My sound wont work [Archive]

Blitzkrieg047

21 Jun 2007, 04:00pm

Hello everyone.

Yesterday i was doing a windows update on a bunch of stuff, i checked the history, everything installed correctly, but now my sound wont work. Ive checked everything, the connection, the driver, volume settings, troubleshooting doesnt help either. I remember right in the middle of the update windows restarted, and it said it had recovered from a serious error. After that i had finished the update, and now my sound doesnt work through my speakers or my headphones and two separate jacks, connections, or w/e theyre called.

Please help, video feels crippled without sound.

Kentigern

21 Jun 2007, 05:58pm

Hi Blitzkrieg047

Couple of ?'s -
Which version of windows are you using
Is your soundcard on the motherboard or in a pci slot
Do you know the make of soundcard that you have
and finally do you have the drivers for the soundcard on a cd/dvd

Blitzkrieg047

21 Jun 2007, 07:16pm

Windows XP, service pack 2
Edit: PCI slot 3
SB Audigy Audio [E800] ... i think?
Not sure, i have the system restore discs, could they be on there?

Developer

21 Jun 2007, 08:20pm

I'd say look up sound card manufactures's website for the drivers for this sound card.

Blitzkrieg047

21 Jun 2007, 10:46pm

I just uninstalled and reinstalled the default driver and it works now, wierd how this happened.

Kentigern

21 Jun 2007, 11:25pm

Glad to hear you've got sound again, and thank-you for letting us know the outcome :)

stoopid

13 Jul 2007, 04:45pm

I just uninstalled and reinstalled the default driver and it works now, wierd how this happened.

Not uncommon. This same troubleshooting step can be applied to ANY PCI add-on device. There's a reason we refer to it as winblows.