I made a booboo with Windows audio after installing a new GPU, help please!

[broona]

So, I was having problems with 5.1 and followed this guide to disable Endpoint and now have no audio at all, can anyone talk me through getting it back please - http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...t-driver/42365ab2-04a2-45cd-a799-4dabbbb0fe29

Specifically, I did this at the command prompt :-

How to disable this service.
Open a command prompt. (Run a command prompt as Administrator in Windows vista/7/8)
Copy red command line and Paste.
sc stop "AudioEndpointBuilder"
sc config "AudioEndpointBuilder" start= disabled


How to delete this service.
sc delete "AudioEndpointBuilder"

Can someone tell me how to undo this please?

 

[bigjimmyauk]

have you tried
sc config "AudioEndpointBuilder" start= enabled

also restart your machine and check the services in msconfig and see if the endpointbuilder file is showing. if not i cant see this being a easy recovery as it looks like you deleted the service?

 

[YB2ndBEST]

Are you using realtek?

 

[broona]

have you tried
sc config "AudioEndpointBuilder" start= enabled

also restart your machine and check the services in msconfig and see if the endpointbuilder file is showing. if not i cant see this being a easy recovery as it looks like you deleted the service?

Are you using realtek?

Thanks for the replies, it would appear that I have deleted the service and can't work out how to get it back, doh!!!

I'm not using Realtek AFAIK, I'm using Nvidia HD Audio on a GTX980.

 

[pdaboy]

Try reinstalling the Nvidia drivers to get it back.

 

[pdaboy]

Or try system restore if that fails.

 

[broona]

I've reinstalled the Nvidia drivers to no avail, looking at doing a system repair/restore now, remind me in future to just leave things alone please...

 

[Paracelsus]

Try 'sc screate AudioEndpointBuilder'

I don't think Windows lets you permanently delete services though could be wrong.

 

[bigjimmyauk]

what about windows repair?

 

[broona]

I've just ran a Windows refresh and it's fixed the problem, still no 5.1 though, lol!

Just need to reinstall everything now, 7 DVD's worth of GTA 5...

 

[Purgatory]

So, I was having problems with 5.1 and followed this guide to disable Endpoint and now have no audio at all, can anyone talk me through getting it back please - http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...t-driver/42365ab2-04a2-45cd-a799-4dabbbb0fe29

Specifically, I did this at the command prompt :-

How to disable this service.
Open a command prompt. (Run a command prompt as Administrator in Windows vista/7/8)
Copy red command line and Paste.
sc stop "AudioEndpointBuilder"
sc config "AudioEndpointBuilder" start= disabled


How to delete this service.
sc delete "AudioEndpointBuilder"

Can someone tell me how to undo this please?

Okay guess you deleted the service from windows you will need to make a file called Fix.reg in notepad and save this content into it and run the reg file. This will fix the service and have it back, remember to restart your pc after you added that so it works.

Spoiler

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00


[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\AudioEndpointBuilder]
"Start"=dword:00000002
"DisplayName"="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\audiosrv.dll,-204"
"Group"="AudioGroup"
"ImagePath"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,\
74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,\
00,76,00,63,00,68,00,6f,00,73,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,2d,00,\
6b,00,20,00,4c,00,6f,00,63,00,61,00,6c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,\
00,4e,00,65,00,74,00,77,00,6f,00,72,00,6b,00,52,00,65,00,73,00,74,00,72,00,\
69,00,63,00,74,00,65,00,64,00,00,00
"Description"="@%SystemRoot%\\System32\\audiosrv.dll,-205"
"ObjectName"="LocalSystem"
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
"Type"=dword:00000020
"DependOnService"=hex(7):50,00,6c,00,75,00,67,00,50,00,6c,00,61,00,79,00,00,00,\
00,00
"ServiceSidType"=dword:00000001
"RequiredPrivileges"=hex(7):53,00,65,00,43,00,68,00,61,00,6e,00,67,00,65,00,4e,\
00,6f,00,74,00,69,00,66,00,79,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,\
67,00,65,00,00,00,00,00
"FailureActions"=hex:80,51,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,14,00,00,\
00,01,00,00,00,60,ea,00,00,01,00,00,00,c0,d4,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\AudioEndpointBuilder\Parameters]
"ServiceDll"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,\
00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,\
41,00,75,00,64,00,69,00,6f,00,73,00,72,00,76,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,\
00
"ServiceDllUnloadOnStop"=dword:00000001

OR you can download the fix here that I created for you :-

http://s000.tinyupload.com/?file_id=47215764166246357486


the file is called Windows_Audio_Endpoint_Builder.reg just run it and say yes it's okay to add to the registry and restart the system and you will see the service back in your services. thats a very important service that you shouldn't delete if you want audio.

 

[Purgatory]

This is useful reading here too for that service if you need to make some changes to it :-

http://computerstepbystep.com/windows_audio_endpoint_builder_service.html

 

[Purgatory]

I've just ran a Windows refresh and it's fixed the problem, still no 5.1 though, lol!

Just need to reinstall everything now, 7 DVD's worth of GTA 5...

If still no audio and you are sure the service is now working (My fix above in previous post will make sure it's back to default and working) reinstall your audio drivers (graphics drivers and make sure the Nvidia driver for audio installed) and that will fix it.


Also make sure you have not disabled or stopped Power service ,set it to automatic and start it, if it doesn't start on first time try it to start again or put it on Automatic and restart PC. You will not get audio if that is disabled as it is a dependency for the "Windows Audio Endpoint Builder" service.



If not shout again and I will explain what to do next to make it work .

 

[broona]

If still no audio and you are sure the service is now working (My fix above in previous post will make sure it's back to default and working) reinstall your audio drivers (graphics drivers and make sure the Nvidia driver for audio installed) and that will fix it.


Also make sure you have not disabled or stopped Power service ,set it to automatic and start it, if it doesn't start on first time try it to start again or put it on Automatic and restart PC. You will not get audio if that is disabled as it is a dependency for the "Windows Audio Endpoint Builder" service.



If not shout again and I will explain what to do next to make it work .

Many thanks for your help, that's brilliant, shame I didn't see your post before I did a system refresh...

I've got audio but still only 2.0, whatever I do I can't seem to get 5.1, any pointers in the right direction would be much appreciated.

 

[Purgatory]

Many thanks for your help, that's brilliant, shame I didn't see your post before I did a system refresh...

I've got audio but still only 2.0, whatever I do I can't seem to get 5.1, any pointers in the right direction would be much appreciated.

What hardware are you using to output sound apart from the nvidia hdmi. Explain how it is all hooked up and what equipment you have eg. Speakers, amplifier. Also what software are you using to try output 5.1 sound and are you sure the files or media you are using is encoded to output multi channel audio ?

Give us a bit more info mate how you have it all wired up and what programs and files/media you are trying and have you made sure to set the audio out to multi channel in the playback programs and windows audio settings.

 

[broona]

What hardware are you using to output sound apart from the nvidia hdmi. Explain how it is all hooked up and what equipment you have eg. Speakers, amplifier. Also what software are you using to try output 5.1 sound and are you sure the files or media you are using is encoded to output multi channel audio ?

Give us a bit more info mate how you have it all wired up and what programs and files/media you are trying and have you made sure to set the audio out to multi channel in the playback programs and windows audio settings.

Thanks again for offering to help, however it would seem that connecting through a DVI to HDMI adapter then changing a setting on the amp that had worked with the previous card for 2 years (output to AMP and not TV + AMP) has given me stereo, quadrophonic, 5.1 and 7.1 options, lovely!

PS, Nvidia GTX 980 connected to Sony STR-DH810 amp via DVI/HDMI connected to Samsung PS51D6900 plasma TV via HDMI, 5.1 Canton Movie home cinema speakers connected to the Sony amp too.

In the speaker configuration before, I only had a stereo option and nothing I changed seemed to make any difference at all.

I'm using KCP with MPC-HC, madVR, Lavfilters and Reclock.

I've set Reclock to bitstream WASAPI Exclusive and I'm using CUDA acceleration and the highest madVR settings, 5% CPU usage playing any 1080P file and the amp shows Dolby TrueHD, DTS-ES, DTS-HD, etc, etc.