How do I reinstall the sound on windows xp?
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Reinstall driver cd or update on the net in your makers site.
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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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install the sound drivers if you have the CD. But XP usually does not need any drivers, other then of particular functionality..
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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.
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sounds like you deleted the sound card reinstall it
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Step 1: Checking volume and mute settings:\nThe volume setting for one or more sound devices might be disabled or set too low. Use the following steps to adjust volumes to their correct levels:\n\nIn Windows XP, click Start, and then click Control Panel.\nIn Windows 98 and ME, click Start, click Settings, and then click Control Panel \nIn Windows XP, open Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices, and then click Sound and Audio Devices.\nIn Windows 98 and ME, open Sounds and Multimedia, and then click the Audio tab. \nIn Windows XP, click the Advanced button under Device Volume.\nIn Windows 98 and Me, click the Volume button under Sound Playback. \nRemove all checkmarks from Mute boxes at the bottom of the Master Volume window and adjust the volume setting slide bars to their highest positions. Close the Master Volume window and test for sound. If there is still no sound, go to the next Step. \n\nStep 2: Verifying the connections:\n\nUse the following steps to verify that the sound cables are properly connected from the speaker to the computer (cable connectors and plug assignments are normally color-coded to aid with connections).\n\nUnplug the sound cable. \nPlug headphones or one speaker directly into the speaker out connector on the back of the computer. The speaker out connector may have a symbol of a speaker \nor a circle with an arrow pointing out, or it may just say "OUT" next to it. Test for sound using the computer. If sound does not work, go to "Step 3: \n\nIf sound is restored when the headphones or one speaker is plugged in, replace the original sound cable with a new sound cable and test for sound. Sound should be restored after replacing the sound cable. If sound does not come back after replacing the cable, the sound card needs to be replaced because the speaker out connector is bad.\n\nStep 3: Configuring on-board sound in the BIOS:\n\nSome computers come with sound on the motherboard (on-board), and some computers use a sound card. The on-board sound setting in the BIOS has to be set according to your particular sound configuration. Perform the following steps to correctly configure the sound in the BIOS:\n\nLook at the back of your computer and use one of the following three items to determine the proper sound configuration and sound setting: \nIf the plugs for the speakers and microphones are located next to the parallel, serial, or USB ports, then the computer has on-board sound. The on-board sound setting in the BIOS should be Enabled. If the plugs for the speakers and microphone are located away from the other ports and sit in an area by themselves, the computer has a soundcard. The on-board sound setting (if there is one) in the BIOS should be Disabled. If the computer has sound plugs in both locations, a \nsoundcard has been added to the computer that already contains on-board sound. The on-board sound setting should be Disabled. To enter the BIOS, turn on the computer and when the first screen appears, press the F1 key repeatedly until the BIOS Setup screen opens. Use the LEFT and RIGHT ARROW keys to select the Advanced tab. Press the DOWN ARROW key to select Onboard Audio Options and press ENTER. If Onboard Audio Options is not available, select I/O Device Configuration and press ENTER. If Audio Codec is listed, select it and press ENTER. Select either Enabled or Disabled depending on your \nconfiguration and press ENTER. Press the F10 key and then press ENTER to save and exit Start Windows and check for sound. If there is still no sound, continue to the next Step.\n\nStep 4: Restoring the sound drivers\n\nUse the recovery process to restore individual drivers for a sound or combination sound-modem card. \n\nIf the computer came with recovery discs (Windows 98 and Me), place the last disc of the set into the top disc drive and follow the on-screen menus as they appear. Restart the computer after restoring the sound driver software and test for sound.\nIf there is still no sound, continue to th
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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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reinstall formats from os software disk or update you sound card
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Step 1: Checking volume and mute settings:\n\nThe volume setting for one or more sound devices might be disabled or set too low. Use the following steps to adjust volumes to their correct levels:\n\nIn Windows XP, click Start, and then click Control Panel.\nIn Windows 98 and ME, click Start, click Settings, and then click Control Panel \nIn Windows XP, open Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices, and then click Sound and Audio Devices.\nIn Windows 98 and ME, open Sounds and Multimedia, and then click the Audio tab. \nIn Windows XP, click the Advanced button under Device Volume.\nIn Windows 98 and Me, click the Volume button under Sound Playback. \nRemove all checkmarks from Mute boxes at the bottom of the Master Volume window and adjust the volume setting slide bars to their highest positions. Close the Master Volume window and test for sound. If there is still no sound, go to the next Step. \n\nStep 2: Verifying the connections:\n\nUse the following steps to verify that the sound cables are properly connected from the speaker to the computer (cable connectors and plug assignments are normally color-coded to aid with connections).\n\nUnplug the sound cable. \nPlug headphones or one speaker directly into the speaker out connector on the back of the computer. The speaker out connector may have a symbol of a speaker \nor a circle with an arrow pointing out, or it may just say "OUT" next to it. Test for sound using the computer. If sound does not work, go to "Step 3: \n\nIf sound is restored when the headphones or one speaker is plugged in, replace the original sound cable with a new sound cable and test for sound. Sound should be restored after replacing the sound cable. If sound does not come back after replacing the cable, the sound card needs to be replaced because the speaker out connector is bad.\n\nStep 3: Configuring on-board sound in the BIOS:\n\nSome computers come with sound on the motherboard (on-board), and some computers use a sound card. The on-board sound setting in the BIOS has to be set according to your particular sound configuration. Perform the following steps to correctly configure the sound in the BIOS:\n\nLook at the back of your computer and use one of the following three items to determine the proper sound configuration and sound setting: \nIf the plugs for the speakers and microphones are located next to the parallel, serial, or USB ports, then the computer has on-board sound. The on-board sound setting in the BIOS should be Enabled. If the plugs for the speakers and microphone are located away from the other ports and sit in an area by themselves, the computer has a soundcard. The on-board sound setting (if there is one) in the BIOS should be Disabled. If the computer has sound plugs in both locations, a \nsoundcard has been added to the computer that already contains on-board sound. The on-board sound setting should be Disabled. To enter the BIOS, turn on the computer and when the first screen appears, press the F1 key repeatedly until the BIOS Setup screen opens. Use the LEFT and RIGHT ARROW keys to select the Advanced tab. Press the DOWN ARROW key to select Onboard Audio Options and press ENTER. If Onboard Audio Options is not available, select I/O Device Configuration and press ENTER. If Audio Codec is listed, select it and press ENTER. Select either Enabled or Disabled depending on your \nconfiguration and press ENTER. Press the F10 key and then press ENTER to save and exit Start Windows and check for sound. If there is still no sound, continue to the next Step.\n\nStep 4: Restoring the sound drivers\n\nUse the recovery process to restore individual drivers for a sound or combination sound-modem card. \n\nIf the computer came with recovery discs (Windows 98 and Me), place the last disc of the set into the top disc drive and follow the on-screen menus as they appear. Restart the computer after restoring the sound driver software and test for sound.\nIf there is still no sound, continue to
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Do a system restore. Start>Programs>Accessories>System Tools>System Restore\n\nIf that doesn't work, reinstall your audio drivers
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You have to have the CD that came with Windows XP. A tutorial of how to reinstall is found: http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html\n\nAlso, if you don't have the cd, sorry, it is EXTREMELY expensive, and a used copy won't work. Therefore, you are about $100-$200 dollars out.
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ok\nthere wrong\ndo this\ngo to start then control panel\nok then go to system then hardware\nthen go to devise manager\nok now look for yer sound card or  whatever is not working\nright click it and select properties \nthen go to driver\nnow hit update driver\ncheck "install from a specific locaton"\nnow stear it to the folder you unzipped all the driver crap in\nshould work now\nif not choose roll back driver or try windows update\nthey got auto install drivers
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Go into Control Panel, System, Hardware Tab, Device Manager Button.\n\nClick the plus sign next to sound, video, and game controllers.\n\nDelete your sound card from the list. There are probably other soundblaster related items here, you could just delete them all.\n\nSome devices require you to install the drivers first, you might want to do this again before reboot if this was the way you originally installed it, otherwise, just reboot and you will either be able to install the drivers later, or it will already have them.\n\nThe computer will go through the new hardware found process and allow a fresh start with that piece of hardware.
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To disable the onboard sound card, you have to go into your computer's BIOS before boot up.\n\nTo go into BIOS:\n1.  Reboot your computer\n2.  Watch what the screen says.  Most BIOSs will prompt you to press F2 for setup or one of the function keys.\n3.  Once you are in the BIOS, you will have to look for an option for settings or hardware and search through there until you find the sound card on or off.\n4.  Be careful not to change anything other than your sound card settings.  Changing settings in BIOS may have adverse affects.  When you do find your sound cards setting be sure and save those in your BIOS\n5.  Test your new settings by rebooting (without your new sound card) to see if your sound card works.\n\nInstalling the new sound card\n1.  How your computer recognizes the new sound card depends on your OS.  Windows XP and 2000 are plug n play.  This means that they will recognize the new hardware and prompt you to install.\n2.  If you are using Windows XP, it recognizes most popular brands of hardware.\n3.  Drivers - Newer versions of windows will detect your new hardware and prompt you for a drivers disk.  Follow the prompts.\n\nSound Card Documentation\nI would definitely consult with your sound card documentation.  They usually provide information as to how to install your hardware on the various operating systems.
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Go to windows update and make sure the latest driver is installed on your computer for your particular sound device.  \n\nAlso, go to control panel, sounds, make sure your volume is not set to mute.\n\nIf you can't find the driver at windows update, then try http://www.driverheaven.net/, the site is a little hard to navigate, but there are a lot of drivers.  If you want, list your sound card in "add details", and I'll see if I can find a driver for you.
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When it comes to speakers, check all the simple things first.  Make sure the speakers are turned on, and if they have power, make sure it's connected.  Also make sure the speaker output plug is plugged in all the way into the sound card (the 1/8 in plug on the back of the computer).  Sometimes, if a system gets moved, or a cord gets caught on something, it will pull the plug out JUST slightly, enough that you don't notice right away, but enough to where the grounding ring on the plug isn't lined up correctly.  \n\nAfter checking all that, next check the volume settings in windows.  Click on Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.  If this is Windows XP, and you're in "Classic View" the icon should read "Sounds and Audio Devices".  If you are in "Category View" it will read "Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices".  Check to make sure the main Volume Control is turned up, as well as the "Wave" input (this is found under "Advanced") as most of the sounds on a system fall under this category, including MP3's.\n\nIf none of this works, or if you can't get into these settings, than your audio drivers are probably incorrectly installed, or have become corrupted somehow.  You were on the right track for doing a system restore, but if it didn't help you might try going to Microsoft's website for Windows Updates and try and get a new driver installed.\n\nOne more thing, if this is only an issue with your CD-ROM drive, check inside the computer for a cable that runs from the back of the CD-ROM drive down to your sound card.  It's a small cable, that provides the audio signal from a CD to your sound card.  \n\nHope this helps!!
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Hi there\n\nIts really easy, I am expecting that you are using windows xp, so go to Control Panel, if in Catergory view, go to Sound Speech and Audio Devices > Sounds and Audio Devices > ( A dialog box will open ) > Select the "Sounds" tab from top. Thats all, you are there and you can change them according to your need, its all explained there.