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Sound System Works But No Sound

#1 User is offline   Pexter 

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Posted 09 August 2007 - 07:09 PM

The sound on my computer with windows 2000 has been working fine for years. Recent;ly it stopped. I know the sound system works because if I tap on the micorphone the sound Comes through the speakers. But all sound originating from the computer has been muted. I checked the sound icon on the desktop-it si set right. I did a couple of troubleshooting type things and they all said the drivers or hardware is working.

I am not a computer geek. Just a user. Can anyone tell me what I need to do to be able to listen to music and Accuweather reports online again?

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Posted 10 August 2007 - 12:58 AM

When you say that the device drivers are working, how did you confirm this? Was it through device manager?

Assuming you are using a sound card, the first thing I would do is make sure that it is seated correctly in the slot - cards can get loose on the rare occasion. If you do that, just make sure you discharge any bodily static first.

Then I would download and install the latest drivers from the manufacturer (if its onboard, download from mobo site).

Hope it helps a little! :thumbsup:

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