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My computer has NO sound

PostPosted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 4:48 am
by Alizabeth


My computer has no sound on it whatsoever :?:
I downloaded windows media player on here and every since I ain't had a sound on here.................I tried doing sound recorder and when I click it a pop up comes up taht says ( sound recorder cannot record or play back because a sound device is not installed. To install a sound device, click 'Add New Hardware' in Control Panel.
I don't know what to do from there so if anyone can help me PLEASE let me know..

PostPosted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 5:32 am
by Junior_co
what happens if you open windows media player?

I think that if I were you, the next thing I would do is go to the window update (usually found at the top of the start meny,) and see if there are any updates that you may need for Media Player.

I've never found that using Add New Hardware to be that helpful when dealing with software issues... But I'm not a PC God like some of the others on this site....

It's not much, but it's the best I can do for ya

Junior

PostPosted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 5:10 am
by icecube
If you have the driver disk for your sound card, you should try reinstalling them.

I noticed that last month when I updated my Realtek AC'97 sound drivers, that my sound stopped working--this was a Microsoft update.

I didn't notice that my sound was gone when I first did the update, I later got the sound working by reinstalling the drivers--Then I noticed that MS had an audio update, I downloaded it and ran it--and my sound didn't work :mad: . Nailed twice by the same update! With XP I rolled back the driver and it works.

Don't download drivers from Microsoft especially the video--go the manufacturer's web site and get them.