[SOLVED] [moved from gaming]Audio devices becoming invisible to computer

thgr81 · 06-21-2009, 01:40 PM

i am having a problem where when i run a game and then exit it, all my audio devices seem to become invisible to the computer, including those built in to it. now, approx 2 days ago, i had to reload my windows side because of a virus. this virus had removed most of my activeX and visual basic, and did something to my audio where the computer could no longer detect ANY audio devices. i appear to still be having that problem with the audio, even though i reloaded the OS and all the mac drivers from the CD. this problem seems to usually occur when i run far cry 2 and then exit. any suggestions?

**RockmasteR** · 06-22-2009, 02:50 PM

hello and welcome to TSF
when you exit the game and there are no sounds, try this
go to control panel -> Device manager
and see if the windows is detecting any sound card drivers, if not press "F5" on your keyboard to refresh the device manager and check again
also when you reinstalled Windows, did you Format your PC ?
if not you have to do Format, cause a Virus effects won't go away just by reinstalling windows, also make sure to get a good Anti-Virus software like:
Avast 4.8 (free)
Nod32 (not free)
Avira AV (free)
AVG (free)
my best choice is Avast and I'm using it for the last 4 years and my PC is well protected

**5NIPER_WOLF** · 06-22-2009, 04:18 PM

I recommend AVG, my whole house has been using it for 6 years and it protects from everything.

Try updating your drivers for those devices. Or try reinstalling them.

thgr81 · 06-23-2009, 03:07 PM

its detecting the same number of drivers it detects before i run far cry 2. and yeah, i reformatted the windows partition before it installed. this seems to only happen when i run far cry 2. ive got spyware doctor and malwarebytes antimalware.

**5NIPER_WOLF** · 06-23-2009, 03:14 PM

REMOVE SPYWARE DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY! It is a nasty trojan and does NOTHING for your system.

~~Mcninjaguy~~ · 06-23-2009, 03:23 PM

Malware bytes and Spybot are good ones but I would agree with 5niper, remove Spyware doctor right away using Revo uninstaller

http://www.revouninstaller.com/

thgr81 · 06-23-2009, 03:35 PM

you guys sure its a trojan? seems to work just fine....didnt have any problems with it before, and my dad has had it on his computer for a long time and nothings wrong with his comp at all.....and malware bytes hasnt picked up anything wrong....and its made by a well-known company....

**5NIPER_WOLF** · 06-23-2009, 03:49 PM

It's well known just because it's advertised EVERYWHERE.

Most popular anti-virus programs can pick it up, Malwarebytes is for spyware and things like that so it would not detect it. You may not detect anything wrong with your computer but it can cause many problems, like the one you are experienceing.

~~Mcninjaguy~~ · 06-23-2009, 04:35 PM

Having tow anti spyware programs is like having two anti virus programs they just mess with each other and screw up the computer.

thgr81 · 06-23-2009, 04:45 PM

hmmm....well, i just dled AVG, so i'll uninstall spyware doctor with that uninstaller you said to use and see what happens.

**5NIPER_WOLF** · 06-23-2009, 08:24 PM

Make sure to scan your computer with AVG.

**Aus_Karlos** · 06-24-2009, 01:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thgr81

its detecting the same number of drivers it detects before i run far cry 2. and yeah, i reformatted the windows partition before it installed. this seems to only happen when i run far cry 2. ive got spyware doctor and malwarebytes antimalware.

You stated here you have a Windows Partition. If you have multiple Partitions be sure to scan each section as Viruses can hide almost everywhere, including USB Flash drives.

dai · 06-24-2009, 01:50 AM

http://www.techsupportforum.com/secu...oval-help.html

thgr81 · 06-27-2009, 07:54 AM

hmmm...now the game brings up the updater, shows the splash screen, then says my video card drivers are too old....gonna try redownloading the drivers....
and i only have one windows partition. scanned my mem sticks too and didnt find anything. probably because i hadnt even plugged them in for like a month before the virus.

sound problems gone. i guess spyware doctor was the problem. thanks for the help.

dai · 06-27-2009, 08:36 AM

glad you have it sorted

06-21-2009, 01:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
thgr81 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5 OS: Windows xp service pack 2 and mac	[SOLVED] [moved from gaming]Audio devices becoming invisible to computer i am having a problem where when i run a game and then exit it, all my audio devices seem to become invisible to the computer, including those built in to it. now, approx 2 days ago, i had to reload my windows side because of a virus. this virus had removed most of my activeX and visual basic, and did something to my audio where the computer could no longer detect ANY audio devices. i appear to still be having that problem with the audio, even though i reloaded the OS and all the mac drivers from the CD. this problem seems to usually occur when i run far cry 2 and then exit. any suggestions?

06-22-2009, 02:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
RockmasteR Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lebanon Posts: 3,015 OS: Vista Ultimate 32bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Audio devices becoming invisible to computer hello and welcome to TSF when you exit the game and there are no sounds, try this go to control panel -> Device manager and see if the windows is detecting any sound card drivers, if not press "F5" on your keyboard to refresh the device manager and check again also when you reinstalled Windows, did you Format your PC ? if not you have to do Format, cause a Virus effects won't go away just by reinstalling windows, also make sure to get a good Anti-Virus software like: Avast 4.8 (free) Nod32 (not free) Avira AV (free) AVG (free) my best choice is Avast and I'm using it for the last 4 years and my PC is well protected __________________ CPUz GPUz Nvidia Drivers ATI Drivers System Information for Windows (SIW) Revo Uninstaller RivaTuner ATITOOL Directx 9.0C !!Please don't PM me for Tech Support!!

06-22-2009, 04:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
5NIPER_WOLF Senior Tech, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 3,085 OS: Windows VISTA Home Premium 64-Bit/Fedora 11/Mandriva/WinXP SP3 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: Audio devices becoming invisible to computer I recommend AVG, my whole house has been using it for 6 years and it protects from everything. Try updating your drivers for those devices. Or try reinstalling them. __________________ Apps - CCleaner FireBug Network Mapper WinDirStat Process Explorer SpeedFan Info - Very Important NVIDIA Drivers ATI Drivers PSU Info I do not give support with MSN/E-mail or Private Messages.

06-23-2009, 03:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
thgr81 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5 OS: Windows xp service pack 2 and mac	Re: Audio devices becoming invisible to computer its detecting the same number of drivers it detects before i run far cry 2. and yeah, i reformatted the windows partition before it installed. this seems to only happen when i run far cry 2. ive got spyware doctor and malwarebytes antimalware.

06-23-2009, 03:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
5NIPER_WOLF Senior Tech, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 3,085 OS: Windows VISTA Home Premium 64-Bit/Fedora 11/Mandriva/WinXP SP3 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: Audio devices becoming invisible to computer REMOVE SPYWARE DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY! It is a nasty trojan and does NOTHING for your system. __________________ Apps - CCleaner FireBug Network Mapper WinDirStat Process Explorer SpeedFan Info - Very Important NVIDIA Drivers ATI Drivers PSU Info I do not give support with MSN/E-mail or Private Messages.

06-23-2009, 03:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
~~Mcninjaguy~~ Troubled Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Audio devices becoming invisible to computer Malware bytes and Spybot are good ones but I would agree with 5niper, remove Spyware doctor right away using Revo uninstaller http://www.revouninstaller.com/

06-23-2009, 03:35 PM	#7 (permalink)
thgr81 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5 OS: Windows xp service pack 2 and mac	Re: Audio devices becoming invisible to computer you guys sure its a trojan? seems to work just fine....didnt have any problems with it before, and my dad has had it on his computer for a long time and nothings wrong with his comp at all.....and malware bytes hasnt picked up anything wrong....and its made by a well-known company....

06-23-2009, 03:49 PM	#8 (permalink)
5NIPER_WOLF Senior Tech, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 3,085 OS: Windows VISTA Home Premium 64-Bit/Fedora 11/Mandriva/WinXP SP3 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: Audio devices becoming invisible to computer It's well known just because it's advertised EVERYWHERE. Most popular anti-virus programs can pick it up, Malwarebytes is for spyware and things like that so it would not detect it. You may not detect anything wrong with your computer but it can cause many problems, like the one you are experienceing. __________________ Apps - CCleaner FireBug Network Mapper WinDirStat Process Explorer SpeedFan Info - Very Important NVIDIA Drivers ATI Drivers PSU Info I do not give support with MSN/E-mail or Private Messages.

06-23-2009, 04:35 PM	#9 (permalink)
~~Mcninjaguy~~ Troubled Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Audio devices becoming invisible to computer Having tow anti spyware programs is like having two anti virus programs they just mess with each other and screw up the computer.

06-23-2009, 04:45 PM	#10 (permalink)
thgr81 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5 OS: Windows xp service pack 2 and mac	Re: Audio devices becoming invisible to computer hmmm....well, i just dled AVG, so i'll uninstall spyware doctor with that uninstaller you said to use and see what happens.

06-23-2009, 08:24 PM	#11 (permalink)
5NIPER_WOLF Senior Tech, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 3,085 OS: Windows VISTA Home Premium 64-Bit/Fedora 11/Mandriva/WinXP SP3 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: Audio devices becoming invisible to computer Make sure to scan your computer with AVG. __________________ Apps - CCleaner FireBug Network Mapper WinDirStat Process Explorer SpeedFan Info - Very Important NVIDIA Drivers ATI Drivers PSU Info I do not give support with MSN/E-mail or Private Messages.

06-24-2009, 01:50 AM	#13 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,260 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Audio devices becoming invisible to computer http://www.techsupportforum.com/secu...oval-help.html __________________

06-27-2009, 07:54 AM	#14 (permalink)
thgr81 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5 OS: Windows xp service pack 2 and mac	hmmm...now the game brings up the updater, shows the splash screen, then says my video card drivers are too old....gonna try redownloading the drivers.... and i only have one windows partition. scanned my mem sticks too and didnt find anything. probably because i hadnt even plugged them in for like a month before the virus. sound problems gone. i guess spyware doctor was the problem. thanks for the help. Last edited by dai; 06-27-2009 at 08:35 AM.

06-27-2009, 08:36 AM	#15 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,260 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: [moved from gaming]Audio devices becoming invisible to computer glad you have it sorted __________________