ORIGINAL ERROR CODE 80040256 DELL SLIM B230

ORIGINAL ERROR CODE

Hello

When exactly do you get this error code?

If you get this error during the playback of audio or video in Windows Media Player, you can follow this link.

Error message when you try to play a video file that contains audio in Windows Media Player: "cannot play back the audio stream: no audio hardware is available.

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