Sound problems on my computer

Faeelin · January 18, 2003, 11:56

Hey all,

A couple of days ago, my brother used my computer to watch some skateboarding movies. He told me that the font was messed up. I didn't think anything of it at the time, but....

last night, I went on. The screen was at 600*480, 256 colors resolution. (I'm using an ATI RADEON 9000, which I installed a few weeks, about 3, ago). I finally reinstalled the video drivers and direct x.

Now, however, I'm getting an error. The first one states that directdraw.dll is nt working. WHy i that?

2) My sound card isn't working, and I don't even get the option to add it as new hardware, unles I'm missing something obvious.

Faeelin · January 18, 2003, 12:44

Alright, what the devil is kernel32.dll? It's in my windows systems file, but it keeps crashing. What gives?

reds4ever · January 18, 2003, 14:03

have you checked for a virus? otherwise your HD or registry may be corrupted

Faeelin · January 18, 2003, 19:27

Crap. HOw does it become corrupted?

Actually, I'm beginning to wonder if there was a device failure with my sound card. Does that require buying an ew one, or is it just a prolem caused by my radeon?

Skanky Burns · January 18, 2003, 19:32

Have you reinstalled windows since you installed the new graphics card?
A lot of your problems could stem from not doing so.

reds4ever · January 18, 2003, 19:58

[QUOTE] Originally posted by Faeelin
Crap. HOw does it become corrupted?

QUOTE]

nice attitude fella, i was just trying to help moron,the data on HD's gets corrupted ALOT and so does the registry.

here's hoping your 'puter is well and truly screwed

...jeez, some people...

Faeelin · January 18, 2003, 19:59

Quote:

Originally posted by Skanky Burns
Have you reinstalled windows since you installed the new graphics card?
A lot of your problems could stem from not doing so.

Then why did the problems only crop up now?

It's possible, though. If I do this, what happens to what I have installed?

Sava · January 18, 2003, 20:04

un-install your video card, then re-install it....
Re-install directX...

tell me if it works or not...

Skanky Burns · January 18, 2003, 20:05

Well, everything on that h/d is gone. A good idea would be to back-up whatever you need (files you have made, mp3s, whatever you can't reinstall, etc) and then reinstall windows. Its always a good idea to reinstall every so often, but you will have to decide if it is worth it to do so.

Did the sound work at all after you installed the new graphics card?

Faeelin · January 18, 2003, 20:13

Quote:

Originally posted by Sava
un-install your video card, then re-install it....
Re-install directX...

tell me if it works or not...

I uninstalled the video gcard, reinstalled it, then uninstalled dirdect x, and reinstlaled it, as the first thing I did. Still get the .dll errors.

It did, skansky, for a few weeks. But after reinstalling the card's software after the resolution altering I described earlier, the speaker symbol is gone, and there is now no sound.

Skanky Burns · January 18, 2003, 20:17

Well, it's probably not a hardware problem then.
What OS are you using?

I would recommend you seriously considering a reinstall.

Sava · January 18, 2003, 20:18

Well, back up your important stuff, then reformat your HD's and reintall winblows...

Faeelin · January 18, 2003, 20:26

I'm using windows me.

So everyone thinks I should reinstall? Bloody hell. Now I have to figure out what to back up to.

Sava · January 18, 2003, 20:33

yup... it sucks when that happens... find a pirated version of XP, it's much better.

Faeelin · January 18, 2003, 20:34

Quote:

Originally posted by Sava
yup... it sucks when that happens... find a pirated version of XP, it's much better.

Actually, I'll just use my mom's.(Pays to have a parent who works at a university) But that will fix the problems?

Skanky Burns · January 18, 2003, 20:37

XP is much more stable than ME, and provided you have good drivers, it won't crash as much. It is also easier to track why your computer is crashing, and find out fix the faults. It should fix the problems.

reds4ever · January 18, 2003, 21:09

i hate to say 'i told you so', but what the hell, i told you so

BustaMike · January 19, 2003, 02:51

BTW, if you are going to use a pirated copy of XP, be sure to get the keygen progam so you can register it and get the Windows update to work properly (or at all for that matter). I maaay be able to tell you where to get it if you're interested.