Bad directsound driver. please install proper drivers or

This behavior can occur if your sound card or the sound card device driver that is currently installed on your computer does not fully support DirectX hardware acceleration.

Click the Performance tab, move the Hardware acceleration slider one notch to the left of Full the standard acceleration setting , click OK, and then click OK again. If the issue continues to occur, repeat these steps to move the Hardware acceleration slider one notch to the right of None the basic acceleration setting. If you still receive the error, verify that your sound card supports DirectSound acceleration. To determine if your sound card supports DirectSound acceleration, follow these steps:.

If the test does not work, contact the manufacturer of your sound card and inquire about how to obtain and install the latest version of the sound card driver for your sound card. General More You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. In reply to A. User's post on October 30, Help me, please In reply to WhoknowsTellme's post on October 30, There is no Driver tab in the DirectSound plug-in configuration window.

You need to use the Device tab. You should then be able to select the same device for DirectSound. Password Thread Tools. Mark Forums Read. Bad DirectSound Driver Error.

User Name. Remember Me? Thread Tools. Find More Posts by gh0stiVi. Find More Posts by Rocker. Many, many times. Find More Posts by JonnyMac. Quote: Originally posted by JonnyMac 1. Find More Posts by randyscott. Solution to Bad DirectSound Drive error The problem isn't Winzamp although it happens when you use winamp instead it is because of window.

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Open the services shortcut that allows you to start, stop or configure any windows services. Shift to the standard tab at the bottom and search for Windows Audio. Right click and restart the services. Should make your Winamp sound work now!