Posted July 31, 200816 yr I get this message as well but it is only when I set my computer to standby or hibernate. It is when the computer is awakened and I try to open a sound file or something then I get this error message. I check Sounds and Audio Devices Properties (control panel) and notice that under the Volume, Audio and Voice tabs that everything is grayed out (buttons and pull-downs)... there simply is "No Audio Device". In the Device Manager, I run all the troubleshooting routines to no avail. I check for the latest driver and the routine verifies that I have it (SignaTel High Definition Audio CODEC, ver 5.10.0.4717, dated 9/9/05). The only thing that fixes this is a reboot. I don't believe it's a Windows Media Player problem, rather a driver problem. What's the point of standby or hibernate if I have to reboot each time to "recover" my sound driver? ...help? "spenoken" wrote: > > > "Dave" wrote: > > > I keep getting this message. Everything was fine but then I started getting it. > > "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." > > Do check your Sound Device that it is enabled in the Hardware section. > DO a full check of your sound card in the diagnostic section of Devices and > Direct X etc. > Then, check your link (dll.) with the Windows Media Player, if this fails, > uninstall or Re- install the Media Player ( you should really upgrade your > Windows Media Player to the latest edition!) if this also fails, re-install > the Drivers for your Sound Card,and, Update them if neccessary!
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