Error Loading Cmicnfg.cpl Windows Xp
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error that this file causes are triggered when you install a C-Media WDM Audio Driver update on your computer, and this update may cause the audio to stop playing. The update my not remove all http://www.personalcomputerfixes.com/uncategorized/how-to-fix-the-cmicnfg-cpl-error/ of the old files and its past registry entries, causing the new CMedia program to be unable to load properly. When you restart your computer and it tries to load the Cmincfg.Cpl file, and it shows up with the error because you have already carried out the uninstall. What Causes The Cmicnfg.Cpl Error? As mentioned above, the Cmicnfg.Cpl error is caused when you install a C-Media WDM Audio Driver error loading update on your computer. This update may cause the audio to stop functioning. To fix the error, you should first look to clear out all the old settings that C-Media left on your PC, and then reinstall the drivers for the hardware involved. Here's what you need to do… How To Fix The Cmicnfg.Cpl Error Step 1 - Remove The Registry Settings For Cmicngf.Cpl Editing the registry is complicated and error loading cmicnfg.cpl these steps have been made so that you can follow them as easily and as safely as possible: Click Start, select Run. In the box type ‘Regedit‘ (without quotations). Click OK. This will open up the Registry window. Once in the Registry window, navigate to the following key. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. Once you have done that, delete the cmaudio string. Deleting this string will in turn, stop the error code from appearing at system startup, although it seems that we have successfully removed the problem, we haven't. We have only just removed the command that causes the error to appear at system startup, not the actual problem itself. In the Registry window press Edit, then select Find. Once you have done that, search for all the keys that are related to cmaudio and C-Media, and delete them from the Registry. Navigate your way to the next registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Cpls For this key you need to delete the Cmcpls string, this will delete the WDM Audio Drivers Control Panel icon. It is highly recommended that you create a backup of the registry just in case you make a mistake and you need to go back. Step 2 - Delete C-Media Files After you've cleaned out registry keys left by CMedia,