Posted April 1, 201410 yr Windows Event Viewer has recoded multiple occurrences of an error with ID # of 1005. It further reports that it cannot open the file C:\Windows\System32\AudioEng.dll and has halted Windows Audio Graph Isolation as a result. Now it will not recognize my default audio playback device, and the IDE Audio Control Panel system tray icon has disappeared. I have updated the driver software for the IDE High Definition CODEC earlier today, to no effect. In troubleshooting this issue last night at one point the Action Center posted an alert that there was a problem with the hard disk. So I ran CHKDSK, with both options enabled. It reported 0 bad files processed and 0 bytes in bad sectors. Still, the problems with the file persist. I also ran the Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool and it detected the presence of an unspecified hardware problem. Does Windows 7 Professional (64 bit) have the diagnostic tools built in to help me determine if this is a software or a hardware problem? Either way, any ideas on how to resolve this loss of audio nightmare? Continue reading...
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