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Fix Bad DirectSound driver. Error code 88780078 in Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7

Fix Bad DirectSound driver. Error code 88780078 in Windows XP

An article on how to fix bad directsound drivers on windows xp, vista or windows 7 that is partly related to winamp player.

On one of my friends computer, the error code 88780078 was seen while using winamp. So, I did a research on the web on how to fix it and came up with couple of working solutions. Hopefully, this would fix your bad directsound driver error on windows xp as well.

Note that the reason may or may not be because of Winamp media player. However, in my case and most of the cases, it is because of the winamp player. The whole message that appears on the windows screen is

Bad DirectSound Driver. Please install proper drivers or select another device in configuration.

Fixing Winamp Bad Direct Sound Driver Errors

Solution 1: Check your soundcard

Go to Control Panel and click on the Sounds and Audio Devices icon. Navigate to the Audio tab

and in the Sound playback make sure that the Default device: reflects your soundcard information. If it doesn’t, then check if your components are fitted in perfectly.

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