Sound malfunction on windows XP

merlars · 07-14-2008, 09:39 AM

Hello.
My sound has become distorted and fiddling with the volume control panel doesn't help. I have a Realtek AC'94 Sound chip. My speakers are built into the monitor. Is there a way to fix this problem?

**af3** · 07-14-2008, 10:12 AM

Can you describe the distortion so I can figure out what is going wrong?

merlars · 07-20-2008, 07:30 PM

"The Sound of anything is comparable to alvin and the chipmunks." Says my friend. Basicly it sounds like the computer was in a heleim bar.

makinu1der2 · 07-20-2008, 08:15 PM

1.)Try changing the hardware acceleration settings.

2.)Obtain updated audio drivers.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...vice/0067.mspx

**af3** · 07-21-2008, 05:46 AM

It could also be that some joker set your pitch bender in your Realtek control panel all the way up?

Who else has access to this computer?

merlars · 07-22-2008, 06:39 PM

Thanks Af3, you were exactly right. It is the family computer and some of the family had a "small" party while the rest of us were gone

**af3** · 07-23-2008, 05:03 AM

You should get your hands on something called poledit. Windows 2000/XP has a built-in policy editor, but for the life of me I can't figure out how to disable specific control panels with it.

It is my understanding that the policy editor for Windows 98 works fine (poledit.exe) on Windows 2000/XP and you can disable the Realtek AC97' control panel to prevent this little joke from being played on you in the future...

Oh wait, I found some for you:
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows XP SP2
Windows 2003

07-14-2008, 09:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
merlars Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3 OS: Xp	Sound malfunction on windows XP Hello. My sound has become distorted and fiddling with the volume control panel doesn't help. I have a Realtek AC'94 Sound chip. My speakers are built into the monitor. Is there a way to fix this problem?

07-14-2008, 10:12 AM	#2 (permalink)
af3 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: USA Posts: 757 OS: Windows XP SP3 My System	Re: Sound malfunction on windows XP Can you describe the distortion so I can figure out what is going wrong? __________________ ...beware the government-media complex...

07-20-2008, 07:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
merlars Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3 OS: Xp	Re: Sound malfunction on windows XP "The Sound of anything is comparable to alvin and the chipmunks." Says my friend. Basicly it sounds like the computer was in a heleim bar.

07-20-2008, 08:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
makinu1der2 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 117 OS: Vista Home Premium SP1,Win XP SP3,Ubuntu 8.04	Re: Sound malfunction on windows XP 1.)Try changing the hardware acceleration settings. 2.)Obtain updated audio drivers. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...vice/0067.mspx

07-21-2008, 05:46 AM	#5 (permalink)
af3 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: USA Posts: 757 OS: Windows XP SP3 My System	Re: Sound malfunction on windows XP It could also be that some joker set your pitch bender in your Realtek control panel all the way up? Who else has access to this computer? __________________ ...beware the government-media complex... Last edited by af3 : 07-21-2008 at 05:48 AM.

07-22-2008, 06:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
merlars Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3 OS: Xp	Re: Sound malfunction on windows XP Thanks Af3, you were exactly right. It is the family computer and some of the family had a "small" party while the rest of us were gone

07-23-2008, 05:03 AM	#7 (permalink)
af3 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: USA Posts: 757 OS: Windows XP SP3 My System	Re: Sound malfunction on windows XP You should get your hands on something called poledit. Windows 2000/XP has a built-in policy editor, but for the life of me I can't figure out how to disable specific control panels with it. It is my understanding that the policy editor for Windows 98 works fine (poledit.exe) on Windows 2000/XP and you can disable the Realtek AC97' control panel to prevent this little joke from being played on you in the future... Oh wait, I found some for you: Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP SP2 Windows 2003 __________________ ...beware the government-media complex... Last edited by af3 : 07-23-2008 at 05:06 AM.