System / Application sounds not working

I have just noticed that all application / system soudns are not working. The
speakers work fine as I can play all sounds using WMP. When I check SOUND
devices is show Speakers as my default device and I can test them fine - I
hear the chimes. I can play movies etc and everthin is OK

The problem is that system / application sounds do not work. I use CP and
select SOUNDS and then try and play one of the system/application sounds and
nothing happens. I can play the associated WAV file with WMP its just that
all system / application sounds have stopped working - including inline
videos on IE

Speakers are Realtek High Definition Audio - on board sound.

Oh and before anybody suggests it - YES I have also updated the drivers and
stil the same result

"Mike from OZ" wrote:

> I have just noticed that all application / system soudns are not working. The
> speakers work fine as I can play all sounds using WMP. When I check SOUND
> devices is show Speakers as my default device and I can test them fine - I
> hear the chimes. I can play movies etc and everthin is OK
>
> The problem is that system / application sounds do not work. I use CP and
> select SOUNDS and then try and play one of the system/application sounds and
> nothing happens. I can play the associated WAV file with WMP its just that
> all system / application sounds have stopped working - including inline
> videos on IE
>
> Speakers are Realtek High Definition Audio - on board sound.

The Ease Of Access app has a 'make visual alternatives for sounds' that
could do that.

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Mark L. Ferguson

"Mike from OZ" <> wrote in message
news:3E234D23-18FC-48F3-965C-...
> Oh and before anybody suggests it - YES I have also updated the drivers
> and
> stil the same result
>
> "Mike from OZ" wrote:
>
>> I have just noticed that all application / system soudns are not working.
>> The
>> speakers work fine as I can play all sounds using WMP. When I check SOUND
>> devices is show Speakers as my default device and I can test them fine -
>> I
>> hear the chimes. I can play movies etc and everthin is OK
>>
>> The problem is that system / application sounds do not work. I use CP and
>> select SOUNDS and then try and play one of the system/application sounds
>> and
>> nothing happens. I can play the associated WAV file with WMP its just
>> that
>> all system / application sounds have stopped working - including inline
>> videos on IE
>>
>> Speakers are Realtek High Definition Audio - on board sound.

Mark

I checked that option and it has not been enabled. It still sounds like the
software used by Vista to make the sound (?? SNDREC32 or similar) is not
working

Mike

"Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:

> The Ease Of Access app has a 'make visual alternatives for sounds' that
> could do that.
>
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> Mark L. Ferguson
>
> "Mike from OZ" <> wrote in message
> news:3E234D23-18FC-48F3-965C-...
> > Oh and before anybody suggests it - YES I have also updated the drivers
> > and
> > stil the same result
> >
> > "Mike from OZ" wrote:
> >
> >> I have just noticed that all application / system soudns are not working.
> >> The
> >> speakers work fine as I can play all sounds using WMP. When I check SOUND
> >> devices is show Speakers as my default device and I can test them fine -
> >> I
> >> hear the chimes. I can play movies etc and everthin is OK
> >>
> >> The problem is that system / application sounds do not work. I use CP and
> >> select SOUNDS and then try and play one of the system/application sounds
> >> and
> >> nothing happens. I can play the associated WAV file with WMP its just
> >> that
> >> all system / application sounds have stopped working - including inline
> >> videos on IE
> >>
> >> Speakers are Realtek High Definition Audio - on board sound.
>