To any computer God out there I need a little pc help.

[Big Empty]

I think I accidentally deleted my sound. no music comes from my speakers any more. When I try to play my mp3's it states that no sound card is available. When I go to the start menu/acceseries/volume control it states that "there are no mixer devices available. to install mixer devices go to control panel" I have windows xp and if anyone can help i'd appreciate it. It was working just fine this past weekend

[stewarth21]

Go to device manager to check wether your sound card is installed properly.

If there is an exclamatin mark there, re-install driver.

[Big Empty]

how do you get to device manager?

[stewarth21]

Right click "my computer' and go to properties. Its there somewhere, under Hardware maybe. Cant remember, im not on a XP machine atm.

[Blizz™]

what OS? windows key + pause break will get you to the system properties...then go over to your device manager

[stewarth21]

^^^you learn something new everyday

[Blizz™]

yeah, you tend to pick things like this up when you're too lazy to reach for the mouse

a couple of things could have happened, driver was deleted in which case restarting your PC would make it reinstall..........your soundcard came loose, you'd have to open the pc and reseat it........or your soundcard is toast...buy another one.

[Big Empty]

yeah i've restarted my pc about 20 times and that don't work. I'm there but I don't see an exclamtion mark next to the sound video and game controllers

[Blizz™]

what OS do you use? XP, 2000, ME, 98?

[Big Empty]

i found an exclamation point next to multimedia audio controler

xp

[stewarth21]

Restart your PC.

[Blizz™]

what does it say when you double click on the multimedia audio controller? delete it and then restart it

[Big Empty]

It gives me a code 28. drivers for this device are not installed and when I click on install it states that it is not installed cause wizard can't find any software. thanks by the way guys!

[stewarth21]

Blizz thanks for getting that song into my head

BE-do what Blizz said

[Blizz™]

NP dude, delete it and restart your pc...what was the last thing you did before this happened? it's almost like you did a clean install or something in your registry got fubar'd. what kind of PC is it? what kind of soundcard do you have? sounds like you're gonna have to download the latest ones and reinstall them.

stew, NP

[Big Empty]

man, i was deleting adware and spyware. At least i thought I was. I have windows xp 2000. I have so many pop ups that even stop zilla don't have a chance. But I might have deleted some software.

[Blizz™]

ok when you do the system properties..what does it say under system? it's either XP or 2000. it can't be both. in any case, did you try to delete the device and restart? what kind of PC is it again? looks like you're gonna need to get the drivers for it.

[Big Empty]

microsoft windows xp 2002 by emachines t2245

[Blizz™]

hmm...ok now try the other thing and if that doesn't work i'm gonna need the brand and model.

[Big Empty]

SH**. I fold. I think i'll try again tommorow or take it in. You could probably teach a monkey how to fix his pc before me lol but i really do appreciate the help i owe ya one!