no sound out

[clive]

all of a sudden there is no sound output from my computer. it was working fine for years, everything looks ok. just no sound output from the back 1/8 pin plug outputs. is there a way to reconfigure or check the sound card. when i run the sound test in systems help i get no sound either. http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/smile.gif

[Whyzman]

Hello clive,

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Do you have external speakers, or integrated into your monitor? Does a headset work? Have you right clicked on the speaker icon in your system tray and looked to see if anything might be muted?

Do you have a separate sound card, or is your sound on board?

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[Sylvander]

Hello clive

If you haven't changed your hardware or software and you believe this is an unfortunate configuration change rather than faulty hardware then:

1. Re-Boot, blip F8 to get to your Startup Menu, select "Command Prompt only" and at the DOS prompt enter "scanreg /restore".

2. Select a Registry Backup from the first boot on the day the problem was introduced, or else the day before.

If this problem is caused by a configuration change this will undo it.

If it does not undo it; then it's not caused by a configuration change and you should look for other possible causes.