I took the extreme route to solve my problem: I reinstalled my
system. I know, I know, this is not WinXX -- What? Was I thinking?
Since I only installed the system 3-4 days earlier, I didn't have
that much to lose.
At any rate, MIDI ports are back now, and duplex sound works. I
haven't looked at everything, but all I checked out before works
again.
Cheers....
--
Kevin