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YMC
I also tried reinstalling the sound card drivers - but that was no help.
Windows Audio Service just won't run.
"YMC" <smoothcoffee@gmail.com> wrote in message news:...
> Hello,
>
> My friend just purchased a HP Pavilion 6600 notebook. brand new
>
> Everything works fine. Installed all the drivers. only one administrator.
>
> Then we did the windows update patch.
>
> And suddenly we have no sound.
>
> The error message is 1079.
>
> When I try and start it in services - it claims that the account specifed
> for audio service is not the same as the account for the other services.
>
> I did a check - but the only service that has a different account name
> (apart from Local Services) is RPC - which log in is Network Services. And
> I can't change that - as the option is greyed out.
>
> Other services like audio service endpoint is under local services - same
> for multimedia task scheduler.
>
> All set to automatic.
>
> I did the Vista Service Pack 1 patch - and subsequent recent patches but
> no help.
>
> Please help- I've run out of ideas.
>
>
>
>
>
Windows Audio Service just won't run.
"YMC" <smoothcoffee@gmail.com> wrote in message news:...
> Hello,
>
> My friend just purchased a HP Pavilion 6600 notebook. brand new
>
> Everything works fine. Installed all the drivers. only one administrator.
>
> Then we did the windows update patch.
>
> And suddenly we have no sound.
>
> The error message is 1079.
>
> When I try and start it in services - it claims that the account specifed
> for audio service is not the same as the account for the other services.
>
> I did a check - but the only service that has a different account name
> (apart from Local Services) is RPC - which log in is Network Services. And
> I can't change that - as the option is greyed out.
>
> Other services like audio service endpoint is under local services - same
> for multimedia task scheduler.
>
> All set to automatic.
>
> I did the Vista Service Pack 1 patch - and subsequent recent patches but
> no help.
>
> Please help- I've run out of ideas.
>
>
>
>
>