SideWinder Game Voice 1.0: Error Message: An Error Occurred During Direct Play Voice Setup (810686)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft SideWinder Game Voice
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry.
Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you
understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information
about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following
article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry SYMPTOMS When you start Microsoft SideWinder Game Voice, you may
receive an error message similar to the following: An
error occurred during direct play voice setup
0x80004005 RESOLUTION To resolve this issue, run the Sound Hardware Test Wizard,
and then edit the registry entries created by the wizard. To do this, follow
these steps:
- In SideWinder Game Voice, click Game Voice
Settings.
- In the Settings dialog box, click the
Advanced tab, and then click Run
Now.
- In the Sound Hardware Test Wizard dialog
box, select your microphone and speakers in the Microphone and
Speakers lists, and then click OK.
- In the Sound Hardware Test Wizard, click
Next to start the test.
- On your desktop, right-click the taskbar, and then click
Task Manager.
- Click the Processes tab, and then
determine whether there are multiple instances of Dvpsetup.exe
running.
- Click the first instance of Dvpsetup.exe, click End
Process, and then click OK. Quit Task
Manager.
- In the Sound Hardware Test Wizard, click
Finish, and then quit SideWinder Game Voice.
- Click Start, and then click
Run.
- In the Open box, type
regedit, and then click OK.
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious
problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft
cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry
Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
- In Registry Editor, expand the following registry subkey:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Direct
Play\Voice\Audio Config\<Hexadecimal number>\<Hexadecimal number> Note the following DWORD value options:
- Click FullDuplex, click
Edit, and then click Modify. In the
Edit Value box, type 3, and then click
OK.
- Click HalfDuplex, click
Edit, and then click Modify. In the
Edit Value box, type 3, and then click
OK.
- Click MicDetected, click
Edit, and then click Modify. In the
Edit Value box, type 2, and then click
OK.
- Quit Registry Editor.
- Restart your computer.
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Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 1/7/2006 |
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Keywords: | kberrmsg kbprb KB810686 kbAudEndUser |
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