I tried to hook up my speakers on my computer by putting them in the lime green port on my XP computer but that didn't work. so i thought maybe the speakers were broken, so I hooked them up{ the same way I previously had} on my ME computer. They worked fine, so it's not the speakers it's the computer, right? Everytime I try to adjust the volume controls on my PC, I get a mesage telling me to go to the control panel,click printers, and then install the hardware. I tried that but nothing worked. I think it's my sound card. Could the problem have started because the computer was recently restored? Also, there is no way I can access my volume controls. The icon on my XP is gone and I'm not sure how to get it back? Please help! Thank you!
2007-08-10 11:23:57 · 5 answers · asked by Chanel 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
it seems the audio drivers are not installed in your system ... do this .. go to start ... right click on my computer and click on properties ... a box opensup ... on the top select hardware tab and then click on the device manager button .... once the device manager is open ... check if you see a yellow exclamation mark or red X next to sounds and audio ... if yes .. then it means that your audio drivers arent installed .... if your audio card came with a cd .. run the cd to install the audio card drivers .... or else .... unplug the speakers from the back of your system ... and then in the device manager ... right click on all the audio codecs and click uninstall ... once your audio drivers are uninstalled .. just restart the system and windows xp automatically installs the audio drivers....
once the audio drivers are installed .... click on start .. and open control panel ... and then open sounds and multimedia .... there you will find the option to check the mic icon so that it shows on your system tray.... plug in back your speakers ... and your issue should be sorted out.
2007-08-10 11:37:01 · answer #1 · answered by scot_with_no_kilt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your soundcard came with any software (most do), then you might need to re-install the drivers from there. If you don't have the disk anymore (or it didn't come with one), you have two options...
1) Go to the manufacturer's website - google their name if you can't find it easily - and download the most current drivers.
2) Run the "Add Hardware" program from the Control Panel. it will search your PC for any hardware that hasn't been installed yet.
2007-08-10 11:43:02 · answer #2 · answered by kr_toronto 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your probably missing the audio codes which can be downloaded from you audio chipset's manufacturer's site.
click start> my computer> right click> properties> hardware_tab> device manager> sound,video,and game controllers> look for a chipset name (ie. AC'97 or Soundnow) then search for that chipset manufacturer's site on google. then once you find it you can look for the drivers/codecs from the site and download them. Then you install it and it should work.
Otherwise your audio is either disabled in your bios which can be accessed commonly by pressing F8 or F1 on bootup or your audio chipset may be dead
2007-08-10 11:39:29 · answer #3 · answered by mike t 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need to reinstall your sound/audio drivers. When the system was restored, all your drivers may not have been reinstalled. If it is a name brand computer, you could get the drivers from the manufacturer's website.
Good luck
2007-08-10 11:37:53 · answer #4 · answered by tonyjack63 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it could be via actuality many motives. one million. Are the audio kit plugged into the main suitable port? 2. Did your sound ever paintings? 3. in the journey that your on living living house living house windows XP do a kit fix. this could settle on for many issues in spite of the actuality that it removes all courses different than for those equipped in and backup suggestion. 4. you have gotten blown the audio kit or they have been given previous and stopped working. purchase new ones.
2016-12-30 08:49:16 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋