dexis, you may be on to something there with your last post.
Other than what I already suggested to najo the only other solutions to try would be as you pointed out.
Checking to make sure of the outputs.
Deleting the sound card drivers, and then doing a restart to let Windows reinstall them. Even if there is no red
X or
in Device Manager.
Deleting all media players then reinstalling, and checking the playback of each, one by one.
If one works, you could install another until/if there is a conflict.
Make sure you have the latest, and greatest from the official site.
For
foobar2000 and optional components it's 1.1.14a. Although, I have seen instances where older versions worked better then newer.
Found this on FB2's FAQS page:
“This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.”
This error message is not related to the component's configuration data that is stored in the foobar2000 configuration file. Rather, the error message is returned by Windows when foobar2000 tries to load a component DLL and Windows cannot find a DLL that the component requires. Often this is a particular version of the Visual C++ runtime that is not installed on your computer. Please check the component's documentation – especially the installation instructions – for information about any required DLLs.
Source:
foobar2000: Frequently Asked Questions
Your not having a failure to start, you just can't hear sound, but it backs-up the re-installation tips.
As a last resort, and to check if you do have a .dll problem run a
SFC /SCANNOW Command - System File Checker, and run it three times as pointed out in Option Two's blue Note box.
It does not say it, but restart your machine before going on to the next run of SFC.