Rod said:
Somehow I must have wiped out my sound on Windows Media, Quicktime and
other sound programs. I don't know how to bring audio back. Any ideas?
A. Reinstall the sound card drivers. Never get drivers from Windows
Update. Get them from:
1. The device mftr.'s website; OR
2. The motherboard mftr.'s website if hardware is onboard; OR
3. The OEM's website for your specific machine if you have an OEM
computer (HP, Dell, Sony, etc.).
Read the installation instructions on the website where you get the
drivers.
To find out what hardware is in your computer:
1. Read any documentation you got when you bought the computer.
2. If the computer is OEM, go to the OEM's website for your specific
model machine and look at the specs (you'll be there to get the drivers
anyway)
3. Download, install and run a free system inventory program like Belarc
Advisor. The older Aida32 is good for this, too.
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html - Belarc Advisor
http://www.aumha.org/free.htm - Aida32 (hosted on Jim Eshelman's site)
B. If reinstalling the drivers doesn't help, perhaps your sound hardware
has died. If not a laptop, uninstall the sound card and swap it out for
a known-working one. A new basic sound card costs under $20USD.
Malke
