computer telling me no sound device allof sudden what should i do?

Question

my windows media player displays message no sound device installed, it has been working fine until now. What do i do

Answer 1

Go into the control panel, and look for the system icon. (If you do not see it, switch to "Classic View"). Double click and select the Hardware tab. Click on the Device Manager

Look under sound, video and game controllers. Your sound card should be listed there. It will probably have either a red X or a yellow exclamation point on the icon.

Right click and uninstall the device.

Reboot the PC and it should redetect and reinstall the sound card.

Answer 2

Sounds like a driver problem to me. Have the computer search for new hardware from the control panel. If that doesn't work the best thing to do is restore your computer to an earlier point in time. Normally windows sets restore points where the registry is backed up and often problems can be overcome by restoring to two or three days or weeks before the current date. Just remember if you made changes or added programs in the last few days they might have to be reinstalled but then sometimes new installs or new downloads can cause just that problem you have.

Answer 3

I knew someone with that same problem, she had to reinstall windows with the rescue/restore CD.

Answer 4

easy fix = restore your computer to an earlier time it was working. This worked for me about a week ago.

Answer 5

reboot your computer and see if it finds it and installs it if not reinstall it you can check this in systems.

Answer 6

reinstall your sound card driver software

Answer 7

re-install the driver and restart your computer...or....just make sure its plugged in haha