Got no sound!!

tight_jock

I took my speakers off the PC a week or so ago and after reconnecting them tonight I notice my little icon has gone from the taskbar and I have no sound.
Running windows XP .
Any help greatly appreciated.:beer:
Thanks
TJ

albertross_2

Try reinstalling the soundcard drivers from the manufacturers website.

MercilessKiller

Also make sure things aren't muted. I know it sounds silly but xp has a tendancy to auto mute sometimes.

Start > All Programs > Accessories > Entertainment > Volume Control

check in there

tight_jock

albertross wrote:

Try reinstalling the soundcard drivers from the manufacturers website.

How will I find out the soundcard model/number?

Bit of an idiot when it comes to stuff like this - sorry!!

albertross_2

Is it a branded PC, with original soundcard? If so, go to https://www.whateverbranditis.com, and search for your PC model in the drivers/support section

susanmc

I had a similar problem the other day also using xp. I went into start then right click my computer, go to manage, device manager, sound video & game controllers. When I clicked on the unknown device there was a button to reinstall drivers and it did it automatically.

Hope this helps. I'm not techie minded at all but my friend told me to do that and it worked.

tight_jock

Many thanks for your help. All working now.

I discovered on another site that the fault was known and is due to one of the critical updates from windows.

Anyone else with this problem ,I reloaded driver - realtek ac97.


Thanks again, you lot are just ace.:T

TJ

blixit

hmm strange

tight_jock

blixit wrote:

hmm strange

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