No sound when watching web-streams

[robbay686]

Long & short is that I seem to be having issues hearing anthing from my logitech 6.1 channel speakers when I'm watching anything that I need to stream online.

In windows w/ Winamp or VLC they work fine. But on a web page, I can't seem to hear anything.

Drivers are all up to date and what not, using Realtek 97 audio codec. Anyone know where I can start trying to solve this problem?

The ODD webstream works, but when I try to turn the volume up.. I'm getting that ground hum noise issue as well..

Thanks

 

[only1brian]

What OS?
I know in Windows 7, each program has a volume bar.

 

[robbay686]

still running xp.

 

[Spooony]

Did you install k-lite Codec pack?

 

[sabregen]

try setting default audio device to something else, then switching it back. also, close and reopen your browser after doing this.

 

[Spooony]

Flash stores its files in a temporary files folder. A corrupt download can cause the sound problems.

Delete the following folder:
C:\Documents and Settings\%UserName%\Application Data\Adobe\Flash Player
C:\Documents and Settings\%UserName%\Application Data\Macromedia\Flash Player
Empty your temporary internet files.

Internet Explorer: Tools -> Internet Options
Firefox: Tools -> Clear Private Data
Opera: Tools -> Delete Private Data
Empty your temporary files folder.

Use this command to empty your temporary files folder:
Start -> Run -> RMDIR /S /Q "%TEMP%"
Install the latest version of the Flash plugin

You can download it here
http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash

If you have problems upgrading the plugin, then uninstall your existing version first with this tool.
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/current/uninstall_flash_player.exe

Close your browser(s) before you run the uninstall tool.
Run the K-Lite Codec Tweak Tool. Near the top you should see an option to fix the sound (Midi, WaveOut). Select that and press Next. If the option is grayed out, then that particular registry fix is not needed.
Go to the Flash Player Settings Manager website.
http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager03.html

Check the box called "Allow third-party Flash content to store data on your computer."
Go to the Flash Player Settings Manager website.
http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager07.html

Click on the button to remove the data that the Flash plugins has stored for websites that you have visited.
Check if your sound device settings are correct:
Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Sound and Audio Devices -> Audio
If you have QuickTime installed, then go to the QuickTime control panel. On the Audio tab, set "Default Music Synthesizer" to "General MIDI".
On the Advanced tab, disable "Enable playback of Adobe Flash tracks".
On the browser tab, click on "MIME Settings". Under "Miscellaneous", make sure "Flash media" is unchecked.
Check if the file msacm32.drv is present in your Windows system32 folder. If not, copy it from another PC (that has the same version of Windows) and place the file in the system32 folder.
If you are also having sound problems with other applications, then re-installing your audio drivers might solve the problem.

 

[robbay686]

WOW awesome suggestion.

Definitely going to give them a try, can't thank you enough for taking the time in writing that.

 

[dustNbone]

Yes be sure and confirm that your default sound device is set correctly in Control Panel. You may have more sound devices installed on your PC than you realize, like maybe an HDMI output for your video card. I'd at least start there before changing individual applications' configuration.

Dustin