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[Ax238]

I would imagine so, yes. Is that for all file types or just for exe files?

[Lochy]

nah its ok.. they were above the folders.. i didnt see them sorry lol.. what shoudl i do now without a sndvol32? sound pretty important :X

[Ax238]

Your last post confused me, what were the things above the folders that you didn't see? Was it the t-v files? Maybe change the view to "Details" and sort by the file name to help you out.

Edited by Ax238, 19 January 2007 - 11:07 PM.

[Lochy]

yes it was the t-v files sorry not clear. and IF sndvol32 was in system32 folder.. it would have been above the folders in the t-v files, (becuase there were a few s there too). sorry bout that.

[Ax238]

I know you don't have your XP CD, and the following command will probably ask for it. If it does, just choose cancel (it may ask more than once).

The System File Checker (SFC) utility can restore lost/damaged/corrupted Windows system files. To run, do the following:
Start|Run, type sfc /scannow and press Enter

For more information: http://www.updatexp....cannow-sfc.html

I'm going to sign off now, I'll check up on this thread tomorrow.

Ax

[Lochy]

eek.. what else can i do? cuz honestly, i dont want to buy a new XP.. and i cant restart the XP.. :S im sorry ax if i caused any time consuming stuff

[Lochy]

Ok, ax, something good has happened that proves my speakers are workign lol.. the game i currently play, has in-game sound, that actually works on my speakers. the game is fully produced by java. But, on my computer, control panel>sounds and audio devices, there is still no audio device and its all greyed out. does this say something? tell you anything?

[Ax238]

Wow that's good to hear Lochy! Do you have access or can you get access to any XP Professional CD (such as from a friend)? If you do, then you can use sfc /scannow, along with the link I gave you, to restore your system files and ensure you can do it in the future if ever need be. sndvol32.exe is the Windows Sound and Volume control program, which is necessary to change any settings. If you can do a successful SFC scan, it should be able to repopulate the utility, but you need to get your hands on a CD.

[Lochy]

Ok i could probably find one.. ill post back with a reply when found.. Thank you for everything you have done and the many hours you have helped put in for me. THANKS! edit: Can i get Any winodws xp? pro, home, office? can i use them all for sfc /scannow?

Edited by Lochy, 22 January 2007 - 02:07 PM.

[Ax238]

No problem at all and no you didn't take too much of my time I would say your best bet would be with an XP Pro disk, since there are files for XP Pro that don't come on the XP Home disk.

[Lochy]

ok well i managed to get a copy of pro.. so i did what u told me to do exactly.. it all worked fine.. but, yet again, still no sound device.. im really lost now.

[Ax238]

See the following Microsoft KB:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319095

Follow the steps in the Resolution section.

[Lochy]

ok did it there is a sndvol32 in windows folder now.. but YET AGAIN no sound ...

Edited by Lochy, 23 January 2007 - 03:19 PM.

[Doug]

Try - control Panel - Sound and Audio On the Volume Panel - be sure that there is a checkmark in: Place volume icon in the taskbar And adjuct to Device Volume to about mid-way on the slider (or your preference, but not all the way to low)

[Lochy]

well its still all greyed out.. also.. for future reference, if i wanted to turn onboard sound on and off in dos.. what would i do? ive got the sndvol32.exe program running but it does nothing.. can only change volume levels of my non-working speakers.. also theres no icon in the mini task bar

Edited by Lochy, 23 January 2007 - 03:21 PM.