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Jon Brown - 25 May 2006 02:10 GMT

Suddenly I can't get any sound on my Dell with Windows XP Professional. For
example there is not even any "music" when I boot up or close down. No sound
in running RealPlayer. All connections are intact, volume controls as they
should be. Any suggestions? Thank you.

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Chris Laarman - 25 May 2006 11:07 GMT

Jon Brown (JonBrown@discussions.microsoft.com) in
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> Suddenly I can't get any sound on my Dell with Windows XP
> Professional. For example there is not even any "music" when I boot
> up or close down. No sound in running RealPlayer. All connections
> are intact, volume controls as they should be. Any suggestions? Thank
> you.

Hardly more than you may have thought of yourself:
- What is known to be changed after the last time you heard sound?
- Does the Hardware manager give some clue?
- What device is shown as the default audio output?

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Byte - 25 May 2006 15:30 GMT

*Top-10*Troubleshooting Windows XP, Tweaks and Fixes for Windows XP
Scroll down to "Where did my Sounds go?" and click on it.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm

Resources for Troubleshooting Sound Problems in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q307918

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> Jon Brown (JonBrown@discussions.microsoft.com) in
> 75834F12-EE1D-431A-8037-2DC0A44FAA69@microsoft.com:
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> - Does the Hardware manager give some clue?
> - What device is shown as the default audio output?

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Jon Brown - 25 May 2006 15:43 GMT

That's just it: I can't think of any change since the last time I heard
sound. Can't find "hardware manager"; is that in Control Panel, "Add
Hardware" or "Sounds and Audio Devices"? Tried those, no luck, but maybe I
missed something. Is "Default Audio output" the same as "sound playback,
default device"? That's "SoundMAX Digital Audio." Thanks. Jon Brown

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Byte - 25 May 2006 19:25 GMT

Not familiar with SoundMAX Digital Audio.

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> That's just it: I can't think of any change since the last time I heard
> sound. Can't find "hardware manager"; is that in Control Panel, "Add
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> > - Does the Hardware manager give some clue?
> > - What device is shown as the default audio output?

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