no sound from realtek hd driver on abit an-m2hd mb running XP pro sp3

hi all, i have lost all sounds from my system. i have reinstalled xp and all the updates and drivers to no avail. i have tried following instructions from other threads without any luck, please help. i have included and everest report.

 

:wave Welcome to Major Geeks! :major

I'd recommend uninstalling your current sound driver if you installed it (it looks like you did in the report). Restart the PC and cancel the Hardware Wizard if/when it opens to prevent re-install of the driver you just removed. Download and install your chipset drivers from this direct link and reboot the PC when the install finishes. Then download and install this HDMI driver and restart the PC when it's done. Finally, download and install your audio driver from this link. This is the 'generic' RealTek HD driver and it sometimes works/installs better than the 'branded' audio drivers. Give this a go and let us know how it turns out....
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(not to sound condescending, but make sure your speakers are plugged in to the correct port on the back of the PC, usually the green port for regular 2ch stereo speakers, and make sure nothing is muted in the audio settings, and make sure the speakers are powered on and turned up; you'd be surprised how many PC audio problems I've "fixed" by moving the speaker plug to the green port and/or turning the speakers on LOL )

 

thanks dlb i followed the instructions but nothing came of it, still no sound. speakers are on and on high volume. i tested the speakers and they work. any other suggestions. included is a new report after the 3 new installs