No sound any more after installation

[Silfhout]

I have installed Audicity on a Vista machine. Since then, sound from any other source (e.g. the ping when you are prompted by Windows to save a file, playing mp3 in Media Player and streaming audio from Accuradio.com) doens't come through any more. How could I solve this problem?

[waxcylinder]

Are you by any chance using a USB device, external soundcard or turntable?

WC

[Silfhout]

Thanks for your quick reply. Yes, I have installed Audacity in order to be able to record my vinyls and convert them to MP3.

[steve]

When Windows detects a USB audio device, it hands over all of the sound system to it (recording and playback - even though your turntable is not a playback device )

To fix the problem, go into the Windows Control Panel and reset the playback device to your sound card.
See here for details: http://audacityteam.org/wiki/index.php? ... trol_Panel

Alternatively, disconnect your turntable from the computer and reboot.

[Silfhout]

Thanks for your help.
It appears that disconnecting the turntable helps in any case. So, if things still go wrong this is the escape.