HELP ME, I lost sound on my computer speakers

[xp user31]

Hello everybody, I have xp installed with the service pack 1 and yesterday
while listening to a song my audio was lost . It started progressively and
it lasted for about 5 minutes before becoming almost silent but I also must
say that my bass box is still working but if you listen to bass only you
know that it's all garbled garbage. Another thing I must mention is that I
run into a similar problem about a year ago and if I remember correctly I
was missing a driver but I ran windows update then and fixed it. I ran
windows update now but couldn't find anything really. I checked all the
wires and it's looking good. My speakers are Cambridge Soundworks 5.1 DTT
2200. There are 2 speakers and when I put them on my ear I sense that they are working but they just don't have sound right now. I hope you can help me with some suggestions.
I went throgh all windows
troublshooting, checked drivers etc and I went to the microsoft page but couldn't
help it. It's really mind boggling at this point

[LooseChippings]

Start with the simple stuff ...

On your System Volume control ensure that no Mutes are checked.

Disconnect ALL the cables for ALL the speakers and then reconnect them.

What soundcard are you using?

Does this happen with CD Audio and midi / wave files?

Can you hear anything if you plug headphones into the speaker socket on your coundcard?

Can you hear a CD when you you plug headphones into the speaker socket on your CD Drive?

Is the Power On light illuminated on the speaker(s)?

[xp user31]

Hey , thanks very much , I checked cables and wires and it works now, so relieved right now. I can't say what was wrong, but I am grateful it's over .