All Sound and mixer functions in windows come from the correct/Up-to-date and correctly installed sound card drivers.This will also cure Grayed out options in the windows mixer.
Many of windows sound problems can be cured by Using Safemode(F8 bootup/Choose Safemode/Control Panel/System/Device Manager to remove all sound card drivers found and letting windows re-install them,then update them if need be.Drivers
Known causes of the Msgsrv fault calls
Please Note:If you are using an,"On-Board"sound chip you will most likley need to use
,"Powered" PC speakers"!
1:If the system has a Cmedia
sound chip then go here for more info on this here
Cmedia
2:Damaged or incorrectly
installed sound card drivers.
3:Damaged startup/exit wav files.
4:In some instances disabling
the APM(Advanced Power Management) in the BIOS has cured these problems with the
Msgsrv.dll fault calls.
5:Incorrect or outdated
motherboard specific drivers.Driver's Page
Note:Having anti-virus
software running in the background can affect sounds playing in windows. All
mixer/sound and recorder functions come from the correct/updated undamaged
correctly installed sound card drivers.Use Safemode to remove and then re-boot
and let windows re-install also look for old bogus drivers whilst in
Safemode,click here for info.
Drivers drivers Once
correctly installed you may have to remove and re-install all the Multimedia
components you need including the sound and video compression codecs and wav
sounds from the control Panel/Add Remove programs/windows setup/Multimedia
Details and or update the drivers and re-check the windows mixer settings for
playback record and other. HTH*<:)
CDAudio.The
MCI (Media Control Interface)Driver has got lost.Control
Panel
and Start the New Hardware Wizard Check No
when it asks if you want it to search automatically for new hardware. Click
Next Highlight "Other Devices" click next Highlight Microsoft MCI in
the left Highlight CD Audio Device(Media Control) in the right pane Click next
and Ok your way out and re-boot If you still get no audio then go back the
Control Panel/ MultiMedia/Advanced/Media Control Devices and check that the CD
audio device/properties and that the device is enabled and re-check the windows
Mixer/Options:Playback/Record and Other sections are correct and mute the line
and mic on playback.
Microphones
In the 3 sections of the window's mixer/options make sure you setup the playback/record and other correctly.You do NOT want or need to hear the mike through the speakers so MUTE it on playback but have it Activated on Record,otherwise some sound cards won't let you use it(this is done to stop acoustic feedback,the high pitched whistle you here when a microphone is too close to it's source of amplification which can damage the equipment).
Codecs problems
You may have to install the latest versions of MS Media Player Multimedia and maybe also the latest version of DirectX
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