Ok here is my problem
I was having a problem with the WMI service. I decided to run sfc /scannow to check and see if it could find a problem (big mistake). While sfc was running it asked for the Windows CD several times, no problem and then it finished. When I rebooted I got a Blue screen of Death about a problem with a device driver. I booted into Safe Mode and disabled the Video & Sound cards. I then rebooted and that took care of my boot problem. I reloaded the drivers for each and turned them back on and rebooted. I can now boot up with no problem. But now I do not have any sound. The Device Manager says the sound card is working OK but the Control Panel Sounds & Audio Devices Properties says No Audio Device I have tried several times reinstalling the Sound drivers but no luck. I checked the Windows Audio in the services window and it is running and set for Automatic. I made sure the sound scheme was set to Windows Default. I even bought a new sound card uninstalled the old drivers and installed the new ones and the same thing. I checked to make sure the audiosrv.dll & audiodev.dll were still in the System32 folder and they are.
I then install the Motherboard drivers and guess what my WMI problem was corrected but still no sound.
I feel sfc has either installed the wrong Dll file or removed one it should not have but I have no ideal what file it could be as I get no warning of missing files. Maybe sfc changed a Register setting.
Anyone have any new ideals I could try.
I was having a problem with the WMI service. I decided to run sfc /scannow to check and see if it could find a problem (big mistake). While sfc was running it asked for the Windows CD several times, no problem and then it finished. When I rebooted I got a Blue screen of Death about a problem with a device driver. I booted into Safe Mode and disabled the Video & Sound cards. I then rebooted and that took care of my boot problem. I reloaded the drivers for each and turned them back on and rebooted. I can now boot up with no problem. But now I do not have any sound. The Device Manager says the sound card is working OK but the Control Panel Sounds & Audio Devices Properties says No Audio Device I have tried several times reinstalling the Sound drivers but no luck. I checked the Windows Audio in the services window and it is running and set for Automatic. I made sure the sound scheme was set to Windows Default. I even bought a new sound card uninstalled the old drivers and installed the new ones and the same thing. I checked to make sure the audiosrv.dll & audiodev.dll were still in the System32 folder and they are.
I then install the Motherboard drivers and guess what my WMI problem was corrected but still no sound.
I feel sfc has either installed the wrong Dll file or removed one it should not have but I have no ideal what file it could be as I get no warning of missing files. Maybe sfc changed a Register setting.
Anyone have any new ideals I could try.