Have you tried simply reinstalling the sound card drivers yet?
I recently had my computer upgraded and now some of my kid's game CDs can't find the sound card and therefore won't play. Most of them won't even load on the computer. It started happening when the modem was put in, so I think the modem may have changed some of the settings and the software now can't find the sound. Is there a way I can get the games to work without messing up use of the modem? Thanks in advance for your help. Djuana

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