[Richard King]

So, this morning I find a message to install SP3 on my computational device. Following my duties, I do as per the instructions. Now I can't hear any audio off the net or through my Winamp program. I can hear external devices such as my turntable which runs through a preamp and then into my soundcard. I can hear things that are recorded or played on programs such as Cubase. I can't hear anything on the internet (Youtube, etc.) or through my Winamp program. WHAT DID THEY DO TO ME???? I am begining to come to the conclusion that maybe I'm not meant to have a computer.

 

[JM Anthony]

Yeah, Richard, blame it poor, defenseless MSFT! I just upgraded one of our laptops to SP3 the other day without incident. But that one's a pretty plain vanilla installation. Good luck getting it all sorted out. I'd say, "When it rains, it pours!" but you've already had enough of that this year.

John

 

[deltafowler]

The service pack installation probably reset some defaults on your Windows Audio Mixer.
Go into the Control Panel and check for mutes and volume levels.
Especially on the one marked Wave.

 

[Mark Holtz]

Funny.... I just help install DSL for a friend's computer who was previously on dial-up. Part of the upgrade involved running all of the upgrades to XP and installing SP3. Today, I get a call that the audio wasn't working.

Turns out that the audio was reverted to the modem audio (???). So, I had to go into the Sound Devices CP to resolve it. Minor irritation.

 

[Richard King]

Thanks, Mark. That seems to have fixed it. Just had to know where to look.

 

[BobaBird]

This is one big update. My Athlon 1.2 desktop took 1-1/2 hours to process it and my Pentium M 1.7 laptop took 25 minutes. No problems so far.

 

[deltafowler]

If you're going to be installing it on more than one PC, or if you just want an archived copy for the next reinstall, then get the standalone version and save to a disk or flash drive.