Do you have any other sound programs running? Check Task Manager
and close all you can,,,, temporarily stop your Anti-virus.

"james" <james@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:167572F8-268F-44BD-917E-0D8DEA107D3B@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> still not letting me rename, but i did get 2 different errors.when i went
> to
> open the mmsys thing, i got an error that said "audio enhancements for
> this
> driver may be causing problem, do you want to disable" so i did that and
> it
> still locked up. Also went i went to ctrl-alt-del the sound i got
> something
> saying "windows common shell dll not responding" or something like that.
>
> "Spirit" wrote:
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>> To make it simple login in as Admin below and then 1st try to run the
>> cpl file (double click on it) if it locks up then do the renaming as
>> before.
>>
>> [url]http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9015738&pageNumber=2[/url]
>> Turning on the Administrator account is straightforward.
>> First, open an elevated command prompt by typing
>> cmd into the Search box on the Start menu, right-clicking
>> the command prompt icon that appears at the top of the
>> Start menu, then selecting Run as administrator .
>> Then enter this command and press Enter:
>> Net user administrator /active:yes
>>
>> From now on, the Administrator account will appear as an
>> option on the Welcome screen, along with any user accounts
>> you may have set up. Use it like any other account. Be aware
>> that it won't have a password yet, so it's a good idea to set a
>> password for it.
>>
>> If you want to disable the account and hide it, enter this
>> command at an elevated command prompt and press Enter:
>> Net user administrator /active:no
>>
>> "james" <james@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:11058892-98B3-4D57-AA39-65F3ADB29B15@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>> > ok heres something weird, when I went to rename it, I had to click the
>> > ok
>> > for
>> > permission but then it doesn't rename it, its keeps saying access
>> > denied
>> > and
>> > that I need permission.
>> >
>> > "Spirit" wrote:
>> >
>> >> OK try this,,,, the Sound in Control Panel is mmsys.cpl located in
>> >> C:\Windows\System32
>> >>
>> >> Rename that one to mmsysZ.cpl
>> >>
>> >> Search for another copy and copy and paste it into the System32 folder
>> >> THEN click on it and see if it runs OK... if so great... if not delete
>> >> it
>> >> and
>> >> rename the other one back by removing the Z. Let me know if it works,
>> >> hangs as the other one or whatever.
>> >>
>> >> "james" <james@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:160F7632-D2AF-4F43-84C4-17EF7021E1DC@microsoft.com...
>> >> > nope, no good. didnt work
>> >> >
>> >> > "Spirit" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Lets run CHKDSK in case its a file problem.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> [url]http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67612-checkdisk.html?ltr=C[/url]
>> >> >> How to run Checkdisk (Autochk.exe) at boot-up - Chkdsk
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "james" <james@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:7116468D-46B2-4AE3-8DB9-B8AC50451D43@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> >I tired what that page told me but Its still not working
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > "Spirit" wrote:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> Could it be some of your sounds have been corrupted?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> [url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833[/url]
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> SFC /scannow
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> "james" <james@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> >> news:99EB78B3-DD9B-4FF0-8003-5F0BDA79932C@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> >> > ok, i am having a problem being able to edit my recording
>> >> >> >> > options. i
>> >> >> >> > go
>> >> >> >> > into
>> >> >> >> > the control panel and click sound. when that pops up I click
>> >> >> >> > recording
>> >> >> >> > to
>> >> >> >> > try
>> >> >> >> > and get to my mic but the whole window freezes up. Below is a
>> >> >> >> > screen
>> >> >> >> > shot
>> >> >> >> > of
>> >> >> >> > what I'm talking about. Is there a way to stop it from
>> >> >> >> > freezing?
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > [IMG]http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/1441/untitlednu0.png[/IMG]
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
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