Re: No Sound Device

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In news:AC8A26BA-5727-46A5-8CBC-60159406FA65@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Justjim <Justjim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> Thanks Galen,
> Did what you said and put the original drivers & utilities CD back
> it, ran it (I think) and still have "no audio device" next to the
> speaker icon. I even ran the diagnostic from Dell that says it is
> working. Device mgr shows no conflicts so I can figure out what is
> going on.
> Any other ideas?
> Thanks
>
> "Galen" wrote:
>
>> In news:6443D73A-CCE1-4C81-940C-38CB46A30BD1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
>> Justjim <Justjim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> had this to say:
>>
>> My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
>>
>>> I've been playing around again and for some reason I no longer have
>>> a sound device installed and therefore, no sound for anything. In
>>> control panel - sounds and audio devices - nothing is listed.
>>> Can anyone tell this poor fool how to reinstall the sound and
>>> recording device and even how I might have lost it in the first
>>> place?
>>>
>>> Sorry for such a stupid question.
>>>
>>> Justjim
>>
>> Somehow you probably uninstalled the drivers for your soundcard or
>> uninstalled the software that came with it which, in turn, removed or
>> corrupted the drivers? Find the CD with the drivers on it and put
>> 'em back on. I suppose that's where I'd start looking at least.
>>
>> --
>> Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
>> http://dts-l.org/
>>
>> "My life is spent in one long effort to escape from the commonplaces
>> of existence." - Sherlock Holmes

Control Panel > Sounds applet... The audio tab? Default playback - does that
have anything selected in the drop down selection box? Better yet, is that
too blank?

--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/

"My life is spent in one long effort to escape from the commonplaces of
existence." - Sherlock Holmes


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