no sound

I had to reinstall xp on my Gateway(m305crv) laptop, and I
lost the sound. I had sound before.
I checked control panel sound and video controller
it told me no sound device installed, so do I let windows updates
fix this,or do I have to install a sound device?

 

Try here and download and install the audio driver for your laptop:

http://support.gateway.com/us/en/product/default.aspx?partNumber=3501715

There is a link to download a utility located on the above page that you can download and use to detect which drivers you need to install, if you would be more comfortable going that route...

 

That worked great, thanks Atlbo.