Multimedia forum: No audio when streaming video

I have been trying to fix this for months, worked a treat. Thank you soooo much =)

I was just browsing through to see how i can rectify my webcast streaming problem... Webcast was playing fine, but nothing audible... Tried ur suggestion and it worked like a wonder... Thanks a lot...

There is no sound from streaming video like the news or you tube. However, when I play music off itunes, media player, etc, everything is fine.

Someone recommended the following :

"Make this registry change and I'm pretty sure it will fix your problem. If it doesn't work, you can always change it back. It'll work.

Go to the following registry folder:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\NodeCLSIDs\{95037DA1-6ED9-4B27-8CFF-9AD3DFB0B2F2}]

double click on 'Auto Insert" on the right side of the box.

Change the Value from "1" to "0" and click OK.

You should be set".

How do I get to this entry in the registry to fix this, or is there an easier way? Please help, my wife is drivivng me nuts!!!!!!!

Thanks,
Terry G.

Thanks, cwwl. I have made note of that fix also. I seem to have strange problems so I'm very appreciative of the answers here on the forum.

Thanks again!

I done all of these suggestions, but the problem I think is with in Windows XP.
I have 2 drives, one with the original XP tha came with the desktop. When I connect with that Everything works.
When I disconnect the original and connect the drive that has XP from another source (work related version) the stream will not work whenonline to You Tube.
All things being equal, there is a problem with this work related version of XP.

Hi Folks - this can often be a codex problem. You might like to check my solution to the problem here - http://www.utheguru.com/solution-no-sound-in-cnn-video

Cheers,

doc

I am having the same problem with listening to Mono Audio
after updating my computer with the Microsoft Update
software patch as of Feb 1, 2008. It seems that my Windows
Media Player was updated to version 11 with some security
patches. Once the update happenned, I can no longer listen
to mono audio. It sounds as if my audio is turned all the
way down to volume 1 (not muted)

= > I have no problems watching any video or listening to
stereo sound. I only have problems hearing any type of mono
audio.

What am I trying to listen to?

- I am trying to listen to a Vonage voice mail that you can download
and open through Vonage... they use the following codec /spec:
: Bit Rate: 64kbps
: Audio Sample Size: 8 bit
: Channels: 1 (mono)
: Audio Sample Rate: 8kHz
: Audio format: CCITT u-LAW

Opening this audio on any other machine that I did not update yet works
great!

I have tried:

- various USB/ Analog stereo headsets
- analog stereo speakers
- my computer knows correctly that I am using the correct /2.0 stereo/
audio device
- made sure I updated all my codecs to the latest versions... I am
using plain vanilla microsoft codecs
- I uninstalled and re installed windows media player to the latest
and best
- not a chipset / bios issue - using latest and best confirmed working
- made sure Im using the latest flash/ shockwave, direct x, quicktime,
and real player
- I rebooted my machine after every test attempt

Once I turn "ON" the SRS WOW Effects feature in the Windows Media Player,
I can hear the mono audio sound without any problems. However,
this "fake" surround sound feature on my 2/0 stereo speakers does not help
once I try to listen to mono audio through my browser at sites such as
CNN.com news reports for example that plays the audio in the browser.
In addition, if I use a different player that does not have that feature
the mono audio still does not play.

I have tried all the links I have found on Google including the main
2 that seemed to have worked for others but these do not work for me:

Their recommendations:

1) http://www.w3exchange.com/t674-3-a-bug-in-wmp-91011.html (even without
Ac3DX.ax installed on my computer I have a problem)(doesnt help) ..
I have tried ac3filter1.46 and versions 1.45b, 1.40b, 1.35b, 1.30b
2) http://www.click-now.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=3778 registry
changes (does not help / save a backup of your registry before modifying
anything)
3) I tried to make sure I am using all the latest and best codecs (doesnt help)
4) I tried the "all in one" / "check the latest & best update codec software"
codec downloads (doesnt help)


Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!

Thank You!

Zelinda

Thanks so much for the registry edit. I have spent countless hours trying to fix this problem. I fixed it in about 1 minute with this!

Hello! I can't get sound on CNN, MSN, ABC, CBS, etc. videos. Audio is ok on other (CD's, emails w/audio messages, etc.)
Have Windows XP; Adobe Flash Player 9, Media Player 11;
Have tried installing new Codec All-in-One; registry fix (Media player value from 1 to 0.
Am wondering if it has anything to do with anti-virus program - Bit Defender, blocking something, but don't know how to check that.

Please- do you have any suggestions?

So complex that we often become mired in it, bogged down by the endless detail. Amazing. Perhaps few areas are more illustrative of this then Media Players. Let's see there's Windows Media Player, Real Player, Adobe Flash, DivX, Quick Time, etc., etc.. Then of course there are the settings maybe 75 per player. Of course this is all only the tip of the iceberg. So the real question is how do we simplify all this so that we're not endlessly fighting our Media Players?

Real Player now can play all the other players within itself, illuminating all the rest. After you realize this then the choice of Media players becomes clear. One player, one set of settings. Not a perfect solution but a major improvement none-the-less.

If this insight escapes you. Then all media players can be uninstalled and then simply reinstalled. Maybe by now your beginning to realize a big part of the problem might not be the media player at all but the user of it. This will correct any changes he or she might have made.

Do, avoid the registry whenever possible. The registry works at a very fundamental level to the operation of your PC, far below the visual image you see and interact with on your monitor, nearly to the machine level of the CPU. Mistakes made here can "really" screw things up. I'm not a fan of a four+ day total OS/system installation and associated file loses so I avoid it when possible.

If you think your having registry problems use a registry repair program first. They are available here:

http://www.download.com/3120-20_4.html?qt=registry+repair&tag=srch&tg=dl-20

These too have risks, remember your dealing with the registry. The good ones have a restore option built into them. (now a word from my disclaimer....use these at your own risk.)

Unfortunately like most everything I do I had to learn this the hard way but I did learn. Those lessons seam so far away now. The journey of a thousand miles does begin with the first steps.

You are a genius! This was the simplest solution, so I tried it, and it worked. It was so simple... and to think... I almost bought a registry fix it thing, and it's not codex either.
This was the simplest solution, so I tried it, didn't have to buy any thing, or spend hours on something that wasn't even the solution... and bingo! It worked
!\
Thank you, thank you!
-Patty

1. Click Start -> Run
2. Type regedit and press enter or click Okay
3. It looks like a folder tree. Navigate normally using the plus signs
-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
-SOFTWARE
-Microsoft
-MediaPlayer
-NodeCLSIDs
-{95037DA1-6ED9-4B27-8CFF-9AD3DFB0B2F2}]
4. Double-click on 'Auto Insert" on the right side of the box.
5. Change the Value from "1" to "0" and click OK.
6. Click File -> Exit

Done! No degree in computers required.

In trying to fix this Flash sound problem, I did fix another set of problems...

The loss of my speaker icon in the notification area (taskbar), along with mute and volume buttons not working on my laptop has been solved, Finally!!!! Horay

I made two changes:
1) Made the "Auto Insert" change suggested by jamon51 above (thank you), and
2) I noticed an error in: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32
It had an entry "wdmaud.drv" = "wdmaud.drv", which I think is nonsense! I deleted this entry, using regedit, and restarted!

Don't know which fix did it.

Now Volume/Mute buttons on my laptop work,

The icon in the notification area of the task bar works (make sure that you enable them through "sound and audio devices" control panel,

The no-volume on Flash is still a problem, but I think I am getting closer...

Hope this helps others.

I've tried most of the above suggestions with no results.

I've compared registry files between my good drive (the one that audio streaming works online) with the drive that does not work.

The following 2 files show up on the non working drive only.
Does anyone know what they are for?


C:\windows\system32\zonedon.reg
C:\windows\system32\zonedoff.reg