Back in November I installed the C-Media update and found that my sound was
then gone. As I was going to WINXP Pro Service Pack 2 I didn't even bother
to follow up. After getting SP2 installed the sound was again working fine
and I remembered to hide that particular update. Today a new update
appeared and I again installed this knowing that the earlier update was
still hidden, so I figured it was a newer version perhaps correcting the
previous problem I had experienced. Well, the same happened, sound was now
gone again. So, I uninstalled the C-Media WDM Audio Driver software. After
restarting I then had a Rundll dialog box stating - Error loading
cmicnfg.cpl. The specified module could not be found. I installed the
original driver from my motherboard (ASUS) CD and the sound works fine but,
I do not know how to prevent the error message from appearing each time I
start my system. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

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Don

Spam is to the Internet as cholesterol is to the arteries.

Don wrote:
> Back in November I installed the C-Media update and found that my sound was
> then gone. As I was going to WINXP Pro Service Pack 2 I didn't even bother
> to follow up. After getting SP2 installed the sound was again working fine
> and I remembered to hide that particular update. Today a new update
> appeared and I again installed this knowing that the earlier update was
> still hidden, so I figured it was a newer version perhaps correcting the
> previous problem I had experienced. Well, the same happened, sound was now
> gone again. So, I uninstalled the C-Media WDM Audio Driver software. After
> restarting I then had a Rundll dialog box stating - Error loading
> cmicnfg.cpl. The specified module could not be found. I installed the
> original driver from my motherboard (ASUS) CD and the sound works fine but,
> I do not know how to prevent the error message from appearing each time I
> start my system. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
>

Look in these registry keys for the one trying to load this and remove it.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run

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Rock
MS MVP Windows - Shell/User

http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread25517.html

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:eV%23vG%23kEGHA.1816@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl,
Don <don@the-isp-group.com> hunted and pecked:
> Back in November I installed the C-Media update and found that my sound
> was then gone. As I was going to WINXP Pro Service Pack 2 I didn't even
> bother to follow up. After getting SP2 installed the sound was again
> working fine and I remembered to hide that particular update. Today a
> new update appeared and I again installed this knowing that the earlier
> update was still hidden, so I figured it was a newer version perhaps
> correcting the previous problem I had experienced. Well, the same
> happened, sound was now gone again. So, I uninstalled the C-Media WDM
> Audio Driver software. After restarting I then had a Rundll dialog box
> stating - Error loading cmicnfg.cpl. The specified module could not be
> found. I installed the original driver from my motherboard (ASUS) CD and
> the sound works fine but, I do not know how to prevent the error message
> from appearing each time I start my system. Any help would be
> appreciated. Thanks.
>
> --
> Don
>
> Spam is to the Internet as cholesterol is to the arteries.

Thanks. That worked just fine. Sound is all okay as well.

Don

"Rock" <rock@mail.nospam.net> wrote in message
news:eI5puMlEGHA.3700@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Don wrote:
>> Back in November I installed the C-Media update and found that my sound
>> was then gone. As I was going to WINXP Pro Service Pack 2 I didn't even
>> bother to follow up. After getting SP2 installed the sound was again
>> working fine and I remembered to hide that particular update. Today a
>> new update appeared and I again installed this knowing that the earlier
>> update was still hidden, so I figured it was a newer version perhaps
>> correcting the previous problem I had experienced. Well, the same
>> happened, sound was now gone again. So, I uninstalled the C-Media WDM
>> Audio Driver software. After restarting I then had a Rundll dialog box
>> stating - Error loading cmicnfg.cpl. The specified module could not be
>> found. I installed the original driver from my motherboard (ASUS) CD and
>> the sound works fine but, I do not know how to prevent the error message
>> from appearing each time I start my system. Any help would be
>> appreciated. Thanks.
>>
>
> Look in these registry keys for the one trying to load this and remove it.
>
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Run
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run
>
> --
> Rock
> MS MVP Windows - Shell/User
>

Don wrote:
> Thanks. That worked just fine. Sound is all okay as well.
>
> Don
>
> "Rock" <rock@mail.nospam.net> wrote in message
> news:eI5puMlEGHA.3700@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>
>>Don wrote:
>>
>>>Back in November I installed the C-Media update and found that my sound
>>>was then gone. As I was going to WINXP Pro Service Pack 2 I didn't even
>>>bother to follow up. After getting SP2 installed the sound was again
>>>working fine and I remembered to hide that particular update. Today a
>>>new update appeared and I again installed this knowing that the earlier
>>>update was still hidden, so I figured it was a newer version perhaps
>>>correcting the previous problem I had experienced. Well, the same
>>>happened, sound was now gone again. So, I uninstalled the C-Media WDM
>>>Audio Driver software. After restarting I then had a Rundll dialog box
>>>stating - Error loading cmicnfg.cpl. The specified module could not be
>>>found. I installed the original driver from my motherboard (ASUS) CD and
>>>the sound works fine but, I do not know how to prevent the error message
>>>from appearing each time I start my system. Any help would be
>>>appreciated. Thanks.
>>>
>>
>>Look in these registry keys for the one trying to load this and remove it.
>>
>>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Cur rentVersion\Run
>>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Cu rrentVersion\Run
>>
>>--
>>Rock
>>MS MVP Windows - Shell/User

Good, glad that worked for you. Next time you have a problem after
updating drivers don't uninstall, use the driver rollback feature in
Device Manager. Don't update drivers unless there is a problem the new
driver is expected to fix or it has some new feature you must have. And
lastly don't get driver updates from the Windows Update site. Get them
from the device, OEM or motherboard manufacturer's site.


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Rock
MS MVP Windows - Shell/User

Don wrote:

> Thanks. That worked just fine. Sound is all okay as well.
>
> Don
>
> "Rock" <rock@mail.nospam.net> wrote in message
> news:eI5puMlEGHA.3700@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>
>>Don wrote:
>>
>>>Back in November I installed the C-Media update and found that my sound
>>>was then gone. As I was going to WINXP Pro Service Pack 2 I didn't even
>>>bother to follow up. After getting SP2 installed the sound was again
>>>working fine and I remembered to hide that particular update. Today a
>>>new update appeared and I again installed this knowing that the earlier
>>>update was still hidden, so I figured it was a newer version perhaps
>>>correcting the previous problem I had experienced. Well, the same
>>>happened, sound was now gone again. So, I uninstalled the C-Media WDM
>>>Audio Driver software. After restarting I then had a Rundll dialog box
>>>stating - Error loading cmicnfg.cpl. The specified module could not be
>>>found. I installed the original driver from my motherboard (ASUS) CD and
>>>the sound works fine but, I do not know how to prevent the error message
>>>from appearing each time I start my system. Any help would be
>>>appreciated. Thanks.
>>>
>>
>>Look in these registry keys for the one trying to load this and remove it.
>>
>>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Cur rentVersion\Run
>>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Cu rrentVersion\Run
>>
>>--
>>Rock
>>MS MVP Windows - Shell/User

Don also take a look at the link Wesley provided. Seems to be a good one.


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Rock
MS MVP Windows - Shell/User