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Title: No active speakers found sounds are disabled
Post by: Solar on October 02, 2011, 07:38:49 PM

Having a major issue here. My SB XFi bit the dust so I am using my onboard sound card. It is working just fine however AH dont see the card.  :bhead I have done everything I can think of, uninstall then re install, re install direct X, made sure all the drivers for the onboard sound card are up to date ect.  :pray
Need some help if anyone has any ideas.  :salute

Title: Re: No active speakers found sounds are disabled
Post by: guncrasher on October 02, 2011, 08:15:19 PM

does the sound work withing windows?

semp

Title: Re: No active speakers found sounds are disabled
Post by: Solar on October 02, 2011, 08:55:57 PM

Yes everything works fine in windows & other applications. This is why I am so  :headscratch:

Title: Re: No active speakers found sounds are disabled
Post by: Easyscor on October 03, 2011, 12:45:04 AM

You may want to post your DXDIAG in the Tech Support forum

Title: Re: No active speakers found sounds are disabled
Post by: morfiend on October 03, 2011, 09:10:56 AM

solar,


  In the ingame sound settings,do you have the onboard card selected or is it still set to your xfi card?

   Silly question yes! but worth a check!!




   :salute

Title: Re: No active speakers found sounds are disabled
Post by: Skuzzy on October 03, 2011, 09:26:06 AM

I am assuming you reset the devices in the games Options->Preferences->Game Sounds panel as they could be different for the sound device you are using now.

The game will not auto-detect changes in the sound system.  It will continue trying to use the old card, that is no longer there, unless you change those devices.

Title: Re: No active speakers found sounds are disabled
Post by: Solar on October 03, 2011, 06:15:01 PM

Thats the strange part. All the creative software is removed, the card as well. The game is a fresh load & it sees no sound card in the system. It has primary sound driver listed yet still cant see it.  :headscratch: I think there must be something left over from the creative software in the system.

Title: Re: No active speakers found sounds are disabled
Post by: morfiend on October 03, 2011, 07:17:45 PM

 Solar,

  what are you using for sound,headset or speakers or both and are they selected where skuzzy says?

  Are you sure you plugged into the proper output?



   Oh,did you install an old settings folder in a new install?     Now I'm really grasping at straws... :o  I had issues with sound when I went to vista so I know it can be frustrating,most my issues were solved by plugging headset into the rear inputs as the front inputs were hit and miss for some reason.



    :salute

Title: Re: No active speakers found sounds are disabled
Post by: Bizman on October 04, 2011, 10:56:06 AM

Quote from: Solar on October 03, 2011, 06:15:01 PM

Thats the strange part. All the creative software is removed, the card as well. The game is a fresh load & it sees no sound card in the system. It has primary sound driver listed yet still cant see it.  :headscratch: I think there must be something left over from the creative software in the system.

Copy and paste this line on the Run command line as an administrator:

devmgr_show_nonpresent_device s=1

Then open Device Manager, select View/Show hidden devices. If you find any Creative gadgets greyed, delete them.

Title: Re: No active speakers found sounds are disabled
Post by: RTHolmes on October 04, 2011, 03:24:22 PM

^ this is a great tip, also shows deleted printers, scanners etc :aok

Title: Re: No active speakers found sounds are disabled
Post by: Bizman on October 05, 2011, 09:53:17 AM

Quote from: RTHolmes on October 04, 2011, 03:24:22 PM

^ this is a great tip, also shows deleted printers, scanners etc :aok

Thanks, been using that for some years now. I have it saved on a memory stick as a batch file, so I can use it on my customers' machines. Copy/paste the following lines to Notepad and "Save as" "Devices.bat" under All Filetypes.

@echo off
devmgr_show_nonpresent_device s=1
start devmgmt.msc

In Vista and newer OSes right click and run as administrator, and don't forget to select View>Show hidden devices.