[quote=keystattoo]
Bookworm you seem to be the goddess of information and helping so I may as well see if you will help poor little me.
it tells me no audio device is installed. A little background is that it worked at one time then while skipping ahead a song in winamp it shut down and wouldn't come back up...disk was dammaged and I replaced it with a brand new drive. Apparently my copy of xp has been used one time too many (by me) and I tried linux for a second. didn't like it but I had sound. Now I have reloaded the xp over the linux after a thorough format and it tells me no audio device. it says all my dll's are in and working but nothing is working.
hope you can help me.
heres my Belarc data...
Computer Profile Summary
Computer Name: Tattoo-g1 (in MSHOME) — TATTOO-GATEWAY
Profile Date: Monday, April 21, 2008 3:23:31 PM
Advisor Version: 7.2x
Windows Logon: Owner
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Operating System System Model
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600) Gateway PROFILE5 3501818
System Serial Number: 0033021583
Chassis Serial Number: 0033021583
Enclosure Type: All-in-One
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
2.60 gigahertz Intel Celeron
8 kilobyte primary memory cache
128 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: Gateway Desktop System PROFILE 5
Bus Clock: 100 megahertz
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD P03.865G 01/15/2004
Drives Memory Modules c,d
80.02 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
76.48 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
MITSUMI CD-ROM SR244W
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]
WDC WD800BB-00JHC0 [Hard drive] (80.03 GB) -- drive 0, s/n WD-WCAM9U536701, rev 05.01C05, SMART Status: Healthy 510 Megabytes Installed Memory
Slot 'A0' has 256 MB
Slot 'A1' has 256 MB
Local Drive Volumes
c: (NTFS on drive 0) 80.02 GB 76.48 GB free
Network Drives
None detected
Users (mouse over user name for details) Printers
local user accounts last logon
Owner 4/20/2008 12:40:37 PM (admin)
local system accounts
Administrator never (admin)
ASPNET never
Guest never
HelpAssistant never
SUPPORT_388945a0 never
DISABLED Marks a disabled account; LOCKED OUT Marks a locked account
Microsoft XPS Document Writer on XPSPort:
Controllers Display
Standard floppy disk controller
Intel(R) 82801EB Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 24D1
Intel(R) 82801EB Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 24DB
Primary IDE Channel [Controller] (2x)
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller] (2x) Intel(R) 82865G Graphics Controller [Display adapter]
GTW PF51500 [Monitor] (14.9"vis, November 2003)
Bus Adapters Multimedia
Texas Instruments PCI-4510 CardBus Controller
Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D2
Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D4
Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D7
Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24DE
Intel(R) 82801EB USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 24DD None detected
Communications Other Devices
1394 Net Adapter
Your SigmaTel audio driver is here at Gateway
http://support.gateway.com/support/d...s=Windows%20XP
Set a System Restore Point before installing drivers just in case
Start / All Programs / Accessories / System Tools / System Restore / select Create a restore point and follow instructions