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Reinstalled XP, now speakers aren't working!

I just wiped everything and reinstalled windows as it was all going to pot. Now the comp can't find my speakers. I've tried going to the sound and audio devices properties screen, and it just says "no audio device" and everything is greyed out. I have creative inspire speakers, and afaik there was no disc with the speakers, they were just plug and play.
"Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, But beautiful old people are works of art."
-- Eleanor Roosevelt
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  • DCFC79
    DCFC79 Posts: 40,642 Forumite
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    When you go to device manager are there yellow exclamtion marks or question marks next to sound devices
  • eyelinerprincess
    eyelinerprincess Posts: 4,679 Forumite
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    Nope, nothing like that, but the only devices found are:

    PHILIPS DVDR
    Unimodem Half-Duplex Audio Device
    Audio Codecs
    Legacy Audio Drivers
    Media Control Devices
    Legacy Video Capture Devices
    Video Codecs

    All of them have the speaker icon beside them iyswim, apart from the first as it's my DVD-Rom drive, so has the DVD drive icon beside it.
    "Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, But beautiful old people are works of art."
    -- Eleanor Roosevelt
  • DCFC79
    DCFC79 Posts: 40,642 Forumite
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    Did you download the sound drivers from the motherboard manf website
  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
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    You need the drivers for your computer

    Simplest thing to try is goto WINDOWS UPDATES and goto CUSTOM then see if theres any HARDWARE drivers for download
    :idea:
  • eyelinerprincess
    eyelinerprincess Posts: 4,679 Forumite
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    How do I get to windows updates?
    "Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, But beautiful old people are works of art."
    -- Eleanor Roosevelt
  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
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    START and PROGRAMS (In actually shocked you dont know that seeming as youve just installed xp)
    Is it a LEGIT xp?
    :idea:
  • eyelinerprincess
    eyelinerprincess Posts: 4,679 Forumite
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    It is a legit version, I have never had to use it before.
    "Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, But beautiful old people are works of art."
    -- Eleanor Roosevelt
  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
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    Had to check as if it WASNT then id recommend NOT using windows updates for obvious reasons :p
    :idea:
  • eyelinerprincess
    eyelinerprincess Posts: 4,679 Forumite
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    Gone into device manager and my speakers aren't listed under sound, video and game controllers, does that mean that the comp hasn't actually found the speakers?
    "Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, But beautiful old people are works of art."
    -- Eleanor Roosevelt
  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
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    Speakers wont be listed. Only the sound drivers will be
    Did you try the windows update method?
    :idea:
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