Sound or sound card problem?
817975
Your mixer software isnt installed. You will need to find out what you have for a sound card or onboard sound and go to the manufacturers site. Download the driver and mixer software.
1006177
You're going to slap me for suggesting it, but check the following first:\n\n1. Go to the control panel, check sound.  Is it muted?  Is anything muted?\n2. Double check that the speaker is in the correct port, and not going through another device (speaker/headset splitter, etc) first.\n3. Make sure the card is seated properly.\n\nOnce you've done these, go to the control panel, then system, then hardware, then device manager and make sure the computer knows the card is present and installed.  Make sure it thinks it's running.\n\nGood luck.
839077
Sounds like a problem with your sound card. How old is your computer? If it's under warranty, have the sound card replaced. If is isn't under warranty, replacing a sound card isn't easy, but it's not impossible. It does mean taking the computer apart and this is not something a novice should do. Check around for a good technician, friends, neighbors, etc., to find one. Some of them will not charge you for diagnostics (checking to find the problem.) Phone calls asking questions don't cost anything. I know this is not much help, but I really believe sound card is your problem.
656366
hey man there should be some problem in installing windows or sound card driver insert windows cd and try to go to problem.or ither go XEAR 3D audio which is driver for it.
176001
Use your support disk to reinstall the audio card and then try. All sound cards support uncompressed audio formats, and it seems either the driver is corrupt or your sound and multimedia settings are not properly configured.
780511
Check to make sure your sound jack is plugged in all the way.  If it is, then it's probably your sound drivers gone wild.  Right-click on your "My Computer" icon (not shortcut) and click properties.  Then click Hardware(tab)>Device Manager.  Scroll down to the "Audio, Video, and Game controllers"  and uninstall your sound drivers (you may want your computer's Dell resource CD in case your computer doesn't have the necessary drivers).  Then, right click on the "Audio, Video and Game Controllers" branch and click "Scan for Hardware Changes".  It will detect your sound card and reinstall the drivers (if it can't, it will ask for the drivers/cd, give it the resource cd).  Your sound should be fine after that.
681081
Go your sound card's manufacturer's website and download the latest drivers for it. If it's on-board sound, then the motherboard manufacturer is also the sound card's manufacturer
610265
Put in the soundcard. Install drivers. If not included look up the drivers for the model number online. Check in device manager and control panel/sounds and audio to make sure it works.
54897
Check your sound card software.if you are using intel motherboard then "soundmax" may be the culprit.
955675
Sound cards aren't downloadable - that's hardware. The drivers are another story. If you you know what make of soundcard you have you can do a search to see if it is available or check with a technician at any reputable computer store, Ie. Compusmart. etc.
62569
you might try resetting it through the yahoo messenger audio wizard. Thats the easiest way to know if your sound card is working properly without doing a bunch of tech stuff.
2042
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.
1176257
go to control panel...click on sounds...check to see if the speakers are enabled and not muted..also check device manager to see if the sound card is using the right drivers....
76925
Goto the link I provided and click Start Detection in the center of the page.  It will detect your system.  Then get the latest drivers for you sound then install them.\n\n- Check hardware profiles under System in control panel and be sure its not disabled.\n\n- Check your bios to make sure its not turned off.\n\nIts probably integrated but if its not then take the side of the system and check to be sure its seated correctly in its slot.\n\nIf these do not work, restore the system.\n\nIf none work, sound card may be bad.
748363
If the problem happens intermitmently like you described, we can rule out the settings (Here I suppose you know how to check the audio settings of your machine).  If so, it must be the hardware.  Since audio cards are cheap (You can get one for $20 and the sounds are pretty decent), install a new sound card.
646656
If you have a recovery disc try installing your sound driver again. Go to Control Panel and then Go to Systems. Check what kind of sound card you have.\n\nThen go to http://www.soundcard-drivers.com/ and install the appropriate driver for it.
297439
First, make sure that the speakers and mic are plugged in the right places. Then make sure that the power is on to the speakers (if they are powered). If that doesn't work, try another set of speakers or headphones on the computer. If that doesn't work, make sure that the driver for the card isn't corrupted. You should reinstall the driver so you know that it isn't corrupted. After that, you should check the manufactures site to see if they have posted any bulletins on this problem and fixes (if any). You can also check the newsgroups for any info. If all this doesn't help, then you should probably be calling tech support.