Cannot hear dvds/cds through laptop, assistance sought please

[Guest]

Help please?
I have a Packard Bell EasyNote laptop, bout a year old.
It is running Windows XP Version 2002 service pack 2.
My problem, or misunderstanding, is that I cannot hear sound from my
dvds/cds, unless through my headphones. I have checked and double-checked my
settings, and am pretty confident they are ok!
Should I be able to hear sound, or do I need speakers? I thought I should
hear something through the laptop itself, as windows sounds are heard.
I am totally baffled, having a very grey day.
All help gretaly appreciated, thanks, Barbara

 

[Leonard Grey]

You need either speakers or headphones to hear sound. The system speaker
is for beep tones only.

In older versions of Windows it was possible to play sound - poorly -
through the system speaker.

 

[Guest]

I don't know where you got the idea from that Windows does not have sound
without headphones. I have now sorted my laptop, and have sound for both dvd
and cd, without the inconvenience of headphones.
Your reply just didn't seem right, so I investigated further, and everyone I
spoke to had sound on their XP laptops.
Barbara

 

[Leonard Grey]

Ooops - I read past the part where you said you had a laptop.

Nonetheless, my incorrect answer moved you to solve your problem, so at
least some good came out of it. ;-)