System only through headphones - no music sounds. BUT... the music only through USB speakers. No system sounds. What is happening with this?

I listened to the music on my computer through headphones regular plugged into the audio jack of 3.5 mm.  I could hear the computer through headphones - music, movies, YouTube, system sounds - everything.

Then, I plugged my Microsoft Digital Sound System 80 speakers via the USB interface.  Windows XP found the speakers, loaded the right driver, gave me the message "your device is ready to use" and things started to play music that was running on the computer.  Sounds incredible.

But now, I have a weird problem.  I can hear only the sounds system through headphones (beeps and dings that play during system events), but I can't hear the sound system on the USB speakers. AND... I can't hear the music/videos/YouTube, etc. on the speakers USB-interface, but I can't hear the sound system through the USB speakers.

When I go to the audio tab of the sounds applet in the control panel and change the device for audio playback by default "SoundMAX HD Audio" to "Microsoft Digital Sound System", then I hear everything - system and all - sounds on USB speakers.  But then I hear anything through the headphones.

I want to be able to Exchange music back to making the USB speakers.  How this is done?

Yes, they are older speakers.  But they work a lot.  And the digital sound via the USB interface is excellent.

Hi BitSpanker,

The only option is to change the audio device by default for the device that you want to hear the audio.

(a) click Start, click Control Panel, and then click sounds, speech, and Audio devices.

(b) click on sounds and Audio devices, and then click the Audio tab.

(c) in the sound playback section, under default device, make sure the audio device is the correct default audio device.

(d) If this isn't the correct default audio device, click the drop-down list next to the device name, click the audio device you want, and then click OK.

Change the audio device may require that restart you your computer.

No sound in Windows

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/help/no-sound-in-Windows

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