I guess so. But I must have uninstalled and reinstalled various sound drivers and media players a thousand times. Something deeper is going on (oooh, ominous!).
Alright, do I still uninstall multimedia controller, mpu-401 compatible midi device, nero, multimedia keyboard, quicktime, and virtual soundcanvas DXi?
Since I thought it was pretty clear that you went to bed, I reinstalled directx just so I could listen to something tonight, but now I seem to have erased something that won't even let me do that. Man, this is frustrating.