Vista - System Config - services - audio off

Hi all,

I'm a bit of a luddite but i've been trying to get less services to start when i start my computer and thus Vista, and have inadvertantly now turned off my audio services (remarkably, even after turning off loads of other things, this seems to be the only thing that has changed). I can't tell from my active services list (after doing msconfig) which one is affecting my audio. I've made sure the obvious ones are still ticked, of course.

Is there anyone who could give me an idea of which one should be ticked in order for the audio service to come back on? I'm loathe to start them all back up again to try and find out...

I would be so grateful

Thanks,

Polly

Hi Polly and welcome to Vista Forums

Have you ensured that the highlighted services (Windows Audio Endpoint Builder and Windows Audio) are enabled?

In addition, check that the following services are also enabled: Multimedia Class Scheduler, Remote Procedure Call (RPC), DCOM Server Process Launcher, Plug and Play.
Follow the instructions in this Tutorial: Services and set all of the above services to Automatic.

Hello and thank you very much - i think this forum might just prove to be a very useful weapon in my thusfar tragic Vista war

I do indeed have those two still checked on the list... Not sure which others could have any relationship to sound...

Hi Polly,

Have you checked the extra instructions at the end of my post? It seems that I was adding these whilst you were replying. For detailed instructions on which services to disable and which to leave enabled, see the relevant Black Viper page (link given in the Tutorial).

fantastic, thanks. it seems i dont have the last two in my services, however... hmmm.