Author Topic: (solved)Audio error: the endpoint is a duplicate (Read 57035 times)

Shane · « **Reply #25 on:** January 07, 2015, 04:16:53 pm »

Ok so looks like the two files are AudioEndpointBuilder.dll and the other is Audiosrv.dll.

Do you have 8 or 8.1 installed?

Shane

din · « **Reply #26 on:** January 09, 2015, 08:57:51 am »

Hi
it's 8.1

Shane · « **Reply #27 on:** January 12, 2015, 12:56:33 pm »

Well looks like I forgot I deleted Windows 8 in vmware because I was doing some upgrades. So I removed Windows 8 off my own computer in Dec and put Windows 7 back on. After a year of using 8 I couldnt stand it any more lol

So I am installing 8.1 fresh in vmware now as we speak, I will then get all updates done and then get a copy of those two files for you. Just to make sure you have all current updates instalkled correct? If so then the files I get should be the proper versions that you will need.

Shane

Shane · « **Reply #28 on:** January 12, 2015, 03:38:02 pm »

Almost there lol.

I honestly have only had maybe 2 customers bring me Windows 8 machines to reinstall in the last year. Every new machine I get from customers that have Windows 8 on it they ask me to remove it and put 7 on for them.

So I havent done a fresh install of 8 for a while. Now I have a Windows 8.1 disk, which means I dont have to do the 8.0 to 8.1 update which is huge and has problems. So even when starting with 8.1 direct, the Windows updates first run was over 900 MB in size (And took 2.5 hours to install) and now the 2nd run at Windows updates is over 1 GB in size!!

So far over 2 GB in updates for a fresh install of 8.1 (This would be even bigger if I started with 8.0)

No wonder so many people hate the idea of reinstalling 8 lol

Soon as the 2nd run at the updates is done I will run a 3rd check on Windows updates, you keep doing the updates till it comes back that there isnt any. Wonder how big the 3rd run will turn out. But once it is all done I will have the two files for you.

Shane

Shane · « **Reply #29 on:** January 12, 2015, 04:37:30 pm »

Just finished the 2nd bath of updates. So now running the 3rd and guess what!?

61 updates at 1.4 GB in size. After the 70+ updates I have already done at 2 GB+.

So for 3 runs we have a grand total of 3.4GB+ just for windows updates alone after a fresh install of 8.1 direct. (The entire 8.1 disk is 3.63GB)

My god Microsoft, what the crap have you done????

Shane

Shane · « **Reply #30 on:** January 13, 2015, 08:52:44 am »

Ok so that took 8 hours lol

I went ahead and grabbed the audio files from system32 and syswow64 folders. So you have the files you need now. let me know how it goes.

Shane

din · « **Reply #31 on:** January 16, 2015, 08:26:25 am »

Hi Shane,
files seem ok and I am thankfull for spending that time to get them for me.. but a window pops up telling me that I need some kind of perimission.. the same window that popped up when I tried to paste the files I dwonloaded from the internet. Take a look at the screenshot..
I will be waiting for an answer

Boggin · « **Reply #32 on:** January 16, 2015, 08:42:43 am »

Quote from: din on January 16, 2015, 08:26:25 am

Hi Shane,
files seem ok and I am thankfull for spending that time to get them for me.. but a window pops up telling me that I need some kind of perimission.. the same window that popped up when I tried to paste the files I dwonloaded from the internet. Take a look at the screenshot..
I will be waiting for an answer

Where's the screenshot

din · « **Reply #33 on:** January 16, 2015, 09:49:55 am »

lol I forgot it thousands of sorry!!!

Shane · « **Reply #34 on:** January 16, 2015, 02:19:47 pm »

You need to take ownership of the two files. You can do that manually by right clicking on one file at a time and going to properties and then security. Or I can give you a reg file that will add the take ownership command to the right click menu if you like. Then you can just right click on the two files and take owner ship with 1 click.

Shane

din · « **Reply #35 on:** January 17, 2015, 02:43:14 am »

I would appreciate if you gave me that file

din · « **Reply #36 on:** January 17, 2015, 02:59:16 am »

because I cant do it.. it seems like I have the ownership as you can see,with only one box not being checked..and I cant check it

din · « **Reply #37 on:** January 19, 2015, 09:58:25 am »

so here is how it goes...
I knew that you wont be available on weekend so I decided to do it my own
I download a reg file to take ownership from the internet and it worked pretty good but when I went to replace the files you gave .... the same window pops warning me of my not having access to the spicific folder so I thought that I may have to take ownership of the system32 folder in my C:
however, on the site I downloaded the reg file it was warning me not to take ownership of any folder located at C:
What happens now?

Shane · « **Reply #38 on:** January 19, 2015, 07:55:34 pm »

Here you go, here is the one I use. Not sure if it is the same as the one you grabbed. But you dont right click on the system32 folder, instead you right click on the files themselves in that folder and take ownership

Shane

din · « **Reply #39 on:** January 21, 2015, 04:07:57 am »

damn it!!! I replaced all the files and double checked them to make sure they are the ones you gave but nothing!!! it still says : the endpoint is a duplicate!!I am sick of this promblem

It seems to be a really tough one
How ever Thank you for helping me and iF you dont Have any other Ideas of how to fix it it will be ok

Shane · « **Reply #40 on:** January 21, 2015, 09:42:36 pm »

Do you have avg uninstalled by any chance? I am also googling to see if I can find anything else, so far tons of people have this problem with avg and I did find one about them needing to import the registry keys for the netprofm service, but I couldnt find any info on it.

I will keep looking and any service I can find that might need repaired I will add to the next version of the Windows repair and have you try it. The reason why I will add it there is because you have to have certain permissions to add them back and the program takes care of it for you

Shane

Shane · « **Reply #41 on:** January 21, 2015, 09:51:42 pm »

OK I took screen shots of that service, can you post screen shots of the service on your system so I can compare it to what I posted and see if anything is different?

Shane

din · « **Reply #42 on:** January 22, 2015, 04:59:18 am »

Shane · « **Reply #43 on:** January 22, 2015, 05:13:34 am »

At first I noticed everything looked the same, but then I noticed that you have a security folder under yours where on my 8.1 system there isnt one. Can you post a screen shot of what is in there?

Shane

din · « **Reply #44 on:** January 23, 2015, 03:02:56 am »

Shane · « **Reply #45 on:** January 23, 2015, 05:24:17 pm »

Ok, export the security key and then remove it. Its not on my fresh install with all updates, so we will remove you. You may have to taken owner ship of the registry key if it doesnt allow you to delete it. After you remove it make sure to reboot.

Shane

din · « **Reply #46 on:** January 24, 2015, 07:27:03 am »

Ok so I deleted the key and rebooted
Still the same error
the only difference is that now the bar showing the loading progress goes to full and then the error appears.
before doing that changes the error used to appear at the very beggining before even it starts loading

din · « **Reply #47 on:** January 26, 2015, 04:01:08 am »

Finally I solved the problem by refreshing my pc
Just went to settings and doing a refresh to my computer
But nearly all the apps are not working showing errors

any help?

Boggin · « **Reply #48 on:** January 26, 2015, 08:36:44 am »

You could do the Refresh again but open a Command Prompt (Admin) and enter dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth followed by sfc /scannow and see what they report.

Shane · « **Reply #49 on:** January 26, 2015, 03:17:33 pm »

God I hate Windows 8 lol

In my Windows repair, have it do repair #28 (Repair Windows 8 App Store) and then reboot.

Shane