no sound

[Guest]

my computer had a bad virus and i had to delete several programs. i think i
have deleted one of my media/sound devices, because when i go into "sounds
and audio devices" it says that there is no audio device. how do i get it
back?

 

[Kyuzo]

If you have an onboard sound port, find your motherboard brand and version
from the web and download the sound driver to reinstall it. If you are using
a sound card, locate the CD that came with out and reinstal the driver. If
you can't find it, download it from the manufacturer website.

 

[Guest]

i went into sound devices and it said that Realtek AC'97 Audio was missing,
so i looked for it on the internet and downloaded it, thinking it would solve
the problem. all i got was a new media player/ mixer for music. my sound is
still not working, and i'm still confused! lol

 

[Kyuzo]

Troubleshooting sound problems in XP:
http://www.5starsupport.com/faq/sound.htm#1-6