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pcrider <p_c_r_i_d_e_r@c_o_x.n_e_t> wrote in
news:Xns95F5E4735B922pcridercoxnet@68.12.19.6:
Ok its been a while now and I see that I am getting a lot of system
crashes that I didn't have before. I turned off the cmedia stuff to see
if that helps, I suspect it will even though I can't see a reason for it
to crash the operating system, (windows xp).
> So far it seems to be doing exactally what I had hoped it would. After
> I set the cmedia as default. I set windows media player to use it,
> then set soundblaster back to default. Now when I use windows media
> player it plays sound through the cmedia output, but everything else
> is still using the soundblaster. Perfect for my setup as it lets me
> test videos on the TV, before I actually write a dvd.
>
> "RonK" <I'mhere@home.com> wrote in
> news:thWLd.1853$lw4.495352@news20.bellglobal.com:
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>> I have a similar setup and I have to change the default sound device
>> when I want to send out to my stereo system.
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>> "pcrider" <p_c_r_i_d_e_r@c_o_x.n_e_t> wrote in message
>> news:Xns95F0C2F585A23pcridercoxnet@68.12.19.6...
>>> "RonK" <I'mhere@home.com> wrote in news:uNDLd.4766$Ck1.834565
>>> @news20.bellglobal.com:
>>>
>>>> Are you not getting sound on your computer ?
>>>>
>>> Thanks again Rob,
>>>
>>> I was just about to say no, when I decided I better poke around a
>>> bit more to make sure I checked everything. As a matter of fact I do
>>> have sound!I had to set the cmedia device to default to get it to
>>> work, but it IS working as I type this. Seems I need to learn what I
>>> can, and can't do with it now.
>>>
>>> This is my multimedia PC, hooked up to the tv. stereo etc.. I have a
>>> sound blaster installed that I've been using for most sound jobs. I
>>> wanted to use the cmedia stuff for its stereo inputs/outputs, and
>>> eventually for the SPDIF I/O.
>>>
>>> I thought I could just select the device I wanted to use for sound
>>> in the each particular multimedia app that I was using. For instance
>>> I use media player for tv programs so that would be cmedia stereo
>>> outputs, but I use winamp for sound that would be sound blaster 5.1
>>> outputs to the reciever. I'll have to poke around a bit more to see
>>> if I can do that. In the mean time I wanted to say thanks for the
>>> help. I'm sure I'll have more questions
>>>
>>> Thanks all! Thanks Rob,
>>> pcrider
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