Yeah, that's the problem right there. I have tried using both a sound card and the onboard sound, always the same problem. It isn't the speekers since it's the same on another pair of speakers aswell as the ones I use right now.
Can it be a software problem? Most often after It has been on for awhile, regardless of the volume I have put it on, it settles on a setting that is a little to low and if I decide to change the volume again it starts freaking out.
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Anonymous2005-12-17 10:30
Install Lunix, problem solved.
Or give us more details: your OS, your sound card, what you mean by "freaking out"
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Anonymous2005-12-17 14:46
>>1
Define freaking out and get rid of all system tray bullshit you may have, those icons aren't nice, they are shitty. Also uninstall anything with kewl and awesome background processes to make your life easier. You don't need them.
>>2
Install Lunix, get 100 more problems (but it solves this one).
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Anonymous2005-12-17 23:14 (sage)
Install Lunix, get 100 more problems (but it solves this one).
Signed.
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Anonymous2005-12-18 1:45 (sage)
Install Lunix, get 1000 more problems (but it solves this one).
Fixed.
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Hilfe2005-12-18 9:33
With freaking out I meant that the volume keeps changing from very high to low, back to high, a little lower, very high, no sound.. etc. etc. Then after some time it settles for a random volume level.
OS is XP and the soundcard is a Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit the onboard I don't know what it is but it also does the same thing.
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Anonymous2005-12-18 11:16
Do you happen to have a keyboard with multimedia controls on it (ie. a volume control)? It could be conflicting with real keyboard commands. For example, on my laptop the volume control buttons actually map to other key combos (I forget which, but pressing the volume down button while playing Half Life on it causes me to crouch...).
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Anonymous2005-12-18 12:15
>>6
Does it do this while you're listening to something?
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Anonymous2005-12-18 12:40
ive heard of a lot of viruses doing this. It seems silly to mention, sure, but who the fuck troubleshoots a problem without doing a virus scan first?
Check for rootkits using various free programs found on the internet by a google search for "rootkit revealer". If any are found, google them and look for ways to remove them. If you can not do this, you need to do a clean format of your C:\ drive (assuming you have windows on C:\).
After this, check msconfig (autostart tab) for suspicious entries. If you do not know what a specific entry does, google it. Un-check all virus- or spyware related entries.
If the problem persists, re-install your drivers.
We have now checked most (all, I think) software related issues. I suspect that the issue is in the software, not the hardware, since you have the same problems with both soundcards.
If neither of these things work, try another pair of speakers (borrow a friend's for a couple of hours). If none of these things help, I do not know what to do and you're best of contacting their helpdesk.
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Hilfe2005-12-19 8:12
KLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\32418F9EE1126B64A90E8365B85CFCF6\ProductName 2005-11-24 08:50 26 bytes Data mismatch between Windows API and raw hive data.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{E9F81423-211E-46B6-9AE0-38568BC5CF6F}\DisplayName 2005-11-24 08:53 26 bytes Data mismatch between Windows API and raw hive data.
HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\a347scsi\Config\jdgg40 2005-11-24 23:46 0 bytes Hidden from Windows API.
HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\d347prt\Cfg\0Jf40 2005-11-25 08:49 0 bytes Hidden from Windows API.
I ran Rootkit Revealer, it found 9 descrepancies(?), I ran an anti-virus program and it did't find anything and I ran Rootkit Revealer again this time it had 7 hits and the last times I've run it has found 5. And those 5 are thoe ones I posted. I tried googeling for some of them, but haven't had the time with all of them yet.
>>7
Yes I do happen to have volume controls on my keyboard, but I don't have any drivers installed for it, I never actually had. All that "works" is the volume down button, but that just mutes the sound.
From what I have gathered the entries I had in Rootkit Revealer seems to come from Alchohol 120% and Daemon Tools.
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Anonymous2005-12-19 12:18
Alright, don't forget to check your Autostart in msconfig.exe (just write msconfig in the run box and press enter).
The first three entries that Rootkit Revealer found looks like random stuff that was caused because windows was writing to them while you ran the scan. You should check them out though, try googling the keys ({E9F81423-211E-46B6-9AE0-38568BC5CF6F} and 32418F9EE1126B64A90E8365B85CFCF6 looks like good googlable stuff).