Sound problems.

Okay I'm at a major loss and at wits end here.

I'm running Windows XP, recently virus basically blew my computer so I had to do a System Restore.

So starting over and all I apparently have no sound anymore.

I've done just about everything i've been able to find and not a thing has worked.

It sees my sound card a Realtek AC'97, It apparently knows it's there.

My Sounds and Audio Devices says No Audio Device

I've gotten different errors depending on what I do, the main one i see is about Mixer Devices.

Now the thing being is the Realtek is seen and it has a location.

The Device Manager lists
Audio Codecs
Legacy Audio Drivers
Legacy Video Capture Devices
Media Control Devices
Realtek AC'97
Video Codes

Now the odd thing being is only Realtek has a location.

All the others are unknown but says it's working properly.

I need some help to fix this please.

 

Well it's an HP I know that much what model not sure where would I be able to find it.


As for what I've done I've googled it and well it pops up a lot and I've ran through quite a bit of those there and no luck.

So I figure at this point now just start from the beginning and work my way out again maybe it was something back so far that wasn't done.

 

The only thing on the front really is HP Pavilion a720n

Beyond that nothing is on it

I've tried Trouble shooting, fixing it via Microsoft fix it, and a few things around those.

Everything thus far has done nothing.

 

I would start here: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsuppor...46153&swLang=8&taskId=135&swEnvOID=228#113165 and download the driver and then use everest from major geeks http://majorgeeks.com/download4181.html to get the chipset info for your motherboard and go online and find that update.
Good luck!

 

So I have SP3, and I did all of that but still no icon and no sound.