No sound in windows xp pro

Discussion in ' Hardware ' started by Copasta , Jul 28, Log in or Sign up. Com Support Forums. No Sound in Windows Xp Pro! I don't know a whole lot about computers The sound worked fine before the upgrade. Please help. Copasta , Jul 28, Most likely a driver issue. Click OK to close the window when you're finished. Method 4. Open your Windows Services. If the services related to audio on your PC have stopped or are malfunctioning, you may be able to resolve sound issues by restarting them.

Type services. Click Services in the search results. Right-click "Windows Audio" and select Restart. This restarts the primary audio service. This restarts another service that's important for audio. Once you've restarted all of these services, you can close the Services window. Test your sound again. If your sound still isn't working, try another method. Method 5. Open the Device Manager. If your audio drivers are corrupt or out of date, it could prevent sound from playing through your speakers or headphones.

Type device manager. Click Device Manager in the search results. Scroll down and click the arrow next to Sound, video, and game controllers. This displays a list of all audio drivers. Right-click your sound card and select Properties. Your sound card might be called something like "Realtek High Definition Audio. Click the Driver tab. It's at the top of the dialog window. Click Update driver. Click Search automatically for updated driver.

This tells Windows to search the internet and the files on your computer for more up-to-date sound drivers. Install the new drivers if prompted. You may have to confirm this decision by clicking Yes or Install , though new drivers will typically download on their own. If Windows doesn't find a new sound driver, check your computer manufacturer's website for the most recent drivers.

If you're still not able to update the audio driver, you'll want to remove it. Click Uninstall Device , check the box next to "Delete the driver software for this device," and then click Uninstall. Restart your computer and test the sound.

Once the drivers are finished installing, you'll want to restart your computer to finish implementing the changes. If your drivers were the reason your computer's sound wasn't working, you should now have sound. Method 6. If you don't see this item in Device Manager, this method won't work.

Click Browse my computer for driver software. Additional options will appear. Click Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer. A list of pre-installed drivers will appear. This replaces the driver with a more general driver designed to work on a wider variety of PCs. Restart your PC after adding the driver and test your sound. Reset your computer, or do an in-place upgrade which reinstalls Windows without you losing data or files.

It will reinstall your sound driver. Not Helpful 6 Helpful I have Windows 8. I can't find the solution! I have tried your methods and it's still not working.

Make sure your physical sound card is working. It may be that you have multiple sound systems. Click on the one you would like to use by going to the taskbar and clicking the sound option. Then click on the name of your sound speakers, i. Conexant SmartAudio HD, then choose your preferred sound system. Not Helpful 37 Helpful This depends on what the updates are, and if they're being installed correctly. However, recently I was getting the same problem in regards to updating.

NET Framework 4. If that is indeed the problem, uninstall. NET Framework Client Profile from the computer, restart, and see if the same updates are installed again. This works because the installs are not being properly integrated, and they keep reinstalling.

Windows will then detect an important update to install, and the problem should be fixed. Not Helpful 10 Helpful 1. How do I resolve no sound on my Windows XP computer? I have a Creative SoundBlaster Live. If it's the only option, try to plug and unplug your headphones. It may fix the issue. Not Helpful 0 Helpful 2. Firstly check to see if your headphones are connected. You can see this when clicking the sound icon in the bottom right corner.

If it isn't, then it is most likely that they are broken. Make sure all cords and cables are plugged in. If you have multiple 5mm jacks to plug into, especially on a surround sound system, make sure all cords and cables are plugged into the correct jack. Note : Some systems use a green jack for output and pink for mic input and others will be labeled "headphone" or "microphone.

It's possible that your speakers won't work when your headphones are plugged in. Unplug your headphones and see if that helps. Right-click the Speakers icon on the taskbar, and then select Open Volume mixer. Make sure none of them are muted. In that case, select the volume control to unmute.

Check your device properties to make sure that your devices have not been disabled by mistake. Select your audio device, and then select Device properties. Be sure to select Device properties for both the output and input devices. Make sure the Disable check box is cleared for the output and input devices. Hardware problems can be caused by outdated or malfunctioning drivers.

Make sure your audio driver is up to date and update it if needed. If that doesn't work, try uninstalling the audio driver it will reinstall automatically. If that doesn't work, try using the generic audio driver that comes with Windows. If you're having audio issues after installing updates, try rolling back your audio driver. In the search box on the taskbar, type device manager , then select it from the results.

Select the arrow next to Sound, video and game controllers to expand it. Right-click the listing for your sound card or audio device, such as headphones or speakers, select Update driver , then select Search automatically for updated driver software.

Follow the instructions to complete the update. If Windows doesn't find a new driver, look for one on the device manufacturer's website and follow those instructions.

If that doesn't work, try uninstalling your audio driver. Right-click the listing for your sound card or audio device, select Uninstall device , select the Delete the driver software for this device check box, and then select Uninstall.

Note: Be sure to save documents and any other current work before you restart. Select the audio device whose driver you want to update, select Next , and then follow the instructions to install it. Following is an example of a driver download page for a sound device manufacturer.

Right-click the listing for your sound card or audio device, then select Properties. Select the Driver tab, then select Roll Back Driver. Read and follow the instructions and then select Yes if you want to roll back your audio driver. If rolling back your audio driver didn't work or wasn't an option, you can try to restore your PC from a system restore point.

When Microsoft installs updates on your system, we create a system restore point in case problems arise. Try restoring from that point and see if that fixes your sound problems.

For more info, see "Restore from a system restore point" in Recovery options in Windows If you're connecting to an audio device—such as headphones or speakers—using USB or HDMI, you might need to set that device as the default audio device.

You can check that when you set your default output audio device. In the search box on the taskbar, type control panel , then select it from the results. On the Playback tab, right-click the listing for your audio device, select Set as Default Device , and then select OK. If setting your audio device as the default device doesn't help, continue to the next tip for additional troubleshooting.