Use the other methods indicated in earlier tutorials for
checking that your hardware is ready for playing such sound
files. If your sound problem is limited to the playing of
WAV (Windows audio) files exclusively, proceed to the next
step.
Step
2: Control Panel
From Windows Start, point to Settings, and then choose
Control Panel. From Control Panel, double-click on the
Multimedia icon, and then select the Devices tab.
Step
3: Media Control Devices
From the Multimedia Devices list, click the plus (+) sign
next to Media Control Devices to expand it.
Step
4: Check for Listing
Check to see if an entry is provided here for Wave Audio
Device (Media Control). If it's listed, you should be set to
play WAV files. If not listed, the driver to enable you to
play WAV files is not installed. You may need to reinstall
Windows Multimedia components. See the tutorial on
"Reinstalling Multimedia" in this series.
Step
5: Wave Audio Properties
Highlight Wave Audio Devices in the device listing, and then
click on the Properties button. Click to select Use this
Media Control device. Click OK until you back out of
Multimedia. Try playing WAV files again using Sound Recorder
(from Windows Start, choose Programs, then Accessories, then
Multimedia, then Sound Recorder).
