my sound card is not working how can i find out is there anothe program using my sound card?
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Get your computer checked out by a pro. If you have to buy a new sound card, get the NVIDIA Sound card. It's the best on the market.  They make video cards as well.  Also before having your computer checked out, try getting some external spearkers.
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if you know your sound cards manufacture go to www.driversguide.com and get them you will need to reg. first but it is free. you might get Lucky and try the computers man. web site if it is a on-board sound that means it is built in to the mother board
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Quickest easiest fix for problems like this is often  to download the newest drivers for your sound card.\n\n1. First you will need to know the name and model of your sound card, right click on my computer, click on properties, select the hardware tab then click device manager. Then click on the plus sign next to sound, video and game controllers. Your sound card is listed here. Sound Blaster is a common device.\n\n2. Type the name of your device into a Google Search to the effect of: "Drivers *name of sound card*" This will give you a bunch of sites you can download the newest driver. Download it to a location you'll remember, like your desktop.\n\n3. Once downloaded double click it and the driver should auto install. Reset your computer and you'll be back online.\n\nIf this doesn't solve the problem try uninstalling the driver first then reinstalling it. If this doesn't work you might have hardware problems. These are too many and too varied to answer here, call a friend who knows alot about computers and have them come over.
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Do the following( if you have a good grasp of computer things!\nGo to control panel. Then system. click on device manager look for your sound card and uninstall it.\nReboot your computer and it will install the sound card again, by telling you"found new hardware-follow the prompts and let the system select the drivers and this should work.\n\nBefore doing all this go to control panel and click on sounds/audio devices and check the speaker setting!
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check device manager   go start> controll panel and find system.  open that and click hardware tab, then device manager.  look for sound devices.  is there a yellow exclamation point next to it?  Does it exist in the list at all?\n\nIf it has the exclamation point you will have to know the make and model fo your card.  go to the website of the manufacturer and download andinstall them.  (all drivers are free).  \n\nIf it is not seen you may have a dead card.  Try the hardware detection wizard (under control panel you want to use add remove hardware, follow the wizard)
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something wrong with the sounds card
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possibly the sound card was added after the original restore was made, or the card was changed, YOu will have to find out which one you have and download drivers for it
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Maybe you should Reinstall your Sound Card Driver, Insert the Installation CD in the drive and try to Re-install the driver, \nI hope you know how to Re-Install Drivers...
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Go to control panel - then system then hardware and device manager  Select sound video and game controllers in the list - if you have things in the list with yellow symbols on them right click and select reinstall.  If your computer cannot find them then you will have to look on the net and download them and install fresh.\n\nNOTE:  you need to work out what your soundcard is - then go to the companies website - most popular is soundblaster - but you need to know the exact version of your card.  Go to Accessories/ system tools and select system information - this will tell you what your soundcard is - make and model number - enter this info into google and it will find it for you - make sure you type drivers after the card info.
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Did you try the "System Restore" feature? This may solve your problem by returning your PC's settings to an earlier date. Did you delete the sound card driver or the sound card itself? Right click on "My Computer" select "properties" then "hardware" then "device manager". Look for your sound card in there to see if it is listed. If so, try to roll back the driver. If not, try the new hardware wizard.
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its simple. if u encounter that problem. #1: try reinstalling ur audio driver. if not #2: reformat ur drive then install a fresh copy of ur Operating System (windows). if not #3: replace ur sound card or ur motherboard if its a built-in type. ;)
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check if the sound card driver are ok
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If it is enable then check the drivers which supports to run the soundcard. and if all right then check ur sound card (hardware). if problem exist then deinstall all the drivers and reinstall it properly. and still problem exist buy the new sound card
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Go to Control Panel, system, Hardware, Device Manager, look for the sound manager, if it has a cross against it, open it and go to reinstall/update drivers, it will ask for the driver disk, if yours is a standard one, use the cd supplied with the motherboard to re-intall the sound card.\nOtherwise do a search on the net for the card makers site and download the applicable drivers.
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try http://www.soundcard-drivers.com/drivers/30/30044.htm
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Goto to Control Panel , Check for sound icon and check for your audio driver. Re-install driver .
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first can you find out if the sound card is listed in devices in the control panel\nif it is it say that it has any problem's\nif it has no problems with it do you have software installed to say run music and sound facilities\n\nTry some of these and then pose us back a question with some more detail and I will try to help further