When using W98SE, windows update offered an actualization for my c-media soundcard that I never could install. Anyway, the failed installation was enough for the sound to stop working. I downloaded the appropiate drivers from c-media and everything seemed to work fine. Then I discovered that the windows mixer had been replaced by a C-media mixer and that my audio player -Quinntessential Player- had lost the ability to control volume. I got rid of the C-Media Mixer by removing the registry entry, and recovered the standard windows mixer, but still the QCD has no control over volume. I haven´t try with other audio software yet, but I would like to set things right once again. Any ideas?
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Thanks for your answer, war1.
I've already uninstall program and drivers, and everything remains the same. Problem is I don't have any drivers disks for the soundcard. Windows CD doesn't include any driver that it recognizes as valid, so I guess I am tied to the new ones :( . What really troubles me is the chance that other sound related programs could also lose volume control; I can live with QCD (in that computer, at least...)
el_jaguar,
I wish I could help you more with QCD, but I don't know too much about it. You can download the proper sound card drivers by doing the following. Take an inventory of your computer with Belarc Advisor
http://www.belarc.com/free
Once you know the sound card model number, go to the manufacturer's website or www.drivers.com to download the dirvers for your operating system.
Well, I didn´t use the belarc program, but I rechecked the drivers and it seems the one I downloaded fron C-media was an upgrade (it doesn´t say that anywhere-I´m just deducing it).
I downloaded a full version of the driver, a little older, and everything worked fine. Then I installed the one from C-media. So your answer was right in the end, only that I had the wrong material to work with. Thanks!
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by: war1Posted on 2003-05-29 at 17:13:20ID: 8610086
el_jaguar,
Uninstall Quinntessential Player, reboot, and reinstall the Player.
If no joy, Boot to Safe Mode. Go to Control Panel > System > Device Manager. Delete all the sound divers, including the mixer. Reboot and let Windows reinstall them. Have your sound card drivers if Windows ask for them.
Best wishes, war1