My sound has disappeared.

Suddenly, for no reason at all, the sound on my computer has disappeared.

For example: if I try to play an audio file in Windows Media Player it comes
up with the following error report:

'Windows Media Player cannot play the file because there is a problem with
your sound device. There might not be a sound device installed on your
computer, it might be in use by another program, or it might not be
functioning properly.'

When I ask for more information it comes up with the following:

'C00D11BA: Cannot play the file'

I have no access to volume control and the computer is telling me I have no
audio device. I've tried searchin for an updated driver like one of the
options suggests but I just get told it can't find one.

As someone who doesn't have much of a clue on this stuff can anyone help me?
--
Okay. This computer is toast!

Depending upon what OS you're using - have you tried a system restore?
I had a problem with the audio device this morning and fixed it by doing a system
restore.
Kaylene

"Wannablowupmycomputer" < > wrote in
message news:C3A8ABC5-54C3-4923-A58B-...
> Suddenly, for no reason at all, the sound on my computer has disappeared.
>
> For example: if I try to play an audio file in Windows Media Player it comes
> up with the following error report:
>
> 'Windows Media Player cannot play the file because there is a problem with
> your sound device. There might not be a sound device installed on your
> computer, it might be in use by another program, or it might not be
> functioning properly.'
>
> When I ask for more information it comes up with the following:
>
> 'C00D11BA: Cannot play the file'
>
> I have no access to volume control and the computer is telling me I have no
> audio device. I've tried searchin for an updated driver like one of the
> options suggests but I just get told it can't find one.
>
> As someone who doesn't have much of a clue on this stuff can anyone help me?
> --
> Okay. This computer is toast!

I am getting the same message on my computer. I tried restoring like you
said but that didn't work. Do you have any other suggestions? Thanks

Gator

"Taurarian" wrote:

> Depending upon what OS you're using - have you tried a system restore?
> I had a problem with the audio device this morning and fixed it by doing a system
> restore.
> Kaylene
>
> "Wannablowupmycomputer" < > wrote in
> message news:C3A8ABC5-54C3-4923-A58B-...
> > Suddenly, for no reason at all, the sound on my computer has disappeared.
> >
> > For example: if I try to play an audio file in Windows Media Player it comes
> > up with the following error report:
> >
> > 'Windows Media Player cannot play the file because there is a problem with
> > your sound device. There might not be a sound device installed on your
> > computer, it might be in use by another program, or it might not be
> > functioning properly.'
> >
> > When I ask for more information it comes up with the following:
> >
> > 'C00D11BA: Cannot play the file'
> >
> > I have no access to volume control and the computer is telling me I have no
> > audio device. I've tried searchin for an updated driver like one of the
> > options suggests but I just get told it can't find one.
> >
> > As someone who doesn't have much of a clue on this stuff can anyone help me?
> > --
> > Okay. This computer is toast!
>
>

I got the same problem but can't try a system restore as I don't know what it
consist of. Can anybody help me?


"Gator" wrote:

> I am getting the same message on my computer. I tried restoring like you
> said but that didn't work. Do you have any other suggestions? Thanks
>
> Gator
>
> "Taurarian" wrote:
>
> > Depending upon what OS you're using - have you tried a system restore?
> > I had a problem with the audio device this morning and fixed it by doing a system
> > restore.
> > Kaylene
> >
> > "Wannablowupmycomputer" < > wrote in
> > message news:C3A8ABC5-54C3-4923-A58B-...
> > > Suddenly, for no reason at all, the sound on my computer has disappeared.
> > >
> > > For example: if I try to play an audio file in Windows Media Player it comes
> > > up with the following error report:
> > >
> > > 'Windows Media Player cannot play the file because there is a problem with
> > > your sound device. There might not be a sound device installed on your
> > > computer, it might be in use by another program, or it might not be
> > > functioning properly.'
> > >
> > > When I ask for more information it comes up with the following:
> > >
> > > 'C00D11BA: Cannot play the file'
> > >
> > > I have no access to volume control and the computer is telling me I have no
> > > audio device. I've tried searchin for an updated driver like one of the
> > > options suggests but I just get told it can't find one.
> > >
> > > As someone who doesn't have much of a clue on this stuff can anyone help me?
> > > --
> > > Okay. This computer is toast!
> >
> >

I had exactly the same problem and I fixed it this way:
1.-Click the start icon on Windows XP
2.-Open the control panel.
3.-Click the listen, sound and voice section.
4.-Click the listen and sound devices.
5.- Click the hardware.
6.- Click the C-Media AC97 audio device. There you can read that this device
doesn't work properly and need reinstallation. You click the reinstall
option. Finish.


"Wannablowupmycomputer" wrote:

> Suddenly, for no reason at all, the sound on my computer has disappeared.
>
> For example: if I try to play an audio file in Windows Media Player it comes
> up with the following error report:
>
> 'Windows Media Player cannot play the file because there is a problem with
> your sound device. There might not be a sound device installed on your
> computer, it might be in use by another program, or it might not be
> functioning properly.'
>
> When I ask for more information it comes up with the following:
>
> 'C00D11BA: Cannot play the file'
>
> I have no access to volume control and the computer is telling me I have no
> audio device. I've tried searchin for an updated driver like one of the
> options suggests but I just get told it can't find one.
>
> As someone who doesn't have much of a clue on this stuff can anyone help me?
> --
> Okay. This computer is toast!

My sound has disappeared as well. I hve searched for the driver that everyone
is speaking of, to remove it, but it is not installed on my computer. I am
speaking of the C-Media AC97. This driver is not installed so what else
could be causing the problem? I run XP.

"Tutu" wrote:

> I had exactly the same problem and I fixed it this way:
> 1.-Click the start icon on Windows XP
> 2.-Open the control panel.
> 3.-Click the listen, sound and voice section.
> 4.-Click the listen and sound devices.
> 5.- Click the hardware.
> 6.- Click the C-Media AC97 audio device. There you can read that this device
> doesn't work properly and need reinstallation. You click the reinstall
> option. Finish.
>
>
> "Wannablowupmycomputer" wrote:
>
> > Suddenly, for no reason at all, the sound on my computer has disappeared.
> >
> > For example: if I try to play an audio file in Windows Media Player it comes
> > up with the following error report:
> >
> > 'Windows Media Player cannot play the file because there is a problem with
> > your sound device. There might not be a sound device installed on your
> > computer, it might be in use by another program, or it might not be
> > functioning properly.'
> >
> > When I ask for more information it comes up with the following:
> >
> > 'C00D11BA: Cannot play the file'
> >
> > I have no access to volume control and the computer is telling me I have no
> > audio device. I've tried searchin for an updated driver like one of the
> > options suggests but I just get told it can't find one.
> >
> > As someone who doesn't have much of a clue on this stuff can anyone help me?
> > --
> > Okay. This computer is toast!