From: Pierrecubb on
Whilst trying to use the Sound Hardware Test Wizard in DirectPlay Voice
Setup,
it fails with the following error code 0X80004005.
The hardware acceleration tab is at max.
Any help would be appreciated......Peter


From: Malke on
Pierrecubb wrote:

> Whilst trying to use the Sound Hardware Test Wizard in DirectPlay
> Voice Setup,
> it fails with the following error code 0X80004005.
> The hardware acceleration tab is at max.
> Any help would be appreciated......Peter

What is your sound hardware? What is your end goal?

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From: Pierrecubb on
Sound hardware is SB Audigy 2 ZS Audio [D8C0]
Not sure what you mean...end goal
I used to use this facility to check my mic was working ok

"Malke" <notreally(a)invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:OwQ8aZSQGHA.1728(a)TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Pierrecubb wrote:
>
>> Whilst trying to use the Sound Hardware Test Wizard in DirectPlay
>> Voice Setup,
>> it fails with the following error code 0X80004005.
>> The hardware acceleration tab is at max.
>> Any help would be appreciated......Peter
>
> What is your sound hardware? What is your end goal?
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


From: Malke on
Pierrecubb wrote:

> Sound hardware is SB Audigy 2 ZS Audio [D8C0]
> Not sure what you mean...end goal
> I used to use this facility to check my mic was working ok
>
> "Malke" <notreally(a)invalid.invalid> wrote in message
> news:OwQ8aZSQGHA.1728(a)TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> Pierrecubb wrote:
>>
>>> Whilst trying to use the Sound Hardware Test Wizard in DirectPlay
>>> Voice Setup,
>>> it fails with the following error code 0X80004005.
>>> The hardware acceleration tab is at max.
>>> Any help would be appreciated......Peter

Are you using the latest drivers from Creative?
The latest version of DirectX from MS?

Also, I Googled for your error and got some links that may be helpful.
I've included a few that look promising, but you'll need to check them
out yourself:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=DirectPlay+error+code+0X80004005&btnG=Google+Search
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;810686

Malke
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