Sound fading off gradually

Lately, for about the last week, the sound on my computer has just been fading off. A reboot restores sound but this tends to be annoying while in the middle of watching a DVD or listening to a CD. I have the lastest drivers that i could find and have done a virus scan which found nothing. Any ideas?


--Steve

 

Cleanup good!

begin with spy/adware
Spyware and adware removal

SpyBot http://security.kolla.de/index.php?lang=en&page=download
Run this twice delete all it finds, "ALWAYS" run this before AdAware.
Leave all it wants to leave after the second run.

AdAware 6.0 http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
Run only after SpyBot!
Make sure to configure to Max settings, all files and compressed files. Delete all it finds

then

Configure CleanMgr to max settings
Go to Start-Run and type

cleanmgr /sageset:1
The above need only be ran once (these settings will be remembered as the default until another sageset is ran).

It will present a menu select all except compress, then

Go to Start-Run and type

cleanmgr /sagerun:1
As long as /sageset above has been ran on this computer from now on the /sagerun is the only thing that needs to run.


then

Registry and System cleaners

RegCleaner http://www.vtoy.fi/jv16/shtml/regcleaner.shtml
Look in first 2 cols for programs you thought you uninstalled or removed, these are the dregs left by the uninstaller. Also tag and remove any that you are POSITIVE are not supposed to be on your computer. After removing these go to the top Tools-Registry Cleanup-Do them all. Delete all it finds.

EasyClean1.7 http://gswi.com/downloads.htm
Run only unnecessary files and registry clean delete all it finds. If you have ME or XP in the "Unnessesary Files" type the word HELP in the skip box. Do not do Duplicate files!

RegScrubXP http://www.lexunfreeware.com/LexunFreeware.htm
NOTE: W2K and XP only!

Select RegScrub finds problems and remove all it finds.


Mike

 

OK mike I have done everything you have listed. I guess now it is just a matter of time to see if it happens again. Thanks for the quick reply.

 

10-4 this is just good housekeeping!

Do all once a month or so, or at the 1st sign of a problem.

You will probably notice a speed boost now also!

Mike

 

So far so good with the sound and a definite speed boost.

 

More of the same

Last two days the sound just went. Nothing unusual occured before. Now I am confused