Windows Media Player cannot play

Posted: 08-08-2003, 08:29 PM

Jaroslav

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I am using windows xp. When I start Windows Media PLayer
(9) as user with administrator privileges everything
works fine, but when log on as user from grou Users only
then I get error message "Cannot play back the audio
stream: no audio hardware is available, or the hardware
is not responding (Error= 80040256)"

Is there any way how to obtain working system? This is
very important for me as I cannot give administrator
privilege for all family.
Jaroslav

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zachd [ms]

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Re: Windows Media Player cannot play

Posted: 08-19-2003, 07:20 AM

Sounds like the sound card isn't working for non-admin users? That'd be a
sound card driver problem. :\
http://www.nwlink.com/~zachd/pss/pss.html#dsound

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"Jaroslav" <jblaska@seznam.cz> wrote in message
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> I am using windows xp. When I start Windows Media PLayer
> (9) as user with administrator privileges everything
> works fine, but when log on as user from grou Users only
> then I get error message "Cannot play back the audio
> stream: no audio hardware is available, or the hardware
> is not responding (Error= 80040256)"
>
> Is there any way how to obtain working system? This is
> very important for me as I cannot give administrator
> privilege for all family.
> Jaroslav
>

Jaroslav

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Re: Windows Media Player cannot play

Posted: 08-21-2003, 10:34 PM

Thank you very much for your help. The problem is resolved
now. I verified that the problem begins when I install
anti-virus F-Secure. After removing it from the system
everything works fine. I will use some other antivirus program.

friendly_user

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Re: Windows Media Player cannot play

Posted: 08-24-2003, 10:19 PM

"Jaroslav" <jblaska@seznam.cz> wrote in message news:<047c01c3682b$f23703c0$a401280a@phx.gbl>...

> Thank you very much for your help. The problem is resolved
> now. I verified that the problem begins when I install
> anti-virus F-Secure. After removing it from the system
> everything works fine. I will use some other antivirus program.

I remember that this problem was fixed already quite a while ago in
f-secure product, at least version 5.40 works allright (I use it).

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