My music, games etc freeze my computer

About 3 wks ago a game I had been playing Bejeweled2 just froze every time I
launched it. I removed it - it won't re-install. Now when I go into My Music,
double click a track it opens in iTunes, or Windows Media PLayer - looks like
it is playing or freezes, go on the internet which is working fine go onto
YouTube, or Live Radio etc - shows as though it is playing sound - but its
not. Or it freezes! I have run all the suggestions through help and support
centre, dxdiag etc - all works properly it says! When I switch on my computer
it plays the normal jingle though and the intermittent bongs etc like when a
new email comes still play too. What else can I try?Any help will be very
gratefully received! Thanks in anticipation!

Go to Start/Run, and type DEVMGMT.MSC , highlight ALL of the Sound devices,
Action menu, "Uninstall", (do Not put a check in 'delete driver") then
Action menu,"scan for hardware changes", to find the device drivers again
automatically.

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"Jodycat" <Jodycat@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> About 3 wks ago a game I had been playing Bejeweled2 just froze every time
> I
> launched it. I removed it - it won't re-install. Now when I go into My
> Music,
> double click a track it opens in iTunes, or Windows Media PLayer - looks
> like
> it is playing or freezes, go on the internet which is working fine go onto
> YouTube, or Live Radio etc - shows as though it is playing sound - but its
> not. Or it freezes! I have run all the suggestions through help and
> support
> centre, dxdiag etc - all works properly it says! When I switch on my
> computer
> it plays the normal jingle though and the intermittent bongs etc like when
> a
> new email comes still play too. What else can I try?Any help will be very
> gratefully received! Thanks in anticipation!

Thanks for the Mark, I have just tried your suggestion but its not worked
either! Any more ideas? Thanks

"Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:

> Go to Start/Run, and type DEVMGMT.MSC , highlight ALL of the Sound devices,
> Action menu, "Uninstall", (do Not put a check in 'delete driver") then
> Action menu,"scan for hardware changes", to find the device drivers again
> automatically.
>
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>
> "Jodycat" <Jodycat@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:CF0B591A-00C0-41CF-88BF-7CDD57860843@microsoft.com...
> > About 3 wks ago a game I had been playing Bejeweled2 just froze every time
> > I
> > launched it. I removed it - it won't re-install. Now when I go into My
> > Music,
> > double click a track it opens in iTunes, or Windows Media PLayer - looks
> > like
> > it is playing or freezes, go on the internet which is working fine go onto
> > YouTube, or Live Radio etc - shows as though it is playing sound - but its
> > not. Or it freezes! I have run all the suggestions through help and
> > support
> > centre, dxdiag etc - all works properly it says! When I switch on my
> > computer
> > it plays the normal jingle though and the intermittent bongs etc like when
> > a
> > new email comes still play too. What else can I try?Any help will be very
> > gratefully received! Thanks in anticipation!
>

It's possibly a problem with a codec.

Using codecs:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...faq/codec.mspx

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"Jodycat" <Jodycat@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the Mark, I have just tried your suggestion but its not worked
> either! Any more ideas? Thanks
>
> "Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:
>
>> Go to Start/Run, and type DEVMGMT.MSC , highlight ALL of the Sound
>> devices,
>> Action menu, "Uninstall", (do Not put a check in 'delete driver") then
>> Action menu,"scan for hardware changes", to find the device drivers again
>> automatically.
>>
>> --
>> click the Ratings button. Voting helps the web interface.
>> http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales...help_en-us.htm see ''rate a
>> post''
>> Mark L. Ferguson
>>
>> "Jodycat" <Jodycat@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:CF0B591A-00C0-41CF-88BF-7CDD57860843@microsoft.com...
>> > About 3 wks ago a game I had been playing Bejeweled2 just froze every
>> > time
>> > I
>> > launched it. I removed it - it won't re-install. Now when I go into My
>> > Music,
>> > double click a track it opens in iTunes, or Windows Media PLayer -
>> > looks
>> > like
>> > it is playing or freezes, go on the internet which is working fine go
>> > onto
>> > YouTube, or Live Radio etc - shows as though it is playing sound - but
>> > its
>> > not. Or it freezes! I have run all the suggestions through help and
>> > support
>> > centre, dxdiag etc - all works properly it says! When I switch on my
>> > computer
>> > it plays the normal jingle though and the intermittent bongs etc like
>> > when
>> > a
>> > new email comes still play too. What else can I try?Any help will be
>> > very
>> > gratefully received! Thanks in anticipation!
>>