Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003  Aug 2nd, 2008 |
| Replies: 3 Views: 308 Re: Somebody is Lying
Solution to the problem - it was a bug
This is a lengthy post but it should be helpful to whoever may catch the bug at some point in the future.
This problem was about C drive getting larger every... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Jul 30th, 2008 |
| Replies: 7 Views: 449 Re: Help about "work offline" box
Blain
Using AVG makes sense for the purpose you mention, of course.
I may be able to help here....
My problem, which hasn't been resolved yet, is that I have no room on my C drive, but I have a... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Jul 28th, 2008 |
| Replies: 7 Views: 449 Re: Help about "work offline" box
Just briefly, Blain
I wondered why you had AVG 8.0 and anti-spyware products if you had no net connection.
The logical thing then would be to close, disable or uninstall such programs which weren't... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Jul 28th, 2008 |
| Replies: 7 Views: 449 Re: Help about "work offline" box
Just briefly, Blain
I wondered why you had AVG 8.0 and anti-spyware products if you had no net connection.
The logical thing then would be to close, disable or uninstall such programs which weren't... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Jul 27th, 2008 |
| Replies: 4 Views: 235 Re: Help me Please, im begging you!
Michael
One first line of approach:
Can you start in Safe Mode?
Here is a summary of something from the PCHell website:
Check this website if at all possible. |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Jul 27th, 2008 |
| Replies: 7 Views: 449 Re: Help about "work offline" box
Blain
You say you are not connected to the internet. You don't make clear if this is by choice or not.
If it is by choice, and if your system is cut off from everything else - ie you're not... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Jul 24th, 2008 |
| Replies: 3 Views: 308 Re: Somebody is Lying
Thanks, MidiMagic, I'm getting closer to the mystery ...
You mention four points:
On the first one, I always understood that my computer told me the sum total of all the sub-folders when doing a... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Jul 23rd, 2008 |
| Replies: 3 Views: 308 Somebody is Lying
Is my Windows system using 13 Gb or 3½ Gb?
This is a bit of a number cruncher, so here's a summary: My C:\Windows (XP) on a partitioned HDD states it is using 13 Gb out of 20 Gb.
There are three... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Jun 3rd, 2008 |
| Replies: 75 Views: 77,364 Re: "There are no active mixer devices..."
Hey! It seems it took you two months to reply! But I suppose the posts stay there in cyberspace and what was true then should stay true. I noticed that 50,000+ people have been browsing. |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Apr 8th, 2008 |
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| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Apr 8th, 2008 |
| Replies: 75 Views: 77,364 Re: "There are no active mixer devices..."
One consistent thing about my system when I had the no sound problem was that in Device Manager, all of the Sound sub-entries stated This device is working properly Were all of yours working... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Apr 7th, 2008 |
| Replies: 75 Views: 77,364 Re: "There are no active mixer devices..."
I fixed it, I think.
This could maybe be useful to one or two others. I was just fiddling in XP Help, got on to Sounds and Audio Devices in Control Panel, went to - Sounds and Audio Devices... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Apr 7th, 2008 |
| Replies: 75 Views: 77,364 Re: "There are no active mixer devices..."
Look forward to learning your findings, Caperjack.
I've read all the posts and I'm beginning to understand things a bit better.
I've solved the problem of the Windows Audio turning itself off, and... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Mar 26th, 2008 |
| Replies: 75 Views: 77,364 Re: "There are no active mixer devices..."
There are quite a few of us with issues on these sound problems.
I'll scout around to see if we can't start another thread, and I'll quote you guys as all needing help.
RussellXPD |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Mar 25th, 2008 |
| Replies: 75 Views: 77,364 Re: "There are no active mixer devices..."
Maybe someone more clued up will come in on this but here's a start:
If you get 'No Audio Device' in the route you say, or if you try:
My Computer>Hardware>DeviceManager --> Sound Video and Game... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Mar 25th, 2008 |
| Replies: 75 Views: 77,364 Re: "There are no active mixer devices..."
Thanks for the suggestions, but I've good reason to think a reinstall wouldn't work on this computer.
However I ought to be able to uninstall and reinstall the sound software - SB16 and that's what... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Mar 20th, 2008 |
| Replies: 75 Views: 77,364  Re: "There are no active mixer devices..."
Variation on the same problem:
I too have had to tackle the "No Active Mixer Devices" message.
With no sound at all, I took Kurama's advice and managed to get some sound on one program only.
I'll be... |
| Forum: Community Introductions Mar 20th, 2008 |
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Hi Vouge and everyone.
I'm new too. I'm a low order techie: I've been teaching use of computers for 10+ years but still still get floored by odd blips, glitches and blueouts.
I've had help from... |
