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Lost the sound completely /XP PRO SP3

by adnansaleh May 9, 2010 2:14AM PDT

Dear members,
Today I lost the sound completely from my computer, so; trying to fix it I pursued the following tactics and tests,First I looked at the icon at the task bar, it disappeared, then I went to control panel sounds and audio devices then to sounds and audio devices property, there can not do anything as every choice is grayed out; the volume, the mute and the place volume icon on the task bar, then clicked on the sound tab, under program events I tried Start Windows; the following error message came up:(Windows can not play the sound window XP Start Up wav. Your sound Card maybe in use) although it is not.
Is the sound card finished ?,dose it need a new one, where is it locates on the computer; and how difficult is it to change it.

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Lost the sound completely /XP PRO SP3

by maceman69-234090513641357 May 10, 2010 1:14AM PDT

Hi Adnansaleh,

Did you try to restore your system to the point when everything was still working?

Maceman

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by adnansaleh May 11, 2010 7:53PM PDT

Hi maceman,
That is exactly what I did and everything went back to normal, now it is working.
That is what I did by accident.
Thanks for your help and support.

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Lost the sound

by adnansaleh Mar 24, 2012 2:50PM PDT

Maceman69 hi,

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