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Why can’t I hear any sound?

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Published on 24 January 2007

Check you have a soundcard installed and that your speakers are plugged in, switched on and working correctly. If all of this is correct, click Start > Control Panel, select System and Maintenance and click Device Manager. Look for a yellow question mark next to your soundcard, right-click it and choose Properties, then investigate further from the General tab.

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ToneG
This seems to be a common problem with users running Vista on older PC's. I found I had to reinstall the old sound card drivers by accessing the file properties and setting the installation program to run in Windows XP compatability mode.
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13/03/07 | 01:34
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Foxygeezer
Having the same problem with Soundblaster Live External - it's been a real pain in the butt!!! (and that's after downloading the Vista drivers...
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22/06/07 | 09:17
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Philip Nicholls
Hi some times the sound is set on mute if you click on the sound icon you can set it to your liking hope this help's
regards philip
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10/06/08 | 01:28
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vaioman
Had same problem early in year. found I had inadvertently used upgrade disc when programme already installed.
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