Softball Question

[RefDad]

I have an easy question - or what I assume would be an easy question.

Every now and then, it seems after I play a video clip on RealPlayer, I lose the sound in my CPU. Speakers are hooked up fine ... sound card is working fine ... nothing is amiss, but I can't seem to get the sound back. Re-starting the computer, checking the Volume Control, etc.

Today is when I thought maybe a "mute" button from some software was overriding my cpu's sound (just shows you how non-technical I am ... my other thought was that the Russians were going to knock out our communication systems prior to dropping the Bomb on us). I opened RealPlayer and no sound ... I adjusted the sound control on Real Player and suddenly I had sound.

Any ideas on this?

[sao95]

You confused me, so you have sound or don't have sound, or it's hit and miss? and what are you talking about with your cpu? :???:

Off the cuff I'd say see if there is an updated driver for your sound card/or mobo if it's one and the same, at the manufacturers website. If it only happens with realplayer then look for an updated version or uninstall and reinstall. That's all I got :(

[Bollux]

Yeah I have sometimes had the "phantom volume control" where it just changes settings at will. Also sometimes certain programs alter the lvls through volume control in the task bar. Normally i just put all settings to 90% and use the volume control on my speakers. The drivers thing could be something to check. Do you have onboard sound or use like SB or the like?

[RefDad]

I have sound, but occasionally it disappears for seemingly no reason. Today, after 20 minutes, I opened RealPlayer and adjusted the volume bar -- then the sound kicked in. Prior to that I couldn't get any sound in any program whatsoever, nor could I get it from my DVD/CD player.

I don't know if the RealPlayer sound adjustment was what solved it, but I'll try that again next time. When I opened RealPlayer, the volume setting was set all the way up and it was not on "Mute."

For my CPU I mean this - I have a tuner hooked up to my speakers, in addition to my CPU. The tuner still transmits sound when the computer isn't, so I know it's not the speakers.

[sao95]

what OS are you running, what sound card or motherboard?

[RefDad]

I have Windows XP Media Center Edition .... default sound card (I think) is Sigma Tel High Definition Audio CODEC.

It happened again this morning. Last night I viewed video clips with RealPlayer, QuckTime and Windows Media player. This morning I had no sound. I just opened up RealPlayer and fiddled with the sound and it came back on.

Very strange.

[Indy]

I have Windows XP Media Center Edition .... default sound card (I think) is Sigma Tel High Definition Audio CODEC.

It happened again this morning. Last night I viewed video clips with RealPlayer, QuckTime and Windows Media player. This morning I had no sound. I just opened up RealPlayer and fiddled with the sound and it came back on.

Very strange.

Try removing the RealPlayer and see if that solves the problem.

[Anonymous]

I'll give that a try ... technically one doesn't need more than one media player like Real Player or Windows Media player, correct?