Sound card does not play windows startup/shutdown 1

[sekopp]

I have just completed a fresh install of my Winxp pro. Everything installed well, but I have one lingering problem - my Creative Audigy 2 Platinum (very finicky by the way) does not play my windows shutdown or startup sounds on startup or shutdown. If I go into the sound section of control panel and click on the test button, they play just fine. It doesn't matter if I use the standard widows stuff or use my own files. The Creative spalsh screen does play just fine (as it did before my re-install). Other system sounds play just fine also. I can hear a "pop" in the speakers (Creative 5.1 sound system) upon startup and shutdown where I expect to hear the assigned sounds. Sorry for the length of this message. Is anyone else familiar with this phenomenon?

 

[linney]

Startup/Shutdown Sounds NOT working
thread779-924262

321735 - The Startup Sound Is Not Played Correctly When You Start Windows

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;321735&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

 

[sekopp]

linney,

Thanks.
The Tweakui fix (check beep on errors in the General tab) from thread 779-924262 was the one I needed. I must have gotten click-happy in Tweakui.
At any rate, I am back in business now. My first thought was the finicky Audigy 2 Platinum card. A great sound card otherwise, especially when teamed with Creative speaker systems (I've had mixed results with others).
Thanks again. I knew I could count on the Windows XP Pro tek-tipsters!

 

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