Computer Sound Problems

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Here's the story: I have not had sound on my computer for about a month. At first, it was simply an unplugged (and unnoticed) sound chord. My friend came over and deleted my sound driver (SoundMax, or something like that) in order to replace it. He did delete it, but he didn't install the new one. And after he deleted it he noticed the unplugged sound chord.

I did a system restore to the date (6/27/10) when my friend fumbled with the computer, and the sound works! But if it was that easy, I wouldn't have made this 'Ask-A-Question' thread. The system restore only works for about a day or so.

Is there any way to make the system restore stay on that date, without having to continually restore?

Many thanks in advance.
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@mister kitten,

Have you checked the volume control?

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Go to control panel
find sound.
explore, looking for volume and or mute controls

If you have used system restore and that has worked it will not change the next day.

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Best bet is to either install the sound drivers you friend was going to install, or reinstall the original drivers that he deleted.

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@Intrepid,

The volumes are all not muted.

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@dadpad,

The volume works for about a day after the system restore. The sound is not muted or anything.

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@jgweed,

jgweed wrote:

Best bet is to either install the sound drivers you friend was going to install, or reinstall the original drivers that he deleted.

How would I do that?

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An easy way is discussed here:
http://www.ehow.com/how_5084361_install-audio-drivers-windows-xp.html

If that fails then you will need to determine the make and model of the sound card, go to the manufacturer's site, and download them there. Here is a guide to various mfg's drivers:
http://www.pctools.com/guides/drivers/id/1/

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@jgweed,

Thank you, mister jg

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@mister kitten,

Plug a head set into the sound card output to make sure you do not have a hardware problem in your speaker system.

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@jgweed,

What if I do the former link steps, and the update says my sound drive is up to date?

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@mister kitten,

You have selected a best answer but now ask what to do if it doesn't work.

Is your problem solved, or do you still have the problem of no sound?

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@Intrepid,

Intrepid wrote:

You have selected a best answer but now ask what to do if it doesn't work.

Is your problem solved, or do you still have the problem of no sound?

Out of all the replies, it was best. My problem is not solved.

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Have you installed/reinstalled the drivers for your sound card yet?
You can use Belarc Advisor to determine what sound card you are using.

I would also suggest that prior to this, and immediately after you do a system restore, you run checkdisk (make sure the repair option is checked), then defrag your computer. These two steps may resolve the problem.

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@mister kitten,

Pitty Bad Cats...<O>....

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@jgweed,

jgweed wrote:

Have you installed/reinstalled the drivers for your sound card yet?
You can use Belarc Advisor to determine what sound card you are using.

I would also suggest that prior to this, and immediately after you do a system restore, you run checkdisk (make sure the repair option is checked), then defrag your computer. These two steps may resolve the problem.

What is checkdisk?

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@mister kitten,

Save TiMe ! Buy a new one, or better a used one. Wa 2 Cents

nt mine ?

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@mister kitten,

Windows has an utility that will check your disk for problems such as "bad sectors, lost clusters, cross-linked files, and directory errors."

See this Microsoft article (for XP):
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315265

You would be surprised how running this can fix all sorts of minor irritations, major problems, or just improve how things run. Remember the old saying, if you take care of your computer, your computer will take care of you.

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