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Anders <Anders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> replied with a ;-)
> Seriously, I have no sound. I recently reformatted my computer, and
> eventually got everything up and running, except the sound. None of
> the troubleshooting helped me, because when I try to select a device
> to use under device manager, I can't even highlight the pulldown.
> Earlier, there was some type of device under the unknown area of
> device manager called Multimedia Audio Controller . The devices it
> lists under Sound, video, and game controllers are Audio Codecs,
> Legacy Audio Drivers, Legacy Video Capture Devices, Media Control
> Devices, and Video Codecs. None of these can be updated driver-wise.
> Was this because I deleted the FAT partition when I was reformatting
> today? Help...

Download the latest drivers for your audio device to a location you remember
or burn to CD or other media.
Disable or physically remove the audio device, reboot. Shutdown, reinstall
audio device, you should be prompted for location of drivers, Browse to the
location and install updated drivers.
Follow prompts to completion.
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