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I think I might have stumbled upon something.:?: I had read on another website to go to start-run- key in: services.msc, then hit ok. then you scroll to windows audio. now you want to RT CLick on Windows Audio and click on Properties. a small window with tabs will appear. click on General Tab & go to Service Status and click on start. then go to Recovery Tab and here you do several things. ON the First, Second and Subsequent Failures-click on the arrow & select "restart the service" then go down to: Restart service after: and make sure it has a 1 in the box, for minutes. you might have to restart your computer to take affect. I tried several times and it appears to work okay. I have tried to find downloads to fix this and haven't found anything and just got lucky with this by using the good ol' rt. click! :)

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As found, a stopped Windows Audio service is a very common cause of the "There are no active mixer devices" message — restarting the service can fix the symptom. When that does not fix it, the error almost always means Windows does not have a working audio driver or mixer endpoint to talk to. The following checklist covers the other frequent, practical causes and safe next steps.

Check hardware and drivers first: open Device Manager (devmgmt.msc) and expand "Sound, video and game controllers." Look for yellow icons, unknown devices, or multiple drivers for the same device. If present, uninstall the device (choose to remove the driver if offered), then use "Scan for hardware changes" or reboot to let Windows detect and reinstall. Prefer the latest driver from the PC or sound-card maker rather than generic drivers. Also confirm the motherboard/BIOS has on-board audio enabled (if applicable) and that speakers/headphones are correctly connected and not muted.

System and software checks: run System File Checker to repair missing system DLLs (sfc /scannow — XP may ask for the installation CD). Some codec packs or third-party audio utilities can break the mixer; temporarily uninstall suspicious software. Advanced: inspect the Drivers32 registry key if drivers are present but the mixer is still missing — back up the registry and create a restore point before any edits. Verify dependent services (RPC and Plug and Play) are set to Automatic and running.

Quick troubleshooting workflow (safe, in-order):

1. Try @Kirsten's service restart (Windows Audio).
2. Open Device Manager: devmgmt.msc — uninstall/re-detect the sound device.
3. Reinstall OEM audio driver from vendor website.
4. Run: mmsys.cpl to confirm a playback device appears.
5. Run: sfc /scannow; create a System Restore point before registry edits.

Note: 's network IP details are off-topic for this audio error.

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i, i have similar problems to the person who started this.i can connect the internet on one computer and not the other. i have tried the stuff previous to this post to no avail. i am using windows xp home sp2 (both) and a wireless modem router (d link dsl-g624t) with a wireless adapter (d link dwl g122). i have spoken to my dads friend about this on the home while on the computer and he said something about DNS and "ghosted". i used ipconfig and it gives me the following details:

Physical address: 00-17-98-A-BD-D0-9B
DHCP enabled: yes
Autoconfiguration enabled: yes
IP address:
Subnet mask:
IP address: fe80::217:98ff:febd:b09b%5
Default gateway:
DHCP server:
DNS servers: fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1 fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1 fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1

lots of information but thats usually helpful.

please help me

thanks

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woops looks like i posted in the wrong place sorry.

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