No Sound Since Re-Installing Windows! Please help!

Ashley.R · #1 01-23-2008, 02:19 PM

I recently had to re-install windows and have not had any sound since.

Here is the information that EVEREST Home Edition provided me.

--------[ Summary ]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Computer:
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name ASHLEY-E16E5242
User Name Ashley Reid

Motherboard:
CPU Type Intel Celeron D, 3466 MHz (26 x 133)
Motherboard Name Unknown
Motherboard Chipset ATI Radeon Xpress 200
System Memory 448 MB (PC3200 DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type Award (11/08/05)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)

Display:
Video Adapter ATI RADEON XPRESS 200 Series (256 MB)
Video Adapter ATI RADEON XPRESS 200 Series (256 MB)
3D Accelerator ATI Radeon Xpress 200 (RC410)
Monitor Philips 170S (170S6) [17" LCD] (BZ 335039)

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter ATI SB450 - High Definition Audio Controller

Storage:
IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive WDC WD2500AAJS-00RYA0 (232 GB, IDE)
Optical Drive LITE-ON DVDRW LH-20A1P
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 238472 MB (113219 MB free)

Input:
Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse PS/2 Compatible Mouse

Network:
Network Adapter Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC (99.249.127.175)

Peripherals:
USB1 Controller ATI SB450 - USB Controller
USB1 Controller ATI SB450 - USB Controller
USB2 Controller ATI SB450 - USB 2.0 Controller

[ Motherboard ]

Motherboard Properties:
Manufacturer Intel Corporation
Product D101GGC
Version AAD33947-305
Serial Number BTGC55360441

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If I go to Control Panel, Sound and Audio Devices, it says "No Audio Device."
Windows Media Player says "WMP cannot play the file because there is a problem with your sound device....."

There was a lot more information given too me but I'm not sure what is needed....
Hope this is the information needed.
If not please let me know.
Any help would be great, I'm dying without my music!

bookworm · #2 01-23-2008, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ashley.R

I recently had to re-install windows and have not had any sound since.

Here is the information that EVEREST Home Edition provided me.

--------[ Summary ]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Computer:
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name ASHLEY-E16E5242
User Name Ashley Reid

Motherboard:
CPU Type Intel Celeron D, 3466 MHz (26 x 133)
Motherboard Name Unknown
Motherboard Chipset ATI Radeon Xpress 200
System Memory 448 MB (PC3200 DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type Award (11/08/05)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)

Display:
Video Adapter ATI RADEON XPRESS 200 Series (256 MB)
Video Adapter ATI RADEON XPRESS 200 Series (256 MB)
3D Accelerator ATI Radeon Xpress 200 (RC410)
Monitor Philips 170S (170S6) [17" LCD] (BZ 335039)

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter ATI SB450 - High Definition Audio Controller

Storage:
IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive WDC WD2500AAJS-00RYA0 (232 GB, IDE)
Optical Drive LITE-ON DVDRW LH-20A1P
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 238472 MB (113219 MB free)

Input:
Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse PS/2 Compatible Mouse

Network:
Network Adapter Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC (99.249.127.175)

Peripherals:
USB1 Controller ATI SB450 - USB Controller
USB1 Controller ATI SB450 - USB Controller
USB2 Controller ATI SB450 - USB 2.0 Controller

[ Motherboard ]

Motherboard Properties:
Manufacturer Intel Corporation
Product D101GGC
Version AAD33947-305
Serial Number BTGC55360441

-----------------------------
If I go to Control Panel, Sound and Audio Devices, it says "No Audio Device."
Windows Media Player says "WMP cannot play the file because there is a problem with your sound device....."

There was a lot more information given too me but I'm not sure what is needed....
Hope this is the information needed.
If not please let me know.
Any help would be great, I'm dying without my music!

not giving the motherboard Get Belarc, copy and paste the report, omit the Software section, it gives Product Codes for your OS and the Windows Critical Updates.
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html