DirectSound and the Diamond Monster Sound tool in Control Panel both have the ability to change the speaker configuration, but do it in different ways. This difference can cause the Multimedia tool in Control Panel and the Diamond Monster Sound tool in Control Panel to disagree as to what the current speaker configuration is.

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This issue occurs because DirectSound and Diamond Monster Sound store the current speaker configuration in different registry keys.

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To resolve this issue, configure the speaker to use the same settings in both Control Panel tools.

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For more information on configuring Diamond Monster Sound, contact Diamond Multimedia at: Microsoft provides third-party contact information to help you find technical support. This contact information may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this third-party contact information.


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