I do not have sound on my computer, no default sounds, media player sound,
just no sound on my computer. My media player visibly plays but no sound
comes through. I don't get the sound alert for new email etc.. I have a
working sound card & have updated sound card driver. When attempting to use
media player, I get the following error message: "Another program is using
the sound device, and preventing the Player from accessing it. Close all
other programs so that the Player is the only program running, and then try
to play the file again. "

HOW do I determine what other program is using my sound. I don't have other
progrmas opened. Some program is obviously 'using' my sound card but how do
I find it?

alice

would think by now, you would be getting some sort of spyware/malware
software as protection. look in task manager to see whats running.
look in windows exploer to see what programs you have. you have or
allowed a download of something causeing a conflict.

Actually, that error could just mean that the sound card driver is broken.
But you can check the programs running using Task Manager.

What version of Windows?
http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html#dsound
is my general guide here...

-Zach
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"alice" <alice@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I do not have sound on my computer, no default sounds, media player sound,
> just no sound on my computer. My media player visibly plays but no sound
> comes through. I don't get the sound alert for new email etc.. I have a
> working sound card & have updated sound card driver. When attempting to
> use
> media player, I get the following error message: "Another program is using
> the sound device, and preventing the Player from accessing it. Close all
> other programs so that the Player is the only program running, and then
> try
> to play the file again. "
>
> HOW do I determine what other program is using my sound. I don't have
> other
> progrmas opened. Some program is obviously 'using' my sound card but how
> do
> I find it?
>
> alice
>
>

Thank you, I checked task manager and it shows only media player running. I
am thinking my problem is from some Windows 98 that stayed on my computer
when I upgraded to XP pro. There are some old Windows 98 files. I wonder if
there is some way to "nuke" Windows 98 from my computer?

"jargonize" wrote:

> would think by now, you would be getting some sort of spyware/malware
> software as protection. look in task manager to see whats running.
> look in windows exploer to see what programs you have. you have or
> allowed a download of something causeing a conflict.
>
>

This should be a sound card driver issue then- does
http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html#dsound
help fix you up?

--
(speaking for myself and doing this in my free time)
See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
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"alice" <alice@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thank you, I checked task manager and it shows only media player running.
> I
> am thinking my problem is from some Windows 98 that stayed on my computer
> when I upgraded to XP pro. There are some old Windows 98 files. I wonder
> if
> there is some way to "nuke" Windows 98 from my computer?
>
> "jargonize" wrote:
>
>> would think by now, you would be getting some sort of spyware/malware
>> software as protection. look in task manager to see whats running.
>> look in windows exploer to see what programs you have. you have or
>> allowed a download of something causeing a conflict.
>>
>>