'Could not create DS object' is the error message you get when the DirectSound Output plugin is selected and is the equivalent of mmsystem004/032 when the WaveOut plugin is selected.
Both these errors mean that you need to reinstall your soundcard drivers.
Goto: System Control Panel -> Device Manager
Expand: 'Sound....Controllers' to find out the make & model of your soundcard.
Then goto the manufacturer's website, download & install the latest available drivers for your type of soundcard, and all your problems will go away.
If you can't find the website, tell us what soundcard you have & maybe we can help to locate the relevant site for you.
The tips in the link that JonnyMac provided should also prove very useful,
as should all the links that Matt gave you in the other thread/s (re: mmsystem004)
If you still have problems, tell us what soundcard you have, what your OS is (eg. Win98), and tell us what version of Windows Media Player is installed (eg. v6.1, v6.4, v7, v7.1), and what version of DirectX you have (start -> run -> dxdiag)
Hi, I'll try and make this quick :)
Somehow my friend and I have indirectly made it that his PC no longer displays movies, just the audio. We have every audio and video codec under the sun installed and we have tinkered with them to no avail, the Divx, Media Player 10, Media Player classic, VMC, BSPlayer and several others all play movies with no video.
Through our knowledge of video and codecs, etc we've deducted that it's a filter problem (since it's happening with all codecs and all players alike) so rather than keep on adding/removing codecs and reinstalling players as we were doing we've experimented with ffdshow and the VP6 filter etc to see if we can ammend the problem. But again to no avail.
Documenting our exact system-software setup would no doubt take 3 weeks, so we're hoping this prob might just ring a bell with someone who has had the same prob of no video in any and all movie files.
We have used the ACE Mega Codec Pack for months and it's proven so far to be the best compilation of codecs and players we've seen. My friend has an Athlon XP 3000+ running a Radeon 9800SE, both non-overclocked. With Service Pack2 and all other windows updates and as we said, we both have a variety of players and countless codecs, but this problem still plays all movies as black.
Sorry for the information overkill, but hopefully someone out there can analyse this a bit and work out why we can't view anything at all.
PS. we didn't change/tinker with any option at all prior to this occurence as the system worked A-ok, since then we've tried a few measures within our own knowledge to rectify the problem. Any and all help/hints would be greatfully appreciated.
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A collection of sets and collections of skins (replacement interfaces) for the long-lived computer audio program Winamp. Share Share NoFavorite Favorite rss RSS edit Edit time History. Click the bottom right of the taskbar, click the speaker icon and turn up the Sound a bit high. At the bottom, click 'Mixer' and turn up the Sound for Winamp high. The Problem can also be due to a fault of drivers or incorrect Sound settings stick. To solve these problems, follow the instructions for 'No Sound in Windows'. Windows Media Player and Foobar2000 both have amazing sound quality without any weird config or plugins. Winamp, however, has poor sound quality, making plugins like these necessary. The Winamp team should have focused a little more on their sound codecs. August 22, 2009 by jdpineapple. Open the Winamp preferences and in the output category check for 'Direct Sound' and select it. If necesary even configure it by selecting the appropriate sound driver. Uninstall Winamp and install it to a different folder (yes, this is the freaky reason), not the regular 'Winamp' one. If you thought your music can't sound better. Try this free DSP plugin for WinAmp a Freeware and make WinAmp sound even better. Enhancer 017, is a Free and one of the best DSP plugin to make Winamp sound better, and make your MP3 sound even better.
