Thanks Ian and also to others who made helpful contributions to the thread. My initial thought was that the problem arose because I was using Real Alternative rather than RP itself, but your observation shows that I was wrong. . Overnight I received a message from Alasdair King saying that he believes that he has identified the cause of the volume problem and is working on a fix. I will post to the list again as and when I have any more news. Douglas On 20 Jun 2006 at 22:44, Iain Lackie wrote: > you're not alone and I'm using Real Audio proper. Anything I select says > it's playing but is silent. > > Iain. > -- Douglas Harrison ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq