My Sound Isnt Working

I dont know whats wrong...it just all of a sudden stopped working. When i go to volume control and open it up all i see is Wave, SW Synth, and CD Player. And, usually there are a few more different types of volumes that i can move up and down. I checked to see if Plug and Play was on and it was and also tried to check to see if i could fix it by going to the properties of volume control but couldnt fix it.

Thanks in advance

 

Hi! Under your volume control click on options. Make sure your volume control is check marked. Under device manager is there an exclamation point next to your audio device? If not, make sure that your speakers are plugged in correctly. Did you make any changes to the system before the problem started?

 

yeah its checked and everything is plugged in right...and no i didnt change anything with the computer before the problem started

thanks

 

You looked at Volume Control->Options->Properties. Was there no "Checkbox" list for you to peruse? It should be just below
Show the following volume controls:
[x] Volume Control
[x] Wave
[x] SW Synth
[ ] Front
[ ] Rear
[ ] Center
[ ] Subwoofer
[x] CD Player
[x] Microphone
[ ] Aux
[x] Line In
[ ] Phone
[ ] Mono Out
[x] PC Beep

 

The only ones it shows are Wave, SW Synth, and CD Player and they are all checked...but usually i have all of them like you posted below

 

I have run all my anti spyware and virus programs just incase it was that but cant find any problems

 

You didn't say if you checked Device Manager . Do you have/have not an exclamation point there?
Bronson7

 

I dont see an exclamation point there and it says everything is working fine when i click on properties through the device manager

 

Hi palermo214
If you have no "exclamations", hopefully you have the sound card's Driver's Disk. If it's onboard sound, then it will be part of the Chipset Drivers. I'd download new ones, if they're available. But before installing any new drivers, go to:
Device Manager->Sound, video and game controllers.
-expand the list. You should be able to see the name of your audio card/device. Select it and delete it. Since this is a quirky hardware related failure, I recommend exiting from Device Manager and doing a restart. This will let Windows do a purge of the old driver, and give it the opportunity to "find new hardware". If you've got an "old style" driver disk (with INF files) then you can respond to the Windows New Hardware dialog. Most likely, you've got an Install/Setup type driver. In that case cancel the dialog and then run the installer. It's not a very creative, solution, but I hope it helps

 

I just tried that and it did not work

thanks anyway

 

I took it to best buy and the guy said he thought it was spyware and it would cost me 75 bucks for him to clear it of spyware...but i have spybot and norton...and ive downloaded and run a few other spyware removing programs just to be safe and have not found anything

 

Do not waste your money.
Whatever the issue is, it's definitely not spyware. We are having the EXACT same issue on a puter we are working on here.
The computer was reformatted last night to no avail.
Many different antivirus and spyware removal programs have been checked, registry repairs, etc.
The driver has been uninstalled and reinstalled a couple of times - nada.
I was so excited to see a forum that described the same issue - hoping to find some brilliant solution - still hoping

 

My sound is working...just like it went out all of a sudden i had all the options under volume control again...i didnt do anything but its working now so im good

thanks for the help

 

when i use mine sometimes it sound does not work will get i get an error when i try to play sound in the volume control panel, but i turn the comp off for 20 seconds and restart then it works.