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Arg windows XP device removal help.

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Bantre

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Mar 17, 2002
Since I installed XP over a month ago, everything has ran real well, or so I assumed.
I hadn't inserted a audio CD yet till last night and thats when I discovered I had a problem.
Media player reports a MCI device ID problem.
Playcenter says to make sure the cdrom is not in use.
Both call for closing running applications cause they are interferring. Problem is I got NO running applications under task manager.
So I went to the next step it suggested and tried to read media control devices and audio Codecs.
Well that didn't work either and now I got multiple audio codecs, and media control devices listed in the system panel.
It does not have a remove or uninstall feature, so I cannot seem to find a way to just remove the devices and reload only one device each again.
You were able to in windows 98se etc, anyone found a way to bypass all this safety junk they throw in?
Oh and I STILL cannot play audio from the CD, however it can see the tracks and it runs other cds( game/software etc) without a hitch:(
 
you might want to check in the add/remove proggies section of the control panel, sometimes the codecs are in there instead of being listed as devices . . . otherwise just go to the device manager, right-click on your cd-rom and delete it, then reboot; xp will re-install it when it comes back up . . . hope that helps . . .
 
Tried a million different things, no dice, so I even went as far as ghosting back to march when I installed XP, setup video/sound like it was brand new again. STILL didn't work.
Guess my ole sony drive doesn't support audio in xp:(
Anyone know a really good and supported cd/dvd drive for xp?:)
 
dumb question, maybe, but did you make sure that your audio cable is plugged in correctly? you know, the one that goes from the cd-rom to your sound card (or mobo for onboard sound) . . . i know quite a few of my cables don't have the little prongs on them, so when i use one of those i always have to make sure to plug them in the right way, and to make sure they're pushed in all the way . . .
 
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