audio w/ wista ?!?!!?!?

jutnm · 04-22-2007, 07:48 AM

ok i jsut installed vista on to my computer, i built my computer myself, and it says

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.

has neone had this problem with Vista ???

Jet · 04-22-2007, 07:50 AM

What sound device you have? Have you installed the drivers?

PC eye · 04-22-2007, 07:56 AM

That message could be seen with any version of Windows that runs one version of WMP or another since WIN 95 days. If you are able to hear sound outside of WMP the file itself may not be able to plsy due to the format it is in. Many drivers are finally now starting to come out for Vista in the finished not beta versions. Are you running onboard sound, a pci expansion card like a Creative Soun Blaster, or a usb type?

jutnm · 04-22-2007, 08:09 AM

its an onboard sound chip by realtek, iono im trying to look for drivers for Vista, and it doesnt seem like notings working?

jutnm · 04-22-2007, 08:11 AM

well it not only doesnt work on WMP but not on nething , its jsut the OS wont recognize it, like when i plug , its no play,

PC eye · 04-22-2007, 10:56 AM

With onboad sounc one thing you will have to look into is whether that is enabled or disabled in the bios setup. Look over the bios section in the user manual to see just where the setting for this is. On most boards you will see an advanced or advanced chipset section once you are in there. You scroll ot that and open that up to see the vertical listings of all settings for the various board related items.

Scroll down until you see the sound or onboard item and press enter after hiighlighting that to see if it is set as on or enabled. Hopefully that's all it will turn out to be. That will prevent any sound since you are using the board's audio output directly and not a pci or usb type device. The worst would be a bad chip on the board if the correct drivers went on without problem.

cybergomer · 04-22-2007, 05:39 PM

Also, check Device Manager and see if there is anything listed there. If its just a driver problem, odds are you'd see a yellow exclamation point notifying you of a problem.

If that's the case, just go to you motherboard manufacturer's website and get drivers.

jutnm · 04-22-2007, 06:27 PM

hey gret idea , never thought of gointo the bios, but uhm i tried going to the MSI enet site and i dld a driver and it keeps getting stuck and vista keeps say "do u want to proceed in downloading this driver " and i just cancel ir bc it always gets stuck

, but ill try the bios first , thanks

jutnm · 04-22-2007, 07:10 PM

ya noting still, the soun wont work , and i cant fit a pci sound card, my mobo is to small and my videocard takes up alot of space , bc of the big heat sink and fan... i dont know what to do

terii · 04-22-2007, 07:10 PM

Did you run a Vista compatibility check on your system before you installed Vista???
If you have an older audio card it will not be compatible and Vista will not recognize it. That may be your problem.

04-22-2007, 07:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
jutnm Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Anahiem Hills Posts: 1,522	audio w/ wista ?!?!!?!? ok i jsut installed vista on to my computer, i built my computer myself, and it says 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. has neone had this problem with Vista ??? __________________ 1. AMD ATHLON 4600 X2 ~ 2.4 GHz 2. HIS ATI RADEON 1650 IceQ Pro Turbo 512Mb 3. RAM- ADATA PC6400: 2Gbs 4. MOBO-MSI K9N6GM VClass SERIES 5. 550 WATT LOGYSIS PSU 6. MAXTOR 230 GB HDD 7. Windows Vista ULTIMATE 8. Logitech 5.1 X-530 Surround Sound System 9.Ultra eTorque ATX Case (provided by gf "P)

04-22-2007, 07:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
Jet Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5,288	What sound device you have? Have you installed the drivers? __________________ Macbook/Intel Core Duo 1.83Ghz/2GB DDR2 667/60GB HD/OSX 10.4.11/160GB 3.5" Firewire External/160GB Maxtor One Touch 4 Mini External/

04-22-2007, 07:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,730	That message could be seen with any version of Windows that runs one version of WMP or another since WIN 95 days. If you are able to hear sound outside of WMP the file itself may not be able to plsy due to the format it is in. Many drivers are finally now starting to come out for Vista in the finished not beta versions. Are you running onboard sound, a pci expansion card like a Creative Soun Blaster, or a usb type? __________________ Turning the Tongue into a Device Controller http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Sma...ory?id=5647175 Is EBay going out of the Auction Business? http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5626840&page=1

04-22-2007, 08:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
jutnm Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Anahiem Hills Posts: 1,522	its an onboard sound chip by realtek, iono im trying to look for drivers for Vista, and it doesnt seem like notings working? __________________ 1. AMD ATHLON 4600 X2 ~ 2.4 GHz 2. HIS ATI RADEON 1650 IceQ Pro Turbo 512Mb 3. RAM- ADATA PC6400: 2Gbs 4. MOBO-MSI K9N6GM VClass SERIES 5. 550 WATT LOGYSIS PSU 6. MAXTOR 230 GB HDD 7. Windows Vista ULTIMATE 8. Logitech 5.1 X-530 Surround Sound System 9.Ultra eTorque ATX Case (provided by gf "P)

04-22-2007, 08:11 AM	#5 (permalink)
jutnm Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Anahiem Hills Posts: 1,522	well it not only doesnt work on WMP but not on nething , its jsut the OS wont recognize it, like when i plug , its no play, __________________ 1. AMD ATHLON 4600 X2 ~ 2.4 GHz 2. HIS ATI RADEON 1650 IceQ Pro Turbo 512Mb 3. RAM- ADATA PC6400: 2Gbs 4. MOBO-MSI K9N6GM VClass SERIES 5. 550 WATT LOGYSIS PSU 6. MAXTOR 230 GB HDD 7. Windows Vista ULTIMATE 8. Logitech 5.1 X-530 Surround Sound System 9.Ultra eTorque ATX Case (provided by gf "P)

04-22-2007, 10:56 AM	#6 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,730	With onboad sounc one thing you will have to look into is whether that is enabled or disabled in the bios setup. Look over the bios section in the user manual to see just where the setting for this is. On most boards you will see an advanced or advanced chipset section once you are in there. You scroll ot that and open that up to see the vertical listings of all settings for the various board related items. Scroll down until you see the sound or onboard item and press enter after hiighlighting that to see if it is set as on or enabled. Hopefully that's all it will turn out to be. That will prevent any sound since you are using the board's audio output directly and not a pci or usb type device. The worst would be a bad chip on the board if the correct drivers went on without problem. __________________ Turning the Tongue into a Device Controller http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Sma...ory?id=5647175 Is EBay going out of the Auction Business? http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5626840&page=1

04-22-2007, 05:39 PM	#7 (permalink)
cybergomer Bronze Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 96	Also, check Device Manager and see if there is anything listed there. If its just a driver problem, odds are you'd see a yellow exclamation point notifying you of a problem. If that's the case, just go to you motherboard manufacturer's website and get drivers.

04-22-2007, 06:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
jutnm Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Anahiem Hills Posts: 1,522	hey gret idea , never thought of gointo the bios, but uhm i tried going to the MSI enet site and i dld a driver and it keeps getting stuck and vista keeps say "do u want to proceed in downloading this driver " and i just cancel ir bc it always gets stuck , but ill try the bios first , thanks __________________ 1. AMD ATHLON 4600 X2 ~ 2.4 GHz 2. HIS ATI RADEON 1650 IceQ Pro Turbo 512Mb 3. RAM- ADATA PC6400: 2Gbs 4. MOBO-MSI K9N6GM VClass SERIES 5. 550 WATT LOGYSIS PSU 6. MAXTOR 230 GB HDD 7. Windows Vista ULTIMATE 8. Logitech 5.1 X-530 Surround Sound System 9.Ultra eTorque ATX Case (provided by gf "P)

04-22-2007, 07:10 PM	#9 (permalink)
jutnm Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Anahiem Hills Posts: 1,522	ya noting still, the soun wont work , and i cant fit a pci sound card, my mobo is to small and my videocard takes up alot of space , bc of the big heat sink and fan... i dont know what to do __________________ 1. AMD ATHLON 4600 X2 ~ 2.4 GHz 2. HIS ATI RADEON 1650 IceQ Pro Turbo 512Mb 3. RAM- ADATA PC6400: 2Gbs 4. MOBO-MSI K9N6GM VClass SERIES 5. 550 WATT LOGYSIS PSU 6. MAXTOR 230 GB HDD 7. Windows Vista ULTIMATE 8. Logitech 5.1 X-530 Surround Sound System 9.Ultra eTorque ATX Case (provided by gf "P)

04-22-2007, 07:10 PM	#10 (permalink)
terii Gold Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 278	Did you run a Vista compatibility check on your system before you installed Vista??? If you have an older audio card it will not be compatible and Vista will not recognize it. That may be your problem.

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