I am having problems with CD Player Version 2.4 which I have been using for years and I like it. It has worked without problem in every computer where I have installed it, until now.
I have installed it in a new computer and When I start the program it crashes directly without even really starting. I get the windows message "Player.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close" and close it does.
I have done some tinkering, testing and investigating and I have found out that if I disable the audio first then Player.exe will start normally and then I can enable the audio and the Player works (mostly). I can disable the audio device in the Device Manager or I can disable the Windows Audio Service AudioSrv and in both cases it will allow the CD Player to start up normally. After it starts up it will work normally except that the volume control slider does not work. It is stuck in place and does not control the volume. I can control the volume externally but not within the Player window. In other computers where the Player works correctly I notice the Player volume control slider also controls the general computer audio volume.
In the Player Options Menu there is a checkbox titled "Enable Volume Control" and underneath it are two dropboxes titled "Mixer" and "Source" and although I can check and select these do not take and have no effect. When I open the window again the box is unchecked.
So that is the point where I am right now and I am stumped. I cannot think of what to do next. It seems there is some kind of conflict or incompatibility between the part of the Player which controls the volume and yields the signal stream to the Windows driver or service and this driver or service. It seems there is some incompatibility between the Player and my audio device.
Another thing is that the Player starts up maximized, taking up the whole screen, and I need to make it a normal window manually. This may or may not be related but is a minor annoyance compared to the main problem.
The motherboard is ASUSTeK P5Q SE2 with integrated VIA High Definition Audio HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_1106&DEV_0397&SUBSYS_1043837A. I have the latest driver V 6.0.1.8200 and I am running Win XP Pro SP3.
Any ideas? I suppose I could always install another audio card but I'd like to get this one working if I can.
I have installed it in a new computer and When I start the program it crashes directly without even really starting. I get the windows message "Player.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close" and close it does.
I have done some tinkering, testing and investigating and I have found out that if I disable the audio first then Player.exe will start normally and then I can enable the audio and the Player works (mostly). I can disable the audio device in the Device Manager or I can disable the Windows Audio Service AudioSrv and in both cases it will allow the CD Player to start up normally. After it starts up it will work normally except that the volume control slider does not work. It is stuck in place and does not control the volume. I can control the volume externally but not within the Player window. In other computers where the Player works correctly I notice the Player volume control slider also controls the general computer audio volume.
In the Player Options Menu there is a checkbox titled "Enable Volume Control" and underneath it are two dropboxes titled "Mixer" and "Source" and although I can check and select these do not take and have no effect. When I open the window again the box is unchecked.
So that is the point where I am right now and I am stumped. I cannot think of what to do next. It seems there is some kind of conflict or incompatibility between the part of the Player which controls the volume and yields the signal stream to the Windows driver or service and this driver or service. It seems there is some incompatibility between the Player and my audio device.
Another thing is that the Player starts up maximized, taking up the whole screen, and I need to make it a normal window manually. This may or may not be related but is a minor annoyance compared to the main problem.
The motherboard is ASUSTeK P5Q SE2 with integrated VIA High Definition Audio HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_1106&DEV_0397&SUBSYS_1043837A. I have the latest driver V 6.0.1.8200 and I am running Win XP Pro SP3.
Any ideas? I suppose I could always install another audio card but I'd like to get this one working if I can.