laptop troubles - sound & DVD rewriter

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couple of problems with my dad's laptop... suddenly the sound stopped coming
through. pretty sure mute isn't secretly turned on somewhere! and media
player is definitely playing the songs. also, it defnitely has a DVD
-rewriter drive but refuses to write onto them, only does CDs...

 

[Guest]

Looks like the encoders for the DVD portion have been eliminated/deleted
or not installed. They may be corrupt if it worked in the past. Try to
reinstall the DVD drive with your utility disk that came with the PC.
Are you getting any system sounds like beeps, or have you tried to
play a WAV file?
Resources for Troubleshooting Sound Problems in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q307918

*Top-10*Troubleshooting Windows XP, Tweaks and Fixes for Windows XP
Scroll down to and click on "Where did my Sounds go?"
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm

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[Guest]

Looks like the encoders for the DVD portion have been eliminated/deleted
or not installed. They may be corrupt if it worked in the past. Try to
reinstall the DVD drive with your utility disk that came with the PC.
Are you getting any system sounds like beeps, or have you tried to
play a WAV file?
Resources for Troubleshooting Sound Problems in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q307918

*Top-10*Troubleshooting Windows XP, Tweaks and Fixes for Windows XP
Scroll down to and click on "Where did my Sounds go?"
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm

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XP - WNP
Today is the first day of the
rest of your life.
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