Problem with audio controls after USB headset installed

Using XP home. I installed a basic Logitech USB headset, since then wierd
behaviour as follows:

- When I restart, Windows has reset the master volume control to zero
(minimum volume) and Master Volume -> Wave advanced setting is set to mute.

- The effect of the above is that Windows sounds (startup, shutdown, alerts,
etc) do not work and music tracks do not play.

- I can manually reset these settings and save, but when I next shut-down
and restart Windows has again reset the controls as above (min volume, wave
muted).

Any ideas?

Thanks

Alastair

krazymike
Mon Aug 25 10:18:20 PDT 2008

Only suggestion I can think of is make sure your drivers are up to
date for the headset.

I've had issues with USB headsets before, but it's usually after I
disconnect them. If the driver update doesn't work, I have no idea.
Check with Logitech.

On Aug 24, 2:24=A0pm, Alastair M <Alasta...@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
> Using XP home. I installed a basic Logitech USB headset, since then wierd
> behaviour as follows:
>
> - When I restart, Windows has reset the master volume control to zero
> (minimum volume) and Master Volume -> Wave advanced setting is set to mut=
e.
>
> - The effect of the above is that Windows sounds (startup, shutdown, aler=
ts,
> etc) do not work and music tracks do not play.
>
> - I can manually reset these settings and save, but when I next shut-down
> and restart Windows has again reset the controls as above (min volume, wa=
ve
> muted).
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks
>
> Alastair

Ken
Fri Sep 19 06:58:00 PDT 2008

For what it's worth, I'm puzzling over the same problem. But my problem is
unrelated to headsets. As best I can figure, it started after I downloaded a
demo version of Total Recorder from http://www.highcriteria.com/.

I've been looking at the Total Recorder Options settings, but can find
nothing obvious that would explain the problem. But sure enough, every time
I start up my PC, the master volume and the Line In volume have been set to
minimum.

smlunatick
Fri Sep 19 07:23:28 PDT 2008

On Aug 25, 6:18=A0pm, krazymike <krazym...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Only suggestion I can think of is make sure your drivers are up to
> date for the headset.
>
> I've had issues with USB headsets before, but it's usually after I
> disconnect them. If the driver update doesn't work, I have no idea.
> Check with Logitech.
>
> On Aug 24, 2:24=A0pm, Alastair M <Alasta...@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Using XP home. I installed a basic Logitech USB headset, since then wie=
rd
> > behaviour as follows:
>
> > - When I restart, Windows has reset the master volume control to zero
> > (minimum volume) and Master Volume -> Wave advanced setting is set to m=
ute.
>
> > - The effect of the above is that Windows sounds (startup, shutdown, al=
erts,
> > etc) do not work and music tracks do not play.
>
> > - I can manually reset these settings and save, but when I next shut-do=
wn
> > and restart Windows has again reset the controls as above (min volume, =
wave
> > muted).
>
> > Any ideas?
>
> > Thanks
>
> > Alastair

You need to check the audio settings in Control Panel --> Sound and
Audio Device "applet" --> Audio tab and change the Sound playback
"default device." It seems that the USB audio device is set as the
default device incorrectly.