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Sound / Restore Problems

Feb 24, 2004 12:55AM PST

I have an HP6735 pc, windows ME, I have lost all sounds on the machine, can the sound card be "turned off" ??? I also can not run the system restore, it tells me it has been turned off and to go to the control panel into system and uncheck the box, which I do, the system needs to restart and the box gets checked automatically, something is doing it but I don't know where to start looking.

Thanks for the lesson on "short file" names.

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Stewart, Someplace To Start
Feb 24, 2004 1:07AM PST

Please start by checking for "malware" (spyware or viruses by using the links below:

Run one of the free online antivirus scanners below:

Trend Micro's Housecall Online Scanner

Panda Antivirus Online Scanner

After that, download, install, update, then run the free spyware removal tools below:

Ad-Aware 6 Spyware Removal Tool

?Spybot Search & Destroy? Spyware Removal Tool

If everything comes up clean, then please click on the link below and follow the steps, (Parts 1-4) to shut down unnecessary start up programs that can cause conflicts, and clean up the hard drive.

http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-6122-0.html?forumID=44&threadID=2966&messageID=35611

Hope this helps.

Grif

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Re:Sound / Restore Problems
Feb 24, 2004 1:39AM PST
it tells me it has been turned off and to go to the control panel into system and uncheck the box, which I do, the system needs to restart and the box gets checked automatically, something is doing it but I don't know where to start looking.

The article [ Q261680] discusses this type error and describes the behavior to occur because there is not enough free space. In WinME, System Restore requires a minimum of 200 MB of free space after setup is complete to be enabled automatically. During setup, no warning message is displayed that tells you that there is not enough free disk space for System Restore to be enabled automatically. However, if you do not have the "September 8, 2001", it could be a contributing factor however.

Bill Gaston