C-MEDIA AC97 AUDIO DEVICE

My pc runs XP pro and any time i start the pc it shows an error
message
<Error loading cmicnfg.cpl>

I do not get any sound now and when i checked the devices I saw an
exclamation mark at both the PCI and Video controllers and at the
C-MEDIA AC97 AUDIO DEVICE.

regards

chinaman

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What message does Hardware show on Properties for the AC97 audio device?
Do you have a sound card in the system, or only the onboard AC97?
Have you updated your drivers (check WinUpdate, as there is a new one)

Atoznl


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> My pc runs XP pro and any time i start the pc it shows an error
> message
> <Error loading cmicnfg.cpl>
>
> I do not get any sound now and when i checked the devices I saw an
> exclamation mark at both the PCI and Video controllers and at the
> C-MEDIA AC97 AUDIO DEVICE.
>
> regards
>
> chinaman
>
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"chinamann2005" wrote:
> My pc runs XP pro and any time i start the pc it shows an
> error message
> &lt;Error loading cmicnfg.cpl&gt;
>
> I do not get any sound now and when i checked the devices I
> saw an exclamation mark at both the PCI and Video controllers
> and at the C-MEDIA AC97 AUDIO DEVICE.
>
> regards
>
> chinaman

had same problem i restored to an earlier date it worked then it
quit again so I went to windows update nothing. so then went to
zdnet.com then downloads and downloaded a device driver it was
fixed then updates started working and i updated the device driver
then it quit working so i restored to earlier hour same day and went
back to zdnet and reinstalled the driver and chose not to update the
driver so far it is still working i think a game my husband
installed messed it up full spectrum warrior did you get your
computer fixed?

I ran into basicly the same problem. "Windows Automatic Updates" downloaded
the update but did not compleatly install it. I lost all sounds. after going
to device manager I saw the yellow mark on "C-MEDIA AC97 AUDIO DEVICE"
This device was never on my system before so I uninstalled from device
manager and rebooted. As you've probly guessed, it re-installed itself along
with the yellow mark.
My solution was to un-install it and then run the install disk for my
mother board ( MSI) as luck would have it, IT WORKED!! I searched for any
reference to C media and deleated it and emtied the trash bin. since then..
no problem!

"s08" wrote:

> "chinamann2005" wrote:
> > My pc runs XP pro and any time i start the pc it shows an
> > error message
> > <Error loading cmicnfg.cpl>
> >
> > I do not get any sound now and when i checked the devices I
> > saw an exclamation mark at both the PCI and Video controllers
> > and at the C-MEDIA AC97 AUDIO DEVICE.
> >
> > regards
> >
> > chinaman
>
> had same problem i restored to an earlier date it worked then it
> quit again so I went to windows update nothing. so then went to
> zdnet.com then downloads and downloaded a device driver it was
> fixed then updates started working and i updated the device driver
> then it quit working so i restored to earlier hour same day and went
> back to zdnet and reinstalled the driver and chose not to update the
> driver so far it is still working i think a game my husband
> installed messed it up full spectrum warrior did you get your
> computer fixed?
>

I spent three days trying to solve this same problem. I'm posting should
anyone spend time searching for a solution. Mine in this case was to
download the file wdm_a356.exe which FINALLY worked. I spent days
downloading what I thought to be the right Realtek AC97 driver only to
find it didn't work. I have an HP Pavilion 751n and tried virtually
everything- several AC97 drivers, ADI1885 sound chip drivers (I have an
Asus P4S-LA), the whole shebang. Don't know if this is the solution for
everyone but it worked for me. Wish I could tell you where i got the
file from but I've downloaded so many potential drivers I don't know
recall.



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