Harvey,

I'm out of my league on this stuff, but that's never stopped me before...

Under Windows/control panel/sounds and audio devices, there are several tabs 
with a number of  options and advanced settings.   You can see what your 
sound defaults are set at and if  there are multiple options you can select 
a box to only use defaults.   Also  a place to choose  which speakers are 
used.

I had a Turtle Beach sound card installed in this  pc at one time and it put 
it's own entry in control panel where I could go and change settings. 
Perhaps your card has something  like that?

73, Steve KW3A  .
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harvey Heagy" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 3:59 PM
Subject: OT sound card question


> On July 11th, I installed a hardware update for my SoundBlaster sound card
> which I believe is the x-Fi card.
>
> Anyway, ever since I did so, my monitor
> speakers have been muted and everything comes through my surround sound
> speakers.  I have tried everything Prior to this time, Jaws and most mono
> sound came through my monitor speakers while such things as Internet
> streams, CD's Etc. came through my surround sound speakers.  I know of
> including uninstalling and
> reinstalling all SoundBlaster components, rolling back to the previous
> driver, uninstalling and reinstalling Jaws and doing a system restore 
> which
> for some reason my computer won't let me do even with a computer chosen
> restoration point.  I have never even attempted to create those myself.
> Anyway, if there is anything anyone can suggest let me know.  Thanks and 
> 73.
> Harvey
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