Sounds from XP screech like a banshee

Upon startup, the initial XP start-up tune does not sound like a tune at all - it sounds like a screeching banshee. Obviously, the sound is screwed somehow...

This problematic sound affects the performance in other places, such as trying to watch any video. If the computer starts up with the banshee sounds, I know I will not even be able to watch videos (with the sound turned down) as the performance of the videos is severely decreased (very slow, choppy).

But if the computer starts up with the normal XP tune, I know I'll be able to watch videos with both visual and perfect sound.

I've tried updating a lot of whatever drivers, and codecs, I could find, but I'm at a loss.

It may have started with Eve Online crashing the computer to reboot, but now I believe that if I can find why the sound isn't working right, and why it degrades computer performance, the game will not be an issue (it didn't use to be before this sound problem).

 

kd> !analyze -v
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* Bugcheck Analysis *
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PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA (50)
Invalid system memory was referenced. This cannot be protected by try-except,
it must be protected by a Probe. Typically the address is just plain bad or it
is pointing at freed memory.
Arguments:
Arg1: e2d4d000, memory referenced.
Arg2: 00000001, value 0 = read operation, 1 = write operation.
Arg3: bf04963f, If non-zero, the instruction address which referenced the bad memory
address.
Arg4: 00000001, (reserved)

Debugging Details:
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Could not read faulting driver name



WRITE_ADDRESS: e2d4d000

FAULTING_IP:
ialmdev5+663f
bf04963f f3a5 rep movs dword ptr es:[edi],dword ptr [esi]

MM_INTERNAL_CODE: 1

CUSTOMER_CRASH_COUNT: 2

DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: DRIVER_FAULT

BUGCHECK_STR: 0x50

PROCESS_NAME: ExeFile.exe

LAST_CONTROL_TRANSFER: from bf049402 to bf04963f

STACK_TEXT:
WARNING: Stack unwind information not available. Following frames may be wrong.
a92fa9b0 bf049402 e242a000 e2f4a580 e2eb5250 ialmdev5+0x663f
a92fa9b4 e242a000 e2f4a580 e2eb5250 a92faa08 ialmdev5+0x6402
a92fa9b8 e2f4a580 e2eb5250 a92faa08 e2d4d000 0xe242a000
a92fa9bc e2eb5250 a92faa08 e2d4d000 a92fa9f0 0xe2f4a580
a92fa9c0 a92faa08 e2d4d000 a92fa9f0 00000400 0xe2eb5250
a92fa9c4 e2d4d000 a92fa9f0 00000400 e2f4a580 0xa92faa08
a92faa08 e242a000 e2f4a580 00000400 00000400 0xe2d4d000
a92faa0c e2f4a580 00000400 00000400 00000200 0xe242a000
a92faa10 00000000 00000400 00000200 00000400 0xe2f4a580


STACK_COMMAND: kb

FOLLOWUP_IP:
ialmdev5+663f
bf04963f f3a5 rep movs dword ptr es:[edi],dword ptr [esi]

SYMBOL_STACK_INDEX: 0

SYMBOL_NAME: ialmdev5+663f

 

I would go back to updating the sound card/chip driver since the problem is system wide and not related to a specific audio file.

If you don't know the exact name of your sound device try Belarc Advisor http://majorgeeks.com/download1385.html it will list all your major computer components so you know which driver you need.

 

Thanks.

interestingly, it isn't entirely system wide - TeamSpeak works flawlessly.

Out of the last ten crash-reboots (playing a game), the last three have had the OS restarting with all sound working again...
but I know it won't be long until I start the computer (crash or no crash) and the Windows' sounds will be screwed up again.

 

(nterestingly, it isn't entirely system wide - TeamSpeak works flawlessly.)
do u use a usb head set Usb headset's have there own sound hardwhere built in thats why wont have a Problem with teamspeak and other Voip programs its not useing for soundcard for the audio
If u have onboard sound and are useing a Sound Card then Remove the card and try the Onboard sound

 

First thing I would do is, as has already been suggested, to completely uninstall all sound device drivers, reboot, and then reinstall them. If that doesn't work, try a different soundcard, or the on-board sound if your motherboard has one of those.

 

Nope, no USB microphone.

I will uninstall all sound drivers (it doesn't have a sound, nor a video, card), and try again soon!