Need help with sound on computer?

Question

I can get sound. When playing games or just mess here..But if I go to play movies one the computer I get no sound at all...This problem started a few days ago...It has been working fine...Can anyone give me any suggestions as to what is going wrong..Thanks

Answer 1

open www.miniclip.com

Answer 2

check you sound properties - and ensure that they are all set to max and not muted - (in the control panel)

ensure the volume control wheel on you laptop is set to full - if you have a laptop of course

try using some headphones - if the sound works through the head phones - then you may have a speaker problem


BUT THIS USUALLY WORKS -
if you can not hear any sounds - try this
click start
right click on my computer > click properties

select hardware then device manager

click on the plus next to sound video and game controllers

look for something like realteq 97 or a sound chip

right click on it then uninstall

now go back to the top and click on the plus next to the ata/atapti controllers

uninstall the ide primary controller

now allow the system to restart

then the system will ask to restart again

see if this works

PS also if you system comes with a DRIVER disk put this in and reload the sound drivers

Answer 3

well

if you look at the bottom right of your screen you wioll see a microphone icon.

click this and then a boxwill come up looking something like an equalizer. then adjust the sound. NB: make sure that the sound is not clicked on mute, if this is the case then this is why you cant hear anything

and dont forget to check to see if the speakers are actually on. common problem

Answer 4

It sounds like you have a problem with one of your codecs. Codecs are small plug-in programs which allow media player programs like Windows Media Player to play a certain type of sound or video file.

If the problem is with a certain application other than Media Player, then try uninstalling and re-installing the program. If your problem is with Media Player, you can uninstall it and then download Media Player from Microsoft's web site. You can uninstall Media Player by going into Control Panel and clicking on 'Add/Remove Programs.' Then you select 'Add/Remove Windows Components' on the left of the window and uncheck the box beside 'Windows Media Player.'

Answer 5

A lot of these answers are good. However there is one option which hasn't been mentioned. Is it only recent video / movie clips that you can't hear. If it still works with older ones then the problem may be that you don't have sufficiently up to date audio codecs installed.

Do a search for audio codecs and you'll find loads of free downloads.

Brendan E

Answer 6

Is the player that you use to play the movies screwed up? Maybe try a different program to view movies.

Answer 7

Hi

Ok , lets start first with wish software for viewing dvds you are using and then also check that you have the dvd cable plug to your sound card ok

Answer 8

hile running the program keep all other program closed and check and also use minimum 256MB RAM and also remember use a good software may be problem with ur software not with hardware. so check ur system and update ur sound drive if u think its problem in Sound card/driver

Answer 9

open control panal / sounds and audio devices
check to see if mute is ticked (untick it )click on advanced in that area check others are not muted ( done )
right click my computer / properties / hardware / device manager
check for any "(?)" with yellow or green background, if there are under sound ,video, game controlers, reinstall your sound and video drivers that came with you pc
if you find any with a red x right click them , then click enable

Answer 10

It might be either that the sound of the movie is not compatible with your computer or you might have to buy new speakers.

Answer 11

check the options of your mediaplayer, you may have the default output pointing at the wrong type or control. Also check your volume controls to make sure the volume for the media type is set. (i.e. wave, input, etc.)