im not slow..... :/

bobthemoo · May 6, 2006

right, after two months of having my rig up and running, i have just realised that all the windows sounds dont work. i can here sound through music players and in games, but the logon and shut down tunes dont play. also, that clicking noise when i press back or forwards etc

anyone know whats up? oh yeah, aslo, for some reason the producta ctivation screen came up and said i had 10 days to activate, do u reckon it could be the new HD i put in?

thanks

SinsFeelNatural · May 6, 2006

What version of Windows are you running?

Go to your control panel and open up sounds and multimedia and choose windows default in the scheme drop down menu.

AngelfireUk83 · May 6, 2006

If you've installed XP on the Maxtor drive you need to activate it if you reformatted or replaced the HD. And re-installed XP you need to reactivate it also it could be a program that turns off the windows default sounds profile.

I have a program called DBM it's DJ-ing software which is basically like a DJ mixer. Everytime I run the program it does the same there website says it might not run with SP2 it does as this is the only error I've had so far.

I now run it in a new account on my lappy called DBM so it dosn't mess with my main account.

SinsFeelNatural · May 6, 2006

If you product ativation screen came and you only put in a new hard drive I would call MS and speak with a rep so they could notate it. Unless noted they will only allow a certain number of changes per license.

bobthemoo · May 6, 2006

im on xp sp2 (unfortunatly)

i installed the OS onto my maxtor first and actuvated that, then like a month later i put in a Fujitsi IDE HD, and it just came up with the activation thing when i reformatted it. it doesnt matter that much, but i hate having to ring the rep as the installation ID is always invalid or sumthing.

SinsFeelNatural · May 6, 2006

Back in the day Microsoft black listed me for my copy of Office 2000 Pro.

I was just getting into my hardware class in school and I was reformatting my windows 98 machine a couple times a month. They told me I called in and activated it too much and it could no longer be activated.

damarble · May 6, 2006

SinsFeelNatural said:
Back in the day Microsoft black listed me for my copy of Office 2000 Pro.

I surprised they havent hit me yet. I've activated my XP pro about 30 times already. I have to talk to an actual person now when I activate, but so far I still can.

bobthemoo · May 6, 2006

lol ^^

ok, i have just re-activated it, i had to talk to some Indian guy....

any, back to the main issue, when i went into the sound thing, it was set on windows default already. when i tried to preview some of the sounds they wouldnt work either.

redduc900 · May 7, 2006

Restore System Default Sounds (Line 6)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

bobthemoo · May 7, 2006

i just installed that ^^

it still doesnt seem to work. i think im gona try to email microsoft and see what they recomend unless anyone else has any other suggestions?

Know Nuttin · May 7, 2006

are the sound files actually there and working? Check your %Windows%\Media folder and see if you can run them from there.

bobthemoo · May 8, 2006

just checked - all the files are there and i can run them using iTunes.

redduc900 · May 8, 2006

Start | Run | Type regedit, and click OK | Expand the following branch...

HKEY_USERS

If the above key doesn't have a Data entry in the right pane that reads: (value not set), double click the (Default) String Value name and delete the Value data. If it does, then check your HKEY_USERS | S-1-5-21 keys for the same. The Edit String dialog should look like the *.jpg I uploaded called "Edit String".

bobthemoo · May 8, 2006

tried that ^^ (what i understoof of it

)

but all the things said (value not set) was that right. i just clicked on the edit box then clicked ok again.

redduc900 · May 8, 2006

bobthemoo said:
tried that ^^ (what i understoof of it )

What exactly don't you understand?

bobthemoo · May 8, 2006

sory, may u re-word it? i didnt quite understand what i had to delete or enter....

redduc900 · May 8, 2006

Well, I'm not too sure of how I can reword it without using the correct terminology... in such a way that it would make any sense. Open the registry branch I made note of... it should look exactly as the HKU Key.jpg that I posted. If it looks any differently than the pic. that I posted, then take a screenshot of the highlighted key just as I did... and post it in this thread. Make sure to also check the HKEY_USERS | S-1-5-21 sub-keys... they should look exactly the same as the HKEY_USERS key.

As you're obviously unaquainted with the registry structure and how to edit values, I would strongly suggest you do some reading on the subject. Search the MS knowledgebase for articles regarding how the registry is structured, and any other articles related to modifying keys, values, etc. Find out what the differences are between String values, DWORD values, Binary values, etc. so that you know what you're editing... and the consequences thereof. Here's an article to get you started...

Description of the Microsoft Windows registry
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/256986/en-us

bobthemoo · May 9, 2006

im such an IDIOT!!!!!!

thanks to my new tv card

D) i found out the porblem. one of my speaker cables was in the wrong place

thanks for your help anyway.....GAHHHHH!!!!!

Captain Newbie · May 9, 2006

bobthemoo said:
im such an IDIOT!!!!!!

thanks to my new tv card D) i found out the porblem. one of my speaker cables was in the wrong place

thanks for your help anyway.....GAHHHHH!!!!!

Don't worry...some of the apparently most complicated problems ever have arisen from checking everything but the obvious.

It happens.

im not slow..... :/

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