MSB: Sound Stops Working After You Enter the Schoolroom (313263)

RESOLUTION

Disable the Unimodem Half-Duplex Audio Device. To do this, follow these steps.

NOTE: Because there are several versions of Microsoft Windows, the following steps may be different on your computer. If they are, see your product documentation to complete these steps.

1. On the taskbar, click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2. In Control Panel, double-click System.
3. In the System Properties dialog box, click the Device Manager tab.
4. Click the plus sign (+) to the left of Sound, video, and game controllers to expand the directory tree.
5. Under Sound, video, and game controllers, click Unimodem Half-Duplex Audio Device, and then click Properties.
6. In the Unimodem Half-Duplex Audio Device Properties dialog box, click to select the Disable in this hardware profile check box, and then click OK twice.

For Windows 2000:

1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2. In Control Panel, double-click System.
3. In the System Properties dialog box, on the Hardware tab, then click Device Manager.
4. In the window that opens, click the plus sign (+) to expand the left of Sound, video, and game controllers directory tree.
5. Click Unimodem Half-Duplex Audio Device, and then click Properties. If not found, Cancel or Close the dialogues and windows you have opened and skip ahead to the next article.
6. In the Unimodem Half-Duplex Audio Device Properties dialog box, click to select the Disable in this hardware profile check box, and then click OK twice.

The sound now works in both versions of the Magic School Bus.