My audio device is gone

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Yeah i'm only 12 years old so I don't know much about computers but
had to re-install Windows XP and when I did my audio device was gon
but my speakers are plugged in right
 
zaq007 said:
Yeah i'm only 12 years old so I don't know much about computers but I
had to re-install Windows XP and when I did my audio device was gone
but my speakers are plugged in right.
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When you reinstall an operating system, you also must install drivers
for all the hardware in your computer. This is why you don't have
sound.

Get drivers 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)

Malke
 
Malke said:
zaq007 wrote:


Yeah i'm only 12 years old so I don't know much about computers but I
had to re-install Windows XP and when I did my audio device was gone
but my speakers are plugged in right.


When you reinstall an operating system, you also must install drivers
for all the hardware in your computer. This is why you don't have
sound.

Get drivers 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 th
drivers
anyway)
3. Download, install and run a free system inventory program lik
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)

Malke
--
MS-MVP Windows User/Shell
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic"
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Thank u but I found a driver but I don't know how to get installed o
workin
 
zaq007 wrote:

Thank u but I found a driver but I don't know how to get installed or
working
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Normally you follow the instructions that came with the drivers. Any
ReadMe or Setup.exe? If the drivers are packed, unpack them into their
own folder (make one) and look for a ReadMe and/or the setup
executable. If this looks hard or you still don't understand (and there
is no shame in admitting this), take the machine to a local
professional or have a knowledgeable friend (someone who is *really*
knowledgeable and not just says he is) do it for you.

Malke
 
Malke said:
zaq007 wrote:



Thank u but I found a driver but I don't know how to get installed or
working

Normally you follow the instructions that came with the drivers. Any
ReadMe or Setup.exe? If the drivers are packed, unpack them into their
own folder (make one) and look for a ReadMe and/or the setup
executable. If this looks hard or you still don't understand (an
there
is no shame in admitting this), take the machine to a local
professional or have a knowledgeable friend (someone who is *really*
knowledgeable and not just says he is) do it for you.

Malke
--
MS-MVP Windows User/Shell
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic"
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Ok thanks so I got the setup to work but it keeps giving me repeate
message of streamci.dll meesed up or somethin
 
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