End of my rope on fixing my sound!!

[Rachel]

Anytime if it can help someone else. Especially since most everyone here was
so helpful to me

 

[Arawanna]

Rachel,
I have the exact same problem that you have. No sound. I have tried
everything. I am going to take my computer to the Best Buy Store and let the
Geek Squad fix it. I have spent too much on line with so called Help Support
Nuts that just charge money I really could not afford to pay. Spent more
than the Geek squad would have cost me. I understand the Windows XP Home
edition did not put a repair mechanism in their recovery CD. I tried that
too! Computer needs audstub.sys audio codec that is in the Windows XP Home
Edition CD Rom. To purchase this will cost $60.00 or more and might not
work. I have already spent more than that on line. I think Windows played a
dirty trick on us consumers by preprograming our PC's and omitting to include
the XP CD in our package if we needed to reboot. I understand it had
something to do with them having to rewire some components or something for
the XP CD to work. I am a senior citizen and I am starting to sound like a
computer geek instead of a grandma. I am totally disgusted. The display
picture on my monitor is awesome...just....no sound!

 

[Pegasus [MVP]]

Rachel,
I have the exact same problem that you have. No sound. I have tried
everything. I am going to take my computer to the Best Buy Store and let
the
Geek Squad fix it. I have spent too much on line with so called Help
Support
Nuts that just charge money I really could not afford to pay. Spent more
than the Geek squad would have cost me. I understand the Windows XP Home
edition did not put a repair mechanism in their recovery CD. I tried that
too! Computer needs audstub.sys audio codec that is in the Windows XP
Home
Edition CD Rom. To purchase this will cost $60.00 or more and might not
work. I have already spent more than that on line. I think Windows
played a
dirty trick on us consumers by preprograming our PC's and omitting to
include
the XP CD in our package if we needed to reboot. I understand it had
something to do with them having to rewire some components or something
for
the XP CD to work. I am a senior citizen and I am starting to sound like
a
computer geek instead of a grandma. I am totally disgusted. The display
picture on my monitor is awesome...just....no sound!

The thread you refer to is almost four months old. If you have a similar
problem then it's best for you to start your own thread and describe your
problem in detail, putting the emphasis on the technical rather than the
financial side.

 

[Jim]

D/l and install
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/K_Lite_Codec_Pack.htm
might/might not work , won`t do any harm .

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Rachel,
I have the exact same problem that you have. No sound. I have tried
everything. I am going to take my computer to the Best Buy Store and let the
Geek Squad fix it.

What you do is of course up to you, but I have three comments for you:

1. Of all possible sources for getting your computer fixed, the Geek
Squad is probably the very worst.

2. In general, whether it's Best Buy, or any other Big Box store, Big
Box stores are the worst place to use for trying to get your computer
fixed.

3. The best places are usually small, local, non-chain computer
service people. Even with those, it's best to get recommendations from
others in your community who have used them successfully. If you have
a PC Users Group in your town, getting their recommendations would be
excellent.