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:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: I have no souned at all Please help. If this happened to you please help.

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This note pulls together and extends the replies from , , and into a focused, ordered troubleshooting path for "no sound at all" on Windows 2000/XP. The aim is to isolate hardware vs software and give safe, practical fixes that were not covered in detail earlier.

Quick isolation checklist (do these in order)

  1. Confirm speakers/headphones and cable externally: plug them into a phone or another PC to verify they actually make sound.
  2. Swap outputs: try the rear panel jack if the front panel is used, or vice versa; try a different set of speakers/headphones.
  3. Hardware check (power down first): if using an add-in card, reseat it; for onboard audio check BIOS to ensure audio is enabled. Use static precautions and unplug power before opening the case.
  4. Device visibility: open Device Manager (devmgmt.msc) and look under "Sound, video and game controllers." If the device is missing, Windows is not recognising the hardware; if it shows an error icon, uninstall the device and reboot so Windows redetects it.
  5. Drivers and restore: prefer the motherboard or sound-card maker's XP-era drivers rather than generic updates. If the problem began recently, try System Restore to a point when sound worked.
  6. Services and software isolation: confirm Windows audio services are running (use services.msc). Boot a Linux/Live CD or USB to test sound outside Windows — if sound works there, the issue is in Windows (drivers/config); if not, it's hardware.
  7. Workarounds and next steps: a cheap USB audio adapter will restore sound instantly if the internal device has failed. If unsure, test the card in another PC or consult a repair shop.

Cautions: make a System Restore point before reinstalling drivers, and always unplug power before touching internal cards. This sequence isolates the fault efficiently and avoids unnecessary steps already suggested in earlier replies.

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:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: I have no souned at all Please help. If this happened to you please help.

Did you have sound at one piont? If so try to run windows update. It might find drivers.

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Can you tell us more about your problem? What did you install before the problem ... did you alter some hardware? Did you see that the sound card driver is properly installed and working properly ... or if the windows sound service is not disabled? Tell us more so that we may be able to help out the problem.

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Can you tell us more about your problem? What did you install before the problem ... did you alter some hardware? Did you see that the sound card driver is properly installed and working properly ... or if the windows sound service is not disabled? Tell us more so that we may be able to help out the problem.

Also did you have a virus. My friend once had this problem after he had a massiv amounts of virusis on him comp.

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Just to get you started, got to Control panel -> sound and audio devices.

On the volume tab, select advanced. On the volume control that opens, go to (file menu selection) "Options" then Properties.

Select every tick box, and then OK.

Make sure the sliders are all maxed, and none of the mute boxes are checked. then plug speakers, or headphones into every green 3.5mm Phono sockets, to see if any worked. then report back if you need further assistance.

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Can you tell us more about your problem? What did you install before the problem ... did you alter some hardware? Did you see that the sound card driver is properly installed and working properly ... or if the windows sound service is not disabled? Tell us more so that we may be able to help out the problem.

It just disapered.No virus.

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Did you have sound at one piont? If so try to run windows update. It might find drivers.

Ok.

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