Getting Stereo Mix on XP...lets do it

[DriftN2Forty]

For Lenovo T61p

HKEY Local Machine-->System-->ControlSet001-->Control-->Class-->{4D36E96C-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} -->005-->AD1984-->Disable

Change OutR from 01 to 00 and reset the machine


I can now see Stereo Mix, but CoolEdit is not hearing anything.. Still working on that.

[alang]

Originally Posted by stuckinasquare3

I'm determined to figure this out. Here's where I am so far:

1) I've installed XP on my Inspiron 1420 using the dell driver R158235 (I think that's right, its the one you guys are recommending at least)
2) Go into the registry, specifically under HKEY Local Machine-->System-->ControlSet001-->Control-->Class-->{4D36E96C-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} (It should be this one, whichever is Sound and Video Game Controllers)
3) Scroll down til you see something resembling a sigmatel entry.
4) You'll see what .ini version your card is using. If you go into settings/filter/rear, you'll see that StereoMix has a 0 for its value (that means disabled). Try putting a 1, and restarting and see if that enables stereo mix...
5) Next, go into your Dell\drivers folder, or wherever you install your drivers and look for the .ini file that matches the one from the registry. Open it up and look for the stereomix, and try setting that to 1. I recommend backing up the original somewhere outside of that folder.
6) Uninstall your sound card and reinstall (it will now use the new ini file) and restart. For some reason I get an exclamation point, I'm not sure why changing one little 0 to a 1 effects the entire driver.

EDIT: Success! (I think!) I didn't restart after step 4. Now that I have I can see stereo mix as an available option in the sound settings. No need to modify or reinstall any drivers. Should work for all laptops and all versions on XP. Report results

Any tips?

ok... im a total noob at this, how do u get to "registry" or "HKEY local machine?..."

[freshdaisy]

Originally Posted by DriftN2Forty

For Lenovo T61p

HKEY Local Machine-->System-->ControlSet001-->Control-->Class-->{4D36E96C-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} -->005-->AD1984-->Disable

Change OutR from 01 to 00 and reset the machine

I can now see Stereo Mix, but CoolEdit is not hearing anything.. Still working on that.

Hey thanks!!! Your reg hack worked on my Optiplex 745 SoundMaxPnp card too. Same location, same string, etc. The only difference was that my specific key name was AD1983. But changing the "OutR" value from 01 to 00 and rebooting did the trick. Thanks!!!

I had spent probably five or six hours (conservative estimate) trying to get my machine to record through a local copy of Audacity before I saw your hack. Three minute reg hack and reboot, and I have everything I need. I did have to reset the preferences in Control Panel and Audacity back to the sound card before I could hear, play or record anything, but that was my bad because of the messing around I had already done with various solutions.

Everything is working normally now, plus I can see and use the Stereo Mix option. Ahhh, you rock.

Oh, and I am running XP; I hate Vista and have no desire to upgrade.

Alang, try googling how to SAFELY edit [xp/vista] registry. While I would love to tell you how, you need to know what preparations to make to ensure you can recover from your own hacks. For instance, before I messed around with the above reg hack, I exported that particular class key into a file so that with a single double-click I could be right back to where I started. There are lots of really good tutorials on registry editing out there, so if you're still checking back here that would really be your best bet. Good luck!


P.S. I know the optiplex is not a notebook, but I wanted to give props -- plus, it may help another notebook user out there -- so I posted here. Thanks!

[beelee_billy]

hi, im trying to get my stereo mix option works as well.
im using Dell inspiron 6400.
i have read somewhere saying that one of the solution is get the latest update drivers through www.dell.com
under support.
i have my sound card drivers updated.
after that, i came across this thread, but the problem is when im trying to follow the steps:


First, you need to open the computer’s registry. In Windows XP, go Start-->Run...-->type regedit-->click Okay. The Registry opens. Look for this folder:

HKEY Local Machine-->System-->ControlSet001-->Control-->Class-->{4D36E96C-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}

Click through to the sub-folder 0005 and scroll down within that folder to the value IniPath and check it for the path to the exact SigmaTel .ini file your computer is using. In the case of my Dell Latitude D630, that path is: c:\program files\sigmatel\c-major audio\wdm\92XXM4-3.ini. *Note yours down because you will later be going to that .ini file and changing just one value to enable Stereo Mix.

But first, still within the registry location you are in, you must open the 0005 sub-folder further until you see the sub-nested folder called “rear.” When you open that folder, you will see the value called DigitalStereoMix and that its current setting is 00 (meaning “off”). You must change that setting to 01 (meaning “on”). Do that by right-clicking on DigitalStereoMix and changing the last two zeros to 01. That will enable Stereo Mix when you reboot after the next and final step. Close and exit the Registry.

Go to c:\program files\sigmatel\c-major audio\wdm\92XXM4-3.ini -- or to the exact .ini file you found in the Registry that applies to your Dell computer.

Open the file 92XXM4-3.ini (or the .ini that applies to you) in Windows NotePad and look for the entry DigitalStereoMix. (The quickest way to find this entry is to use the Edit—Find menu in the NotePad application.) Change the value for DigitalStereoMix from = hex: 0 to = hex: 1. Do nothing else! Save the file under the same name in the same location it’s already in and exit NotePad.



i couldn't able to see any entry named: DigitalStereoMix in my registry.
Please help!!!
thx.

[saadat]

no stereo mix on inspiron1501 with sigmatelAudio and winxp.i don't have any digitalstereomix option in my rear folder. please help