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i am Recently having sound problems with my new computer just in the past week or two. im a bit more computer minded then the average Joe. so i've done all the offline tech support options allready. heres my problem when i start up i have sound.. usally for about 15 minutes or so and on some occasions for a few hours. then no sound at all.. untill i shut down the computer and get the shut down sound. there are no hardware conflicts nore is it overheating during its on time. this all worked perfectly just befor.. there are no Virues with the latest updats & scans by Norton 2004.

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A compact, software-focused checklist for intermittent audio problems on Windows XP. This complements the hardware ideas from and gives practical steps to isolate an application or service that may be interrupting sound.

Start with a clean boot (use msconfig) so only Microsoft services run, then reintroduce groups of services/startup items until the culprit appears. Steps: create a System Restore point; Start -> Run -> msconfig; on the General tab choose Selective startup and uncheck Load startup items; on Services tab check Hide all Microsoft services then disable the rest; reboot and test. Re-enable in halves (binary-search style) to find the offending item.

Check Windows audio infrastructure and drivers next. Open Services (services.msc) and confirm the Windows Audio service is running and set to Automatic. Inspect Event Viewer for driver or application errors. In Device Manager look for warnings on the sound device, uninstall the device and reinstall the vendor driver (prefer vendor-supplied drivers over generic ones). Note: Safe Mode typically does not load full audio drivers, so use clean-boot testing rather than Safe Mode to preserve sound functionality while isolating software.

For app-level diagnosis use process tools (Process Explorer / Handle from Sysinternals) to see which process is interacting with audio components, try running the suspect program under a different Windows user account, disable its audio/output options, or temporarily remove codecs/plugins it installs. If an app is identified, update or reinstall it, check for known bugs with that version, or uninstall it if necessary. Always keep a recent restore point before making system changes and gather Event Viewer logs and a process list if vendor support is needed.

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have you tried switching your speakers with another set? have you tried switching the sound card into another pci slot or using another sound card? (if its not integrated with the mother board) and if it is, try using another sound card and disabling the onboard sound in the BIOS. what are the specs of your machine? are all the drivers for your sound card up to date? and sometimes some sound cards conflict with certain OS's like i know sound blaster live doesn't like winXP much, could that be a problem?

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problem has been isolated to something in an application i use frequently.. problem remains a mystery as its an app ive had for several years.. sounds and musics have been disabled in the app and no further sound has been lost. thank you for your reply tho.

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