Did you have sound before? Can you use restore to a point you did have sound?
Have you defragged & cleaned up the registry of bad links & short cuts?
Did the sound card get moved, or did a new program interfere with the settings?
Is it a new sound card or the same one? Many of the newer ones aren't going to work well with XP machines.
I need help my sound does not work. It doesn't need a driver update. How do I check to see if the sound is enabled. Help

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