John
Sun Mar 25 12:12:50 CDT 2007
1. There are no sound drivers on the MOBO CD. All sound drivers are native
signed Microsoft HD Sound drivers from the Vista install
2. It only happens with MP3 files. No other file types have the same
characteristic. All other audio file types play normally. Either USB
headphones or speakers as selected in sounds, and switch from USB to
Speakers automatically when the USB headphones are removed.
I changed the file extension of one MP3 file to MP4 to see what would
happen, and it launched using the MP4 default player, but still had the MP3
problem with playback (USB only). Weird.
"Tony Sperling" <tony.sperling@dbREMOVEmail.dk> wrote in message
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> This being the case, that should probably make it a driver/subsystem issue
> after all. I don't believe that to be an 'associating' issue.
>
> I vaguely remember there is a place (no idea if it's Vista, XP or Linux)
> where you can choose to have it automatically switch to/from the
> headphones,
> it's just that usually that would be an option to kill the speaker if the
> headphones are plugged in, not something that you would have to check to
> have sound going to the speakers! I removed my Vista installation a while
> ago, so cannot check! It may even have been a driver specific option? A
> while back I was on Audigy drivers - now, it's SoundMax HD Audio.
>
> It's begining to look like something has broken the driver/hardware hooks,
> if your sound is motherboard implemented, I would contemplate simply
> running
> the system CD on top of everything. (PCI driver/Sound driver)
>
> (Hipshooting, as allways)
>
>
> Tony. . .
>
>
> "John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message
> news:u9j6BhubHHA.5044@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Well, this morning I tried my usb headphones with the mp3, and they work.
>> Somewhere in Vista64 there must be a place where you can associate a file
>> type with the output device. I know on XP (both 86 and 64) when I
>> removed
>> the headphones, the sound would automatically switch back to the
>> speakers.
>> This occurred whatever the sound source was, and was in no way related to
>> the file type. Also, the file associations section of Vista64 is harder
> to
>> find and less flexible than XP.
>>
>>
>> "Tony Sperling" <tony.sperling@dbREMOVEmail.dk> wrote in message
>> news:uCpbAfsbHHA.4656@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> > John,
>> >
>> > I cannot contribute with any immediate solution, I think, but if it
>> > does
>> > play at other times this it not a driver or hardware problem - I would
>> > check
>> > the mixer settings, and perhaps the file associations.
>> >
>> > Some times the gear will not play with/without the [digital] property
>> > being
>> > set/unset. This has a default, maybe one of the updates reversed your
>> > preferences?
>> >
>> > Tony. . .
>> >
>> >
>> > "John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message
>> > news:OVMaJ2lbHHA.3960@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> >> Even stranger if I download an mp3 (right click and save target as) or
>> > have
>> >> one sent to my computer from one of my subscriptions or use an mp3 CD,
>> >> the
>> >> mp3 plays but there is no sound. If I chose open, where it downloads
> to
>> >> a
>> >> temp file and opens, it plays just fine.
>> >> This just started happening, and I have no restore points that work,
>> >> so
>> >> it
>> >> is find someone with and idea that work or waste another day
>> >> reinstalling.
>> >> Thanks for any ideas.
>> >>
>> >> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in
> message
>> >> news:Ot2OAZlbHHA.3960@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> >> > Haven't see it, John. They're all still playing just fine here.
> Though
>> >> > I
>> >> > admit most of my music is .WMA, I still have some old ones that are
> MP3
>> >> > and they play just fine.
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > Charlie.
>> >> >
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message
>> >> > news:%23oqVGwZbHHA.4176@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> >> >> New problem. Yesterday MP3's would play with any player I have.
>> >> >> Today
>> >> >> they won't play on any player. Volume meter shows rises and falls
> in
>> >> >> volume so it would appear that it is reading the files properly,
>> >> >> but
>> >> >> no
>> >> >> sound to the sound card. Convert the mp3 to wav files and they
>> >> >> play
>> >> >> on
>> >> >> any player. Uninstalled and installed newer codec files. No change.
>> >> >> Unfortunately there was an update applied between yesterday and
> today
>> > and
>> >> >> the Restore Point won't work, as won't the next previous one which
> was
>> >> >> installing the Word PDF converter. Before I go back to where the
>> > Network
>> >> >> problem was fixed, I thought I would see if anyone here had any
> better
>> >> >> ideas. So far in the 3 weeks I have had Vista64 Ultimate RTM
>> >> >> installed
>> >> >> it has been an unpleasant experience. RC1 had no problems for me
> and
>> > is
>> >> >> still working great on the other computer. I also have Vista32
>> >> >> Home
>> >> >> Premium to install on the wife's computer, but think I will hold
>> >> >> off
>> >> >> until the RC1 dies end of May.
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >
>> >
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