Windows keeps defaulting to 'Desktop Stereo Speakers' each boot...

[streetster]

Hi Guys,

I've got an 'xplosion hda 5.1 dts connect' soundcard, which is hooked up to my sony amp via optical out... this all works perfectly, however I've noticed that despite me setting my speakers up as '5.1 surround sound speakers' within windows, every time i reboot it gets put back to being 2 speakers.

This is quite irritating as for games like HL2/etc I'll only get stereo output until i change my speaker settings...


I've had a quick google but dont know exactly what to search for, and so far have turned up nothing...

Two ideals:

a) a solution to the problem

b) some sort of command i can add to my startup list so that it tells windows i have 5.1 surround - there may/may not be one

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated

[Sema4]

Might be worth running a DXDIAG to see if it finds any errors....

To run this, go to your START button, click on RUN, then type DXDIAG in the run box and click OK.

Check through each tab to see if there are any errors....

[dancingmatt]

I'm after some sort of software tool which gives me quick (ideally one click to system tray pop-up menu, one click on that) access to changing audio settings. Can't always use the 7.1 system, so want to be able to switch my Realtek HD onboard to headphones quickly.

Sounds like it would help you too, streetster. Although as a workaround rather than fixing your actual problem. Have you tried disabling the items you have starting on boot, to see if one of those is causing the speaker settings to change?

Any ideas on the little popup HD audio thing for the tray, do please pass them on...

DM

[Vibein]

This should do the trick!

Quick Sound Switch

[streetster]

This should do the trick!

Quick Sound Switch

that will solve dancingmatt's problem, but there isnt an option to set the speakers from within that app, so im still stuck with manually changing it

as for dxdiag, the only complaint it has is that my graphics driver isnt whql'd so nothing to do with the soundcard there... i'll have a hunt around the registry to see if there is a 'speakers' option and then just create a .reg file and run that each startup - nothing on startup will relate to my souncard, only nvidia-related stuff it seems...

my only concern is that it could be something lingering from the audigy2 in there (although i did uninstall as much as i could before installing the new card)

[streetster]

after some poking about the registry i've come up with the following (potential) solution:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00


[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Hardware Profiles\0001\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum\PCI\VEN_13F6&DEV_0111&SUBSYS_3741584D&REV_10\4&13699180&0&4048\DirectSound\Speaker Configuration]
"Speaker Configuration"=dword:00000006
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Hardware Profiles\0001\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum\PCI\VEN_13F6&DEV_0111&SUBSYS_3741584D&REV_10\4&13699180&0&4048\DirectSound\Speaker Type]
"Speaker Type"=dword:0000000b

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Hardware Profiles\Current\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum\PCI\VEN_13F6&DEV_0111&SUBSYS_3741584D&REV_10\4&13699180&0&4048\DirectSound\Speaker Type]
"Speaker Type"=dword:0000000b
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Hardware Profiles\Current\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum\PCI\VEN_13F6&DEV_0111&SUBSYS_3741584D&REV_10\4&13699180&0&4048\DirectSound\Speaker Configuration]
"Speaker Configuration"=dword:00000006

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Hardware Profiles\0001\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum\PCI\VEN_13F6&DEV_0111&SUBSYS_3741584D&REV_10\4&13699180&0&4048\DirectSound\Speaker Configuration]
"Speaker Configuration"=dword:00000006
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Hardware Profiles\0001\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum\PCI\VEN_13F6&DEV_0111&SUBSYS_3741584D&REV_10\4&13699180&0&4048\DirectSound\Speaker Type]
"Speaker Type"=dword:0000000b

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardware Profiles\0001\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum\PCI\VEN_13F6&DEV_0111&SUBSYS_3741584D&REV_10\4&13699180&0&4048\DirectSound\Speaker Type]
"Speaker Type"=dword:0000000b
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardware Profiles\0001\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum\PCI\VEN_13F6&DEV_0111&SUBSYS_3741584D&REV_10\4&13699180&0&4048\DirectSound\Speaker Configuration]
"Speaker Configuration"=dword:00000006

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardware Profiles\Current\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum\PCI\VEN_13F6&DEV_0111&SUBSYS_3741584D&REV_10\4&13699180&0&4048\DirectSound\Speaker Type]
"Speaker Type"=dword:0000000b
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardware Profiles\Current\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum\PCI\VEN_13F6&DEV_0111&SUBSYS_3741584D&REV_10\4&13699180&0&4048\DirectSound\Speaker Configuration]
"Speaker Configuration"=dword:00000006

[HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum\PCI\VEN_13F6&DEV_0111&SUBSYS_3741584D&REV_10\4&13699180&0&4048\DirectSound\Speaker Type]
"Speaker Type"=dword:0000000b
[HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum\PCI\VEN_13F6&DEV_0111&SUBSYS_3741584D&REV_10\4&13699180&0&4048\DirectSound\Speaker Configuration]
"Speaker Configuration"=dword:00000006

and shove that in a .reg file and run that each time windows loads