Re: [LIB] L110 lost Yamaha audio in W2000
Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 23:20:16 -0800 (PST)
From: Matt Hanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] L110 lost Yamaha audio in W2000
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 12:38:18 EST
> In a message dated 2/19/2005 8:43:13 PM Mountain Standard Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
>
> > After disabling and then re-enabling a number of drivers in W2000's
> > Device Manager to see if I could find what was causing W2K's slow shut
> > down
>
> This problem ("Saving Your Settings" takes >30 seconds) has occurred on
> all of my PCs running W2K/SP4+updates. The "workaround" described in
> this Microsoft bulletin:
>
> http://clickit.go2net.com/search?pos=8&ppos=1&plnks=1&uplnks=19&cat=web&;
>
cid=239171&site=srch&area=srch.noncomm.google&shape=textlink&cp=info.dogpl&
>
cluster-click=0&pd=0&coll=1&query=%22saving+your+settings%22+windows+2000&
> rawto=http://support.microsoft.com/kb/814770
>
> has cured the problem after having been executed a single time. Not sure
> why, as the bulletin implies that the command must be run at every
> log-off, but now log-offs and shutdowns are near-instantaneous. "Saving
> Your Settings" goes by in a flash. Note that I have not done this on my
> L100, since it is running W2K/SP3 and doesn't exhibit the problem.
Huh... That works to get my system to shut down fast. Thanks for that Lee!
But mine doesn't seem to want to 'remember' the fix as yours did. That
bulletin says there's a 'hotfix' for the problem, but gives no URL for
downloading it anywhere. Instead they suggest you, "contact Microsoft
Product Support Services to obtain the fix." Microsoft *$^@&^!%#!
:-/
Now if I can only get W2K to play my MP3s again.
Matt
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Re: [LIB] L110 lost Yamaha audio in W2000
Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 12:38:18 EST
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LIB] L110 lost Yamaha audio in W2000
In a message dated 2/19/2005 8:43:13 PM Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> After disabling and then re-enabling a number of drivers in W2000's Device
> Manager to see if I could find what was causing W2K's slow shut down
This problem ("Saving Your Settings" takes >30 seconds) has occurred on all
of my PCs running W2K/SP4+updates. The "workaround" described in this
Microsoft bulletin:
http://clickit.go2net.com/search?pos=8&ppos=1&plnks=1&uplnks=19&cat=web&;
cid=239171&site=srch&area=srch.noncomm.google&shape=textlink&cp=info.dogpl&
cluster-click=0&pd=0&coll=1&query=%22saving+your+settings%22+windows+2000&
rawto=http://support.microsoft.com/kb/814770
has cured the problem after having been executed a single time. Not sure
why, as the bulletin implies that the command must be run at every log-off, but
now log-offs and shutdowns are near-instantaneous. "Saving Your Settings" goes
by in a flash. Note that I have not done this on my L100, since it is
running W2K/SP3 and doesn't exhibit the problem.
Lee
[LIB] L110 lost Yamaha audio in W2000
Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 19:42:13 -0800 (PST) From: Matt Hanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: L110 lost Yamaha audio in W2000 After disabling and then re-enabling a number of drivers in W2000's Device Manager to see if I could find what was causing W2K's slow shut down, there's now a problem with Yamaha audio drivers. I have no audio anymore. Tests to play audio in Windows Media Player, Winamp, and playing audio files for components in Control Panel's Sound and Multimedia Properties all get a similar error message. They all report that the sound card is, or may be in use by another application. That right from a fresh boot to the W2K desktop. I've gone my usual route of deleting or renaming files Device Manager reports being used by the Yamaha sound card, uninstalling the driver, and then re-installing it. I really only renamed 2 files of the many: x:\WINNT\system32\drivers\ks.sy x:\WINNT\system32\drivers\opl3sax.sy_ I rebooted expecting to see a "New Hardware Found" window, but W2K just went ahead and replaced the missing files without any notice at all. I also went the "Update Driver" method in the Properties of the Yamaha OPL3-SAx WDM Driver in Device Manager. Everything went well, no complaints (at least the 1st time) that the existing drivers were the recommended ones. But still I get these error windows: * Windows Media Player: Cannot play back the audio stream: no audio hardware is available, or the hardware is not responding. * Winamp: Error code 4: Windows error message: "The specified device is already in use. Wait until it is free, and try again" * Control Panel's Sound and Multimedia Properties: Windows cannot play the sound xxx.wav. Your sound card may be in use. Another problem is that there's no icon for Yamaha Audio in the system tray, and it doesn't show up in any of the output device plugin configurations in Winamp. And Usually if it's loaded in Device Manager, it appears in Winamp's output device plugin setup. Launching the volume control from the Start > Accessories > Entertainment menu results in this error message: * "There are no active mixer devices available. You may install devices from the Add/Remove Hardware Wizard in Control Panel" The only other clue I can see is a driver that pops up for a few seconds in Device Manger while disabling or enabling the Yamaha driver. When changing those settings, DM's tree closes, then reopens to display the changed setting. But it opens for 6-7 seconds, and shows this audio driver before closing again, and opening again >without< it: * Microsoft WinMM WDM Audio Compatible Driver While it's being displayed, it has the icon with the red X through it that indicates the driver is disabled. And it pops up like then when both >disabling< and >enabling< the Yamaha driver. 'Tis a yet another computer puzzlement in the endless stream... Any suggestions gladly welcomed as always. Matt __ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
