONVERTER from download.com....everything worked great...

I rebooted the computer and now the sound still works, but when I click on the volume CONTROL in the task bar, the slider is all the way to the bottom and when I try to drag it back to the top, it automatically goes back to the bottom....

What the heck?...this is the strangest thing I've encountered....I tried everything and can't get it working...I know the sound still works cause when I drag the bar to the top I can hear the "Ding"....

What the heck is going on here?it may cause a problem with media player...use the system restore...option...or type DXDIAG in the run  box for more info or uninstall the last program it maybe a conflict..and em4me...is ok?..forget dell the pc soap of the year...followed bt hp..JOKE? can explain to detailed....curious..aint it..
 

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