+ Post New Thread
Results 1 to 11 of 11
Promethean Direct Support Thread, Set USB audio as default sound device in Direct Support; Our staff are having issues with sound not playing through the USB audio. I've installed ActivDriver 5.7.22.1 on to all ...
  1. #1
    Zoom7000's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2006
    Location
    London
    Posts
    624
    Thank Post
    142
    Thanked 38 Times in 24 Posts
    Rep Power
    20

    Set USB audio as default sound device

    Our staff are having issues with sound not playing through the USB audio. I've installed ActivDriver 5.7.22.1 on to all our PCs, logged in as Admin and set the default device to the Promethean Audio. As soon as someone else logs in, it reverts back to the internal sound device. Any ideas on how I can force the default as the USB audio?

  2. IDG Tech News

  3. #2

    plexer's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2005
    Location
    Norfolk
    Posts
    9,564
    Thank Post
    306
    Thanked 884 Times in 794 Posts
    Rep Power
    211
    Crude but could you delete the other hardware devices?

    Ben

  4. #3


    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    51.405546, -0.510212
    Posts
    3,845
    Thank Post
    149
    Thanked 1,228 Times in 924 Posts
    Rep Power
    305
    Quote Originally Posted by Zoom7000 View Post
    logged in as Admin and set the default device to the Promethean Audio. As soon as someone else logs in, it reverts back to the internal sound device.
    It's a per-user setting, so you would have to do it as that user. Are they restricted from changing the default audio device themselves?

  5. #4

    mac_shinobi's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Posts
    7,026
    Thank Post
    1,088
    Thanked 641 Times in 598 Posts
    Rep Power
    209
    Quote Originally Posted by plexer View Post
    Crude but could you delete the other hardware devices?

    Ben
    If you disable the other audio hardware either physically through device manager or by using wmic ?

  6. #5

    Michael's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2005
    Location
    Birmingham
    Posts
    6,761
    Thank Post
    171
    Thanked 1,055 Times in 828 Posts
    Rep Power
    217
    Just disable the onboard sound through the BIOS. This is the easiest option.

  7. #6


    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    51.405546, -0.510212
    Posts
    3,845
    Thank Post
    149
    Thanked 1,228 Times in 924 Posts
    Rep Power
    305
    Won't the onboard sound card be required for when the staff do not have the IWB connected?

  8. #7
    CESIL's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2006
    Location
    Hampshire
    Posts
    977
    Thank Post
    49
    Thanked 165 Times in 135 Posts
    Rep Power
    109
    Which version of Windows?

    I found a script online for my son's Win 7 machine that switches the default audio between USB and internal...

  9. #8
    Zoom7000's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2006
    Location
    London
    Posts
    624
    Thank Post
    142
    Thanked 38 Times in 24 Posts
    Rep Power
    20
    I'll give it a try disabling the onboard sound card. We're running Windows Server 2003 with XP clients.

  10. #9

    Join Date
    Jan 2012
    Location
    Netherlands
    Posts
    2
    Thank Post
    0
    Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
    Rep Power
    0
    Maybe somebody can provide the switching script?
    Appreciated..

  11. #10

    mac_shinobi's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Posts
    7,026
    Thank Post
    1,088
    Thanked 641 Times in 598 Posts
    Rep Power
    209
    Quote Originally Posted by HV_L View Post
    Maybe somebody can provide the switching script?Appreciated..
    Not a script but

    http://www.40tech.com/2010/08/31/how...and-a-headset/
    Last edited by mac_shinobi; 12th January 2012 at 10:31 PM.

  12. #11

    Join Date
    Jan 2012
    Location
    Netherlands
    Posts
    2
    Thank Post
    0
    Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
    Rep Power
    0
    Ke, thanks will give this a try.

SHARE:
+ Post New Thread

Similar Threads

  1. push printers setup as default
    By ful56_uk in forum Windows Server 2008
    Replies: 6
    Last Post: 4th September 2009, 07:56 PM
  2. Default TS Web Access as Default Site in IIS7
    By darknova in forum Windows Server 2008
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 13th March 2008, 04:57 PM
  3. Replies: 2
    Last Post: 11th March 2008, 11:36 AM
  4. Replies: 2
    Last Post: 8th February 2008, 02:24 PM
  5. Front audio ports - PCI sound card
    By googlemad in forum Hardware
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 18th October 2007, 01:29 PM

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •